System Administrator

Job Title: System Administrator Location:

UNG-Dahlonega, GA Regular/Temporary: Regular Full/Part Time: Full-Time Job ID: 281969 About Us Located in the fastest-growing region of the state, the University of North Georgia is a multi-campus university with an enrollment of nearly 20,000 students, making it one of the largest institutions in the University System of Georgia.

UNG is focused on a mission of educational excellence, leadership development and community engagement opportunities that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. Through a variety of educational pathways that provide access and range from certificates and associate degrees to a professional doctoral program, UNG is responsive to regional education and economic development needs. Federally designated as a senior military college, one of the university's signature leadership programs is its 800-member Corps of Cadets on UNG's Dahlonega Campus.

Job Summary The University of North Georgia is currently accepting applications for a System Administrator on the Dahlonega campus. The Systems Administrator's mission is to configure, deploy, and support services and systems to provide innovative, flexible, secure, and dependable University business applications. Supports multiple servers, platforms, and applications in testing, development, and production environments.

This individual also participates in the planning and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance is consistent with University goals, industry best practices, and regulatory requirements. Systems Administrator will ensure risk is remediated quickly by keeping University systems patched and up to date on a regular basis. Must maintain mobile phone for phone call, SMS, and data communications.

Responsibilities Systems administration, optimization, cyber security, and maintenance in Windows Server OS, Active Directory, SQL Server, IIS, and other related enterprise systems. Example activities include system monitoring, patch management, and SSL Certificate rotation. Individual will help support University systems in multi-campus IT data centers during and outside business hours.

Maintaining a development environment for testing newly developed solutions. Utilizes best practices and standards to implement changes in production environments. Perform and test routine system backups and restores, physical asset audits, cyber security audits, and ensure the integrity and security of enterprise data on host systems in accordance with University business needs and compliance.

Anticipate, mitigate, identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software incident and requests. Develop and maintain internal system documentation system. Pursue continuing education in IT as it relates to your position by way of higher education, technical training, and industry-recognized certifications.

Assist with systems migration to new datacenter hardware lifecycle management. Also, assist supervisor and other IT units with troubleshooting and repair of services, and perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Strong oral and written communication skills.

Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills. Strong customer service orientation. Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Must be able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment, and present ideas in a business and user friendly language. Required Qualifications Associates Degree or 60 credit hours required. 2 years of IT maintenance and repair experience; Or, an equivalent combination of education and experience required. Preferred Qualifications Computer Science or STEM degree preferred.

Experience in Windows OS and familiarity with Windows file, print, and user management preferred.

Experience with ITSM preferred. At least one IT certification preferred.

Required Documents to Attach Resume Cover letter Contact information for three professional references. USG Core Values The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect.

These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/p8.2.18_personnel_conduct. Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Institutional Values The University of North Georgia, a regional multi-campus institution and premier senior military college, provides a culture of academic excellence in a student-focused environment that includes quality education, service, research, and creativity. This is accomplished through broad access to comprehensive academic and co-curricular programs that develop students into leaders for a diverse and global society. The University of North Georgia is a University System of Georgia leadership institution and is The Military College of Georgia.

More details on the UNG Mission, Values, Vision, and Culture can be found at https://ung.edu/about/mission-vision-values.php Conditions of Employment Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with the University of North Georgia, as determined by University of North Georgia in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check. Applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test. Equal Employment Opportunity The University of North Georgia, a unit of the University System of Georgia, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sex or national origin, age, disability, religion, genetics or veteran status.

Georgia is an open records state. Also, UNG is a federal contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans. Other Information This role is considered a position of trust.

This position does not require security clearance. Please note: the University of North Georgia career board updates daily, positions are subject to be removed without prior notice or before the posting expires. Background Check Position of Trust Education