Administrator, Desktop Systems

About Le Moyne College

Le Moyne College, located in Syracuse, N.Y., is an independent college established by the Jesuits in 1946 to provide students with a values-based, comprehensive academic program designed to foster intellectual excellence and preparation for a life of leadership and service. Today, Le Moyne has evolved into a nationally acclaimed college of liberal arts and sciences that draws students from across the U.S. and abroad.

Le Moyne College is a diverse learning community that strives for academic excellence in the Catholic and Jesuit tradition through its comprehensive programs rooted in the liberal arts and sciences. Its emphasis is on education of the whole person and on the search for meaning and value as integral parts of the intellectual life. Le Moyne College seeks to prepare its members for leadership and service in their personal and professional lives to promote a more just society.

Le Moyne College aims to advance the values of diversity and inclusiveness at the college. To do this, Le Moyne seeks scholars and professionals who bring innovation, creativity, and impact to the campus, and who bring greater depth, breadth, and diversity to our campus community.

The Desktop Systems Administrator is responsible and accountable for the effective lifecycle management of Le Moyne’s personal and mobile computing devices and academic software. This includes processes and technologies associated with acquisition, inventory and asset management, imaging and installation, configuration, maintenance, renewal and disposal of computing devices and software. The Desktop Administrator supervises and coordinates the activities of student employees who support the lifecycle management activities.

Actively advances and promotes Le Moyne’s mission, Catholic and Jesuit identity, and commitment to both social justice and care for the whole person.

• Actively leads the lifecycle management of Le Moyne’s personal and mobile computing devices, including device acquisition, creation of OS image and deployment of baseline system configuration, for Windows, Apple Mac OS, Google Chromebook and Apple iOS devices.
• Ensures timely and consistent distribution of software updates and security patches in accordance with departmental standards.
• Identifies, utilizes and maintains methods and technologies to promote efficient device and software configuration management.
• Effectively integrates third party hardware (e.g. printers, scanners, copiers) into Le Moyne’s personal and mobile computing environment.
• Establishes and documents best practices for the technical support of computing and mobile devices.
• Evaluates and recommends devices and software to satisfy specified requirements.
• Serves as a consultant regarding questions involving system(s) installation, configuration, and maintenance.

• Actively leads the end-to-end lifecycle management of Le Moyne’s academic software, including evaluation, testing, virtualization, distribution, and support across Windows, Apple Mac OS, Google Chromebook and Apple iOS devices.
• Utilizes established tools to manage the virtualization and distribution of assigned applications.
• Routinely audits the application portfolio to identify underutilized software for removal, and monitors applications for software updates.
• Establishes documentation surrounding application management and practices.
• Serves as a consultant regarding questions involving software installation, configuration, and maintenance.

• Serve as primary professional staff member responsible for hiring, training, mentoring, and supervising approximately 10 student staff.
• Assist in the development of a comprehensive training program to educate Systems and Network Services student staff.
• Approves timesheets and absences for direct reports using the established systems.
• Schedules appropriate student staffing to support SNS team needs.

• At all times, applies principles and practices that promote the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Le Moyne’s…