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Florida International University · 2 months ago

Lead Enterprise Systems Administrator - 536222

Miami, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$95K/yr - $102K/yr

6+ years exp

Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university located in Miami, serving a diverse student body. The Lead Enterprise Systems Administrator will oversee Microsoft-based technologies, manage system environments, and lead support for enterprise services while ensuring system security and reliability.

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Diversity & Inclusion

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

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

Qualification

Microsoft Active DirectoryWindows Server AdministrationMicrosoft 365 AdministrationServer VirtualizationMicrosoft Azure CertifiedSupervising StaffScriptingSystem Security

Required

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

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

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

Preferred

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

Company

Florida International University

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FIU is Miami's public research university. Offering bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, both on campus and fully online.

Founded in 2016

Miami, Florida, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://startup.fiu.edu/

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