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  • The Department of Computer Science seeks applications for a Systems Administrator II staff position to begin January 2026.  

    Job duties include:

    • Oversee and manage core systems and services provided to the Department of Computer Science.
    • Perform server deployment, configuration, and maintenance, including patch management and system upgrades.
    • Ensure backup of systems, restoration of system data, disaster recovery and business continuity.
    • Anticipate, identify and resolve or escalate problems and issues.
    • Recognize and address anomalies such as security violations, network and server response, and I/O throughput.
    • Communicate effectively on the potential impact of various technical events and system status.
    • Evaluate department needs and develop user support, including technical documentation describing customer service needs.
    • Manage and troubleshoot user accounts, Active Directory, authentication and access permissions.
    • Collaborate with ITAC, vendors, and network administrators on upgrades and complex issues.
    • Implement IT security best practices and apply remediation techniques.
    • Provide advanced technical support.
    • Supervise the Systems Analyst II and Systems Support Analyst.
    • Serve as first point of contact/communication for all technical events and systems status information.
    • Develop training for software and research platforms and translate complex technical and compliance issues into documentation and protocol.
    • Implement IT security best practices and apply remediation techniques.
    • Responsible for the administration of High-Performance Computing (HPC) for artificial intelligence.
    • Responsible for the management of AI and machine learning software and frameworks.
    • Data management and storage solutions management (handling large datasets and sensitive information).
    • Responsible for cloud computing integration.

    Online submission of all application materials is required through the university's application portal:  Texas State University Applicant Portal | Systems Administrator II