Systems Administrator

The Systems Administrator oversees Security Information and Event Management ( SIEM ) and Personally Identifiable Information ( PII ) monitoring for the College, as well as manages the systems that provide services for Administrative Information Services ( AIS ). These systems support the College’s ERP , database middleware, and application servers. In addition, this position provides a supporting role for general electronic services such as electronic mail, calendaring, electronic access such as Active Directory and CAS .

Responsibilities of the Systems Administrator include, but are not limited to, the following:

SIEM AND PII SUPPORT

• Work with SIEM vendor to configure, monitor, and respond to security events identified by SIEM technologies and other native tools in a Unix and Windows environment.

• Manage PII identification tool (Identity Finder) to monitor and report on PII information discovered on client devices.

• Manage and coordinate ongoing scans of employee devices.

• Provide security events analysis and support to identify and mitigate potential threats to College assets.

SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION

• Install and maintain operating system, firmware and layered products.

• Perform capacity planning and resource management.

• Create and maintain interfaces to other systems.

• Create, document, implement and execute as needed: system backups, recovery plans, current levels of application and operating system software, policies and procedures for turning over modifications to the production environment.

• Research software and hardware products to determine the feasibility of using them to provide, enhance, or replace IT services.

• Install products and develop benchmarks before final selection and implementation into production.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, and three or more years of experience working as a Systems Administrator in a UNIX and Windows environment required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills. Ability to communicate technical concepts and issues with non-technical audiences both verbally and written.

• Experience with UNIX , Windows server, and VMware.

• Ability to be on-call 24/7, as required.

• Knowledge of basic business data processing.

• Strong interpersonal, organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.

• Customer service orientation.

• Team-oriented, versatile, and able to work both independently and collaboratively in a complex and changing environment.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to create documentation.

• Ability to accommodate multiple, conflicting demands for commitment and effort.

• Flexibility to adjust and thrive in a changing work place.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience or professional training/education with managing and installation of web infrastructure, Tomcat, Java, and/or Oracle Middle Tier.

• AIX , Linux experience.

• Experience working with Active Directory (AD) and Central Authentication Services ( CAS ).

• Management and understanding of system and event logs required for Unix and Windows systems.

• Experience working with SIEM products.

• Certifications: GIAC – Certified Incident Handler, VMware certification, Linux (redhat) certification, Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate ( MCSA ) or expert ( MCSE ).

Physical Demands

ADA Statement:

Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Eeo Statement

Wheaton is a private coeducational liberal arts college within easy commuting distance of Boston and Providence. We have 1,600 undergraduates from 39 US States and 72 countries. More than 23.7% of our undergraduates are U.S. students of color and 13.9% are international students. Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

Posting Date:

04/24/2017

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

Yes

Contact(s):

Office of Human Resources

Contact Phone/Extension:

508-286-8206

Contact Email:

hr@wheatoncollege.edu

Contact Fax

Special Instructions to Candidates: