Systems Administrator, College of Engineering, Administration

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR, College of Engineering, Administration Category Job  Location

BOSTON, MA, United States

3/5/2026

Grade 48

$72,000.00

$85,000.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Full-Time/Regular

The Systems Administrator is responsible for the implementation, deployment, and maintenance, of business applications and their supporting systems and storage. Possess knowledge of server management in a data center, virtualization, storage, Window Server, Active Directory, and Linux management, as well as the fundamentals of container management and cloud computing. Proven experience managing multiple complex projects as both a lead and subject matter expert.

Technology Provide daily and long-term operational management of research computing through the management of researching, planning and implementing solutions to meet the goals of the various research labs and systems.

• Provide maintenance and technical support for research laboratory systems.
• Provide advice to researchers regarding technology.
• Manage the daily operation of the HPC environment.
• Research and analyze emerging technologies and solutions, devise a plan/strategy and implement those technologies as appropriate.
• Develop standards for operating procedures in the cluster environment.
• Exercise all management functions inherent in BU managers with respect to performance, planning, counseling and evaluation.

Bachelors with 2 + years of experience. Please submit resume and cover letter.

Skills requirement:

• Fluency in all client and server operating systems, to include MS Windows (all versions), MAC OS X and Linux.
• Experience with web maintenance and programming, including understanding of HTML and CSS.
• Ability to manage projects and lead effectively.
• Ability to efficiently gather business requirements from end-users.
• Experience in management systems implementation and project management.
• Experience with datacenter management.
• Experience with virtual server architecture, including but not limited to VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, and Citrix.
  
  - Experience with enterprise storage technology, including but not limited to Net App.
• Experience with classroom audio/visual equipment and other classroom-based technologies.
• ITIL certifications preferred.
  
  - Experience writing technical documentation.
• Experience developing and documenting policies and procedures.
• Experience with planning and preparing budgets.
• Person will function across business areas and will need to be able to communicate effectively with all levels of management, including students, staff, faculty and vendors.
• This staff member may be called upon to move or relocate desktop computer equipment, servers and peripherals.
• This staff member may be called upon to attend regular meetings and conferences with end-users and Information Services and Technology.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.