System Administrator HV-NTPI-9842

Hudson Valley Community College • City of Troy, NY

1d • $60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

Founded in 1953, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) located in scenic Upstate NY is a multi-campus College with locations in Troy and Malta New York. HVCC offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs in three schools: Business and Liberal Arts; Health Sciences; and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Hudson Valley is one of 30 community colleges in the State University of New York (SUNY) system and serves nearly 9,000 students each year. The college is a recognized leader in career and transfer preparation, workforce training initiatives, distance learning and service to a diverse population of students. Hudson Valley has an extension center in Malta, NY known as HVCC North and sponsors the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center in Troy, NY. With more than 80,000 alumni and nearly 1,000 employees, the college is a catalyst for educational opportunity and economic development in the Capital Region of New York State.
Hudson Valley seeks experienced, dynamic, capable, creative and caring individuals who would like to join our team and continue to build on decades of successful service to our community.
Department: Instructional and Information Technology
System Administrator
HV-NTPI-9842
In order to be considered an applicant for this position you must meet the minimum qualifications as stated in this announcement. HVCC does not support Visas. Applicants must be either a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident of the United States and appointment will be contingent upon completion of a background check.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university with experience administering multiple servers, operating systems, and application software for specific operations, departmental support, and mission-critical purposes OR Associates degree in Computer Science or related field from an accredited college or university and one (1) year administering multiple servers, operating systems, and application software for specific operations, departmental support, and mission-critical purposes OR three (3) years administering multiple servers, operating systems, and application software for specific operations, departmental support, and mission-critical purposes.
• Proven strong system administration skills.
• Demonstrable experience with Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat) and Windows Server (2022, 2025) above the basic system administration level.
• Demonstrable knowledge of large-scale systems of storage (SAN, NAS, CIFS, NFS, iSCSI, etc.) and virtualization (VMware).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Active Directory, GPO, NetApp, SAML2, PDQ, MDT, and Microsoft Technologies including Azure.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced system administration, analysis, design, and programming functions for all server and workstation systems under their immediate purview.
• Provides advanced application and communications software programming functions for all server and workstation systems under their immediate purview.
• Provides advanced programming and scripting for all server and workstation systems under their immediate purview.
• Provides advanced planning, implementation, and support for the operating system and other software upgrades, authentication services, backup, retention, and recovery procedures, open-source and commercial software integration, and industry standards to enhance enterprise-wide functionality for server and workstation systems under their immediate purview.
• Provides advanced planning, implementation, and support for securing enterprise networks and large-scale server and workstation systems under their immediate purview.
• Provides comprehensive technical documentation for server and workstation production environments under their immediate purview.
• Provides liaison with vendors for all server and workstation systems for maintenance, problem resolution, and upgrades of installed hardware and operating system, application, and communications software under their immediate purview.
• Research and recommend hardware and software for server and workstation products for individual, departmental, and institutional use.
• Works collaboratively with the network infrastructure support staff for maintenance, problem resolution, upgrade of installed communications hardware and software, and implementation of network security hardware, software, and procedures.
• Provides consultative support on server and workstation technology issues to other departmental and college staff.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge and skills with current server and workstation technology systems.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Hudson Valley offers a full benefit package including Health Insurance, Dental and Eye Insurance, Retirement, employee and employee’s spouse and children free tuition waivers.
• HVCC also has a generous leave policy.
• If you’re employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, you might be eligible for the PSLF Program.
• The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level