Michigan State University · 1 day ago
Information Technologist IV/S
East Lansing, MI
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expMichigan State University (MSU) is a leading public university providing education and research opportunities. They are seeking a Platform Services Manager to provide strategic direction and leadership for the Platform Services teams, overseeing key platforms and initiatives while collaborating with senior leadership and teams across campus.
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Responsibilities
Provide strategic direction and leadership for the Platform Services teams
Oversee the key supported platforms, related projects, operations, and initiatives
Manage and coordinate the work of supervisors of platform teams that report up through this area
Provide guidance for key initiatives in consultation with senior leadership in Enterprise Services
Work closely and collaboratively with teams, supervisors, and senior leadership of Enterprise Services, as well as units across campus to provide cross-functional solutions to complex platform use cases
Lead resolution of large enterprise outages (Major Incidents) related to the areas they support and provide support to other areas across IT as needed
Qualification
Required
Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing a four-year college degree program with coursework in an information technology field or area related to the duties to be performed
Over 8 years of increasing responsibility in supporting platforms and related deployments
Proven experience in leading IT teams
Preferred
Excellent written and verbal communication
Broad platform services knowledge in database, identity, collaboration, and application engineering platforms
Leadership experience in IT teams
Background in higher ed data and university systems
Skilled at managing system operations, production environments, multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines
Familiarity with Okta, SailPoint, Office 365 tooling, Exadata, Oracle RAC, OpenShift, VMWare, Kubernetes, Docker
Strong leadership skills
Benefits
Health care
Prescription
Dental coverage
Base retirement program with a University matching contribution
Basic life insurance
Educational benefits including a course fee courtesy program
Educational assistance
Company
Michigan State University
Michigan State University has been working to advance the common good in uncommon ways for more than 150 years.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$118.22MKey Investors
Carnegie Corporation of New YorkUS Department of EnergyDenso
2025-09-23Grant· $0.9M
2025-03-27Grant· $48.5M
2024-10-30Grant
Leadership Team
Raymond Boeman
Director, IACMI Scale-up Research Facility and Vehicle Technology Area
Stephanie Vasko
Senior Research and Innovation Consultant, MSU College of Arts and Letters
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