Systems Administrator III

ITAC will not sponsor or transfer visa sponsorship for this position.

Posting Information

Posting Number

Posting Number 2027133

Posting/Functional Title

Posting/Functional Title Systems Administrator III

University Pay Plan Title

University Pay Plan Title Systems Administrator III

Location

Location San Marcos

Department

Department Central System Operations

Recruitment Type

Job Type

Job Type Full-Time

Funding Source

Funding Source Permanent

Monthly Salary

Monthly Salary $8,333.33+comm

Job Category

Job Category Exempt

Required Qualifications:

Applicants must specifically address how they meet these required qualifications to meet the requirements of the position.

• Two years of Linux administration experience
• Experience using configuration management software such as Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.
• Experience with enterprise networking fundamentals ( VLAN , Firewall, IP routing, etc.)
• Experience troubleshooting server / network problems

• Experience using Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS , or Google GCP
• Experience with containerization
• Experience using/writing Terraform
• Experience managing systems in a higher education or enterprise environment
• Experience working with monitoring services such as nagios or grafana
• Experience with web servers (nginx, lighttpd, Apache, etc.)
• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Experience using revision control system such as Git or Subversion

The Systems Administrator III is responsible for administering and maintaining servers and services under the team’s management.

• Build, maintain, and deploy container images using tools such as Ansible and Kubernetes
• Work independently and stay on task with minimal direction
• Keep software and firmware of server systems up to date
• Recommend improvements to current systems, or new opportunities when they present themselves. Stay up to date on ever changing state of technology
• Troubleshoot problems within the environment and recommend possible improvement
• Install and maintain new versions of operating systems and third-party software
• Work with change management and revision control systems
• Administer and manage a combination of cloud-hosted and on-premises services
• Work closely with various technical professionals across the university and third-party vendors to provide technical support as needed
• Provide clear and effective documentation for new services, and review existing documentation periodically as time permits
• Perform other duties as assigned

ITAC will not sponsor or transfer visa sponsorship for this position.

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 10/30/2026

Job Close Date (posting closes at midnight)

Open Until Filled Yes

Normal Work Days

Normal Work Hours Start 8:00AM

Normal Work Hours End 5:00PM

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