Job Description

Our client, a private Christian University, is seeking a highly skilled and motivated team player to fill the role of Systems Engineer or Senior Systems Engineer. This engineer will work with the institutional technology team to provide technology infrastructure that meets the needs of students and employees. They will design, build, secure, and maintain systems using best practices. If you are interested in this role, please do reach out! We value and encourage diversity in the workplace and women, minorities, and veterans are highly encouraged to apply. Thank you!

Type: Perm

Location: Newberg, OR

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Designing, implementing, securing and maintaining servers and storage supporting all aspects of university infrastructure.
• (Senior level) Assisting the Director of IT infrastructure with departmental planning, design, and implementation of the university's technology infrastructure.
• Managing software installations on servers supporting all aspects of university infrastructure.
• Researching new and alternative technologies to ensure the department continues to move forward, applying industry best practices and providing appropriate services to the university.
• Assisting in planning and implementing disaster recovery protocols.
• Managing accounts, authentication tools, and file sharing.
• Assisting the security team to make sure our infrastructure is monitored and secured.
• Providing support and troubleshooting for multiple systems used throughout the university.
• Creating and maintaining technical documentation for university systems.
• Communicating effectively and courteously with others, including employees, students, and the public, in a spirit of teamwork, respect and customer service.
• By actions, words, and lifestyle, be a Christian role model to students, whether through casual contact or in a formal supervisory role.
• Demonstrated experience working cross culturally with respect, appreciation and humility.

A day in the life of this position:

A Systems Engineer/Sr Systems Engineer will design, manage, secure, and maintain the server, storage, and backup infrastructure, both virtual and physical. They will oversee various authentication methods, including Active Directory, Single Sign-On, and file sharing. Additionally, they will provide support and troubleshoot multiple systems.

We're looking for candidates who have:

• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience working with virtualization, storage, and backup solutions.
• Experience with Windows, Linux and other operating systems including setup, maintenance, and following best practices.
• Experience provisioning and managing file shares, databases, and user accounts.
• Experience with configuring and maintaining Single Sign On solutions.
• Experience with security and monitoring systems.
• Experience with disaster recovery procedures.
• Familiarity with network protocols including DNS, DHCP, LDAPS, SMB, SMTP.
• Experience installing and maintaining open source software.
• Working knowledge of networking and firewalls.
• A desire to work with a diverse community of students and employees who represent various cultures, backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, political views, and expressions of Christian faith.
• Agree to live in agreement with the Community Lifestyle Statement and affirm the theological commitments expressed in the Statement of Faith.
• The ability to understand and program in various scripting languages including but not limited to Bash, Python, and PowerShell desired

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