Senior Systems Administrator
Job no: 536807
Work type: Administrative & Professional
Senior management: Vice President-Info Technology
Department: User Experience and Engagement
Location: Alexandria, Virginia, Arlington, Virginia
Categories: Information Systems / Technology
Job Description
This Senior Systems Administrator position is responsible for maintaining information technology infrastructure to support Virginia Tech sites in both Alexandria and Arlington. This position maintains systems for client support, security monitoring, and virtualization and will be called upon to modify and/or replace them as needed with input and assistance from other members of the team. Some of the technology and services in use include Windows Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft Hyper-V, ProxMox, Bigfix, Jamf, and Veritas Backup Exec.
The Senior Systems Administrator serves as a higher level of support for the service desk, providing guidance to other team members and support for more complex requests, and serves as a backup when the situation warrants.
This position manages and coordinates activities in the VTRC-Arlington machine room, including consulting with other university stakeholders on server installations and best-practices and may require after-hours work during emergencies.
Other responsibilities include working with the University's Network Infrastructure and Services (NI&S) team to identify and troubleshoot network issues, to activate network ports, and to install new equipment when required.
Required Qualifications
• Master's degree, or a combination of education, training, and progressive experience that equates to a Master's degree.
• Significant working experience in managing mission-critical IT infrastructure (including servers, workstations, and cloud services) in a professional setting.
• Working experience managing Windows Active Directory or similar environment.
• Working experience managing Linux servers via SSH and command line
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, BASH, and/or PowerShell.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking as it applies to computer endpoints.
• Demonstrated technical communication and writing skills.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous tasks and projects
Preferred Qualifications
• Certifications in client, server, and/or cloud technologies, such as CompTIA, Microsoft, AWS, or similar
• Experience with iSCSI in a shared environment.
• Experience providing IT solutions in a higher education setting
• Experience managing and securing computers with public-facing IP addresses
• Experience with IPv6
Overtime Status
Exempt: Not eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
$91,000 - $96,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
7/27/2026
Additional Information
Sponsorship is not available for this position.
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
Advertised: July 13, 2026
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