Senior Systems Administrator

About the Opportunity

The Senior Systems Administrator serves as the critical technical backbone of the organization's infrastructure ecosystem, responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a robust, secure, and high-performance technological environment. This pivotal role encompasses comprehensive management of complex, multi-platform systems infrastructure, including Linux and Windows server environments, virtualization technologies, storage technologies, and intricate network support. The role demands a strategic approach to infrastructure management, requiring deep technical expertise, proactive problem-solving, and the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term technological evolution.

The primary objective is to ensure continuous system reliability, optimal performance, and security across all technological platforms, while providing technical leadership, driving infrastructure innovation, and supporting the organization's strategic technological objectives through expert system design, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.

This position is a remote work arrangement with occasional travel required to the UNC System Office located in Raleigh, NC. UNC System employees are generally required to reside in North Carolina, within a 2-hour commuting distance of their assigned duty station.

The UNC System Office includes the offices of the President and other senior administrators of the multi-campus University of North Carolina System. The UNC System is a treasured public institution dedicated to serving the people of North Carolina through world-class teaching, research, and community engagement. Today, nearly 250,000 students are enrolled in our 16 universities across the state and at the NC School of Science and Mathematics.

System Office staff is responsible for executing the policies of the UNC Board of Governors and providing University-wide leadership in the areas of academic affairs, business and financial management, long-range planning, student affairs, research, legal affairs, and government relations. The UNC System Office also has administrative oversight of a number of University affiliates, including PBS North Carolina, the North Carolina Arboretum, the NC State Education Assistance Authority, and University of North Carolina Press.

The Information Technology division works collaboratively with UNC constituent institutions to help ensure efficient and cost-effective integration of new technologies that meet common and unique needs of the 17 institutions. The division is also charged with managing the highly complex enterprise-wide data modernization efforts that will enable the System to better monitor, evaluate, and manage our enterprise; as well as facilitate timely comparisons across the 17 institutions and create better data-sharing capabilities for smarter and more efficient data-driven decisions.

Master's and 4-5 years' experience; or Bachelor's and 5-7 years' experience; or will accept a combination of related education and experience in substitution.

• Operating Systems
  • Linux (Primary) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Windows Server (Secondary)
• Networking and Security
  • F5 Load Balancers
• Infrastructure and Virtualization
  • VMware vCenter
  • Net App Storage Systems

• Infrastructure and Virtualization
  • Docker and Container Technologies
• Backup, Disaster Recovery & Data Security
  • Local & offsite backup and recovery of Virtual Machine and Net App storage workloads
  • Disaster Recovery of Virtual Machine and Net App storage workloads
  • Data security of Virtual Machine and Net App storage workloads (File Integrity Monitoring, Ransomware Detection Monitoring)
• Automation and Configuration Management
  • Ansible
  • Shell Scripting
  • Power Shell
• Networking and Security
  • Network Protocols: DNS, DHCP, SMTP, SFTP, LDAP
  • SSL/TLS Certificate Management
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (Duo, Azure)
• Monitoring and Management
  • Nagios
  • Alert Ops
  • Change Management Tools
  • Compliance Standards Implementation
• Additional Technologies
  • Apache
  • Apache Tomcat
  • Redis
  • RabbitMQ

• Classification: IT System Administrator II
• Appointment Type: Permanent
• Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time
• Employment Type: EHRA
• EHRA Category: Instructional, Research and Information Technology
• Location: Raleigh, NC USA
• Position Number:
• Special Instructions to Applicants: The posting remains open until filled, but applications received by December 29, 2025 will receive priority consideration.

The UNC System Office (includes PBS NC, NCSEAA, and NC Arboretum) is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.
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