[Hiring] Systems Administrator II @American College of Education

Role Description

You are passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals. You thrive in a competitive and collaborative team environment. You are comfortable working remotely and have experience collaborating with others in a virtual environment. You possess a strong attention to detail.

At ACE, we rely on our IT infrastructure to help our business reach and succeed with students all over the world. You are an experienced systems administrator who’s eager to use and grow his or her technological skills on a global stage. In this role, you will:

• Protect our critical information, systems, and assets.
• Build solutions, implement new software and hardware.
• Provide training and assist in the development of an overall IT strategy.
• Help empower our breakthrough innovations.
• Be given challenging assignments, lead initiatives, and take ownership and responsibility.
• Receive world-class training to help you become a leader in your field.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in technology or similar field.
• Related professional certifications.
• Proven work experience in IT.
• Experience with or knowledge of programming languages and operating systems.
• Knowledge of current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, system performance-monitoring tools, active directories, virtualization, HTTP traffic, content delivery, and caching.
• Experience in project management, application design and integration, and cloud computing (specifically Microsoft Azure).
• Creating volumes, assigning to servers and remote replication.
• Manage and maintain enterprise networking to ensure high availability with high security standards and practices.
• Knowledge of server and network administration best practices.

Requirements

• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills.
• Follows established processes as outlined by organization and leadership.
• Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set.
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.
• Capable of adapting as needed to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel.
• Must support and embrace the College’s Impact mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be self-motivated as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team-player.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction.
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, & vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA options
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time
• Tuition reimbursement & reduction programs
• Generous PTO
• 401k and employer match
• Full-service wellness and EAP program
• Employee recognition and awards programs
• Employer paid life & AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability
• Employer paid long-term disability
• And more…