Job Details

Senior Systems Administrator

Position Number: 6126907
Location: Bend, OR
Position Type: Computing - Network/System Administration

Senior Systems Administrator

Position Number: B1200PD
Starting Wage/Salary: $80,000 - $90,000 plus exceptional benefits
Close Date: 04/27/2025

Primary Purpose:

As a Senior Systems Administrator at Central Oregon Community College, you will be part of the Enterprise Systems Administration (ESA) team, a collaborative and cross-functional group that plays a critical role in maintaining the infrastructure that supports the core operations of the college. Your work will directly contribute to the success of our students and the efficiency of our faculty and staff, empowering them to access the tools and resources they need to thrive.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

While no two days are the same, you will often find yourself:

Ensuring the smooth operation of critical systems, servers, workstations, and cloud-based services that support our campus community.
Collaborating with internal teams to provide technical support, resolve issues, and maintain a secure and efficient technology environment.
Managing and optimizing workstation and application deployments, ensuring they meet the evolving needs of faculty, staff, and students.
Driving continuous improvement in system administration processes, software testing, and the development of new tools and technologies to enhance campus operations.
Providing exceptional customer service by addressing technical needs, maintaining helpdesk support, and building systems for consistent service delivery.
Contributing to innovative projects by assisting in the planning, design, and acquisition of new technologies that shape the future of COCCs IT landscape.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Individuals must possess these knowledge, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the duties and responsibilities of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. The individual is expected to follow College work rules and policies.

Proficiency in server and workstation administration technologies, including current supported MS Windows Server operating systems, SQL Server, PowerShell, Active Directory, Group Policy, Storage (SAN), Enterprise Backup processes and Disaster Recovery.
Must be able to monitor, identify, and resolve system/network outages, where responsible; determine, locate and correct hardware/software problems; document and prevent recurrence.
Must be able to administer computer servers in an enterprise environment and have a working knowledge of enterprise network architecture.
Ability to research and develop scripting and testing to ensure outcomes and work with programmers to troubleshoot script problems.
Experience with current software deployment and monitoring tools. (Examples may include, but are not limited to: SCCM, PDQ, JAMF, SimpleMDM, Ninite, SolarWinds, ManageEngine, etc).
Knowledge and experience configuring server monitoring tools and alerts.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Exchange Server in an on-premise environment.
Knowledge and experience with a variety of server types including database, email, print, and web.
Experience and skills in server, workstation and security best practices and documentation, including but not limited to: system /application patches, update management, and alert response.
Requires strong analytical, project execution, and problem-solving skills.
Must be able to effectively communicate and share information.
Must be a strong team player. Self-directed and self-motivated. Positive attitude.
Ability to work cooperatively with and contribute to a diverse workplace through ideas or experience.
Must be willing to work off-hours, including evenings and weekends, and to be on call for emergencies.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:
Associates Degree in a technology-related discipline or equivalent work experience.

Experience:
Four years of direct, hands-on experience in workstation and server administration, infrastructure systems and/or related technology support demonstrating any combination of the following: 1) Active Directory; 2) Microsoft Exchange (server and/or O365); 3) Microsoft SQL Server or Powershell; and 4) Software imaging and deployments.

Preferred Qualifications:

Education:
Bachelors degree in a technology-related discipline.

Experience:
Experience in any of the following:

a. vCenter and VMware

b. Backup applications, including Commvault or Veeam

c. Microsoft 365 administration and security

d. SCCM and/or PDQ

e. AWS or OCI administration

Certifications:
The college supports and encourages certifications in essential functions of the position such as Microsoft or VMWare certifications. Ongoing training in the position duties and requirements is expected.

To apply, visit https://jobs.cocc.edu/postings/11176

The goal of Central Oregon Community College is to provide an atmosphere that encourages our faculty, staff and students to realize their full potential. In support of this goal, it is the policy of Central Oregon Community College that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, disability, sex, marital status, national origin, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, pregnancy or any other classes protected under federal and state statutes in any education program, activities or employment. Persons with questions about this statement should contact Human Resources at 541.383.7216 or the Vice President for Student Affairs at 541.383.7211.

This policy covers nondiscrimination in both employment and access to educational opportunities. When brought to the attention of the appropriate parties, any such actions will be promptly and equitably responded to according to the process outlined in general procedures sections N-1, N-2, or N-3.

In support of COCCs EEO statement, bilingual fluency in English and Spanish is considered a plus, along with experience working in a diverse multicultural setting.