IT Systems Administrator

 

Who we are:
Reach Cyber Charter School is a tuition-free online public K–12 school in Pennsylvania, connecting students with certified teachers and a high-quality curriculum. Authorized by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 2016, Reach Cyber Charter School is state certified and open to students throughout Pennsylvania with a vision to inspire and nurture future success for all students. Our Reach family promotes a vision that provides a collaborative team environment and allows you to utilize various resources to inspire and nurture future success for all students in Pennsylvania.

 

The IT Systems Administrator is responsible to maintain the server and desktop infrastructure across the school to ensure staff, students and families can easily access necessary applications. The IT Systems Administrator will configure and manage the school’s servers, implement enhancements to improve performance, resolve issues, and upgrade as necessary to maintain performance and reliability. They also design, implement, and manage enterprise system technologies.

 

The IT Systems Administrator will be responsible for the satisfactory performance of the following tasks and responsibilities.

• Manage the daily operations of school servers and storage infrastructure
• Develop, configure, deploy, and maintain server architecture and updates
• Define requirements for a solution to conform to architecture and standards
• Establish collaborative working relationships with vendors and internal resources
• Collaborate with the Security team to prevent and/or react to threats or vulnerability risks
• Assist with network security, networking equipment patches and firmware updates
• Create and maintain documentation of processes /architecture
• Deliver robust and secured authentication solutions for all enterprise applications
   

• Minimum Education/Certification: Prefer Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a related field, or Associate Degree in IT and 2-4 technical certifications (Example: Azure Admin, MCSE, CompTIA Server , etc.)
• Experience Requirements: Preferred experience with Virtualization and VPN solutions, MS Office 365, MS Exchange, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Cloud services, and Windows OS

• Knowledge of MS Exchange, Microsoft Office, and Active Directory.
• Familiar with current backup solutions / software and disaster recovery practices.
• Managing and optimizing the environment on an ongoing basis based on usage patterns.
• Experience with VPN, Azure, and Hybrid environment technologies.
• Continuous improvement and self-development attitude.
• Achieve an optimal balance of quality, scope, and time to deliver solutions
• Demonstrate strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the IT team.

• Must reside in the state of Pennsylvania
• Ability to pass the background checks required for all school employees in Pennsylvania.
• This position could include limited travel and could include limited overnight travel.

 

Reach Cyber Charter School is dedicated to providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package offering flexibility to customize benefits to meet your needs by offering major medical, dental, and vision; HSA and FSA; company paid Basic Life/AD&D, STD, LTD and EAP; a retirement plan; voluntary Life/AD&D; as well as perks and discount programs.

 

Reach's Mission is to help each student maximize their potential through an individualized learning program. We strive to model our mission by empowering Staff to authentically show up with their skills, knowledge, competencies, strengths, curiosity, and unique lived experiences. Reach is committed to having inclusive policies and practices to establish a workplace of inclusion which continues to foster a belonging culture for staff, students, and families.