Lead Enterprise Systems Administrator

Overview

On Site
$95,000 - $102,000
Full Time
No Travel Required

Skills

AzureAD
Active Directory
Entra ID

Job Details

About FIU

is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Summary:

Functions as the Microsoft Administrator. Provides maintenance and supports, administers other services as required, including, but not limited to the Active Directory, Entra ID/AzureAD services, M365 services, web servers, server clusters, virtual servers, departmental servers, and storage systems.

  • Researches, recommends, plans, and implements new technologies services for Windows Enterprise Systems.
  • Utilizes tools, scripts or programming, to ensure that the automation of routine tasks reduces manual workload, improves response time, and to ensure system reliability.
  • Ensures that systems and data security requirements are met by adhering to security guidelines and processes. This includes monitoring system logs, installing applicable patches in a timely manner, hardening servers, and doing periodic vulnerability scans.
  • Participates in managing Microsoft Azure subscription, optimizes cloud infrastructure performance, usage, and billing.
  • Leads the support efforts and infrastructure for enterprise services such as Active Directory, Microsoft 365, and Entra ID/AzureAD.
  • Performs essential duties in emergencies such as hurricanes, storms, and/or any other university emergency closing. The employee is expected to be available to report to work as needed during university emergency closing with appropriate notification from a department administrator.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in a technology field and six (6) years of experience in systems administration; OR twelve (12) years of experience in systems administration; OR an equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience. Three (3) years of experience in central IT or equivalent enterprise experience.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and/or Entra ID/AzureAD administration and troubleshooting. Experience with Windows server administration and troubleshooting.
  • Experience in server virtualization. Microsoft Azure Certified Professional. Experience with administration of Microsoft 365 services (e.g., Exchange, OneDrive, Teams, SharePoint, licensing, etc.).
  • Experience with the administration and configuration of the various components of the windows enterprise services.
  • Experience supervising staff.

Job Category:

  • Administrative

Advertised Salary:

  • $95,000 - $102,000

Work Schedule:

  • Begin time: 8:30 AM
  • End time: 5:00 PM

Other Information:

  • Ability to work evenings and weekends.
  • Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
  • Travel to FIU Campus

Clery Notice

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Pay Transparency

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FIU is a State University System of Florida member, Equal Opportunity, Equal Access, and Affirmative Action Employer for individuals with disabilities and veterans. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination, contact FIU's Office of Civil Rights Compliance and Accessibility at or email

For further information or to apply online visit our website at careers.fiu.edu and reference job opening ID # 536222

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