Rhode Island College invites applicants for the position of Technical Programmer (Systems Administrator). This is a full-time, calendar year, continuing position.

Within Information Technology Services (ITS) the Systems Operations team is responsible maintaining and operating the on-premise data centers and the multi-cloud virtual data center and collaboration infrastructures. This individual will assist with the maintenance of the College server and storage infrastructure in support of college-wide information systems

Within Information Technology Services (ITS) the Systems Operations team is responsible maintaining and operating the on-premise data centers and the multi-cloud virtual data center and collaboration infrastructures. Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,400 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high-quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions.

Required qualifications:                                                                                                                                                            

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Four years of experience in the installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of data center hardware, hypervisors and software systems of which two years’ experience shall be in the system administration of an enterprise-level data center infrastructure.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or closely related field.
• Current and relevant certifications in the area of server operating systems, storage technologies, virtualization technologies and/or cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated ability in providing a high level of system reliability and availability.
• Experience with Cisco equipment and/or Unix/Linux