What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Administrator position at Virginia Tech?
Job Description
The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences is seeking a motivated System Administrator to support secure, compliant, and well-managed technology systems across the College. This position administers and maintains the College’s endpoint management platforms—Jamf, Intune, and BigFix—as well as Active Directory, identity-protection tools, and College servers, including HIPAA-related systems.
The System Administrator plays a key role in system deployments, security updates, OS and application patching, server configuration and maintenance, and ensuring devices meet Virginia Tech’s Minimum Security Standards.
This role collaborates closely with the CLAHS CTO and IT management and staff to test, deploy, and maintain updates, policies, and services that support a stable technology environment.
Required Qualifications
4
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience, min. $54,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
1/12/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance . These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Branden King at brandenk@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
The College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences is seeking a motivated System Administrator to support secure, compliant, and well-managed technology systems across the College. This position administers and maintains the College’s endpoint management platforms—Jamf, Intune, and BigFix—as well as Active Directory, identity-protection tools, and College servers, including HIPAA-related systems.
The System Administrator plays a key role in system deployments, security updates, OS and application patching, server configuration and maintenance, and ensuring devices meet Virginia Tech’s Minimum Security Standards.
This role collaborates closely with the CLAHS CTO and IT management and staff to test, deploy, and maintain updates, policies, and services that support a stable technology environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent education and/or experience.
- Foundational knowledge or coursework related to system administration, server technologies, and endpoint management preferably in an academic or research environment.
- Experience with Jamf, Microsoft Intune, BigFix, Active Directory / Azure AD, SQL Server administration and troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using languages such as PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Working knowledge of Titanium Schedule or similar SQL-based applications, server setup, configuration, backups, and maintenance (Windows or Linux)
- Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 administration
- Experience with Spirion or other identity-protection tools, understanding of enterprise system administration best practices for patching, configuration, and security.
- Experience with automation or reporting tools such as Power Automate, Power BI, or relevant tooling.
- Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
- Experience with enterprise endpoint backup systems.
- Relevant certifications, including but not limited to Jamf 100, Jamf 200, MD-102: Microsoft Endpoint Administrator Associate, MTA Windows Server Administration Fundamentals, MTA Security Fundamentals.
4
Overtime Status
Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime
Appointment Type
Regular
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience, min. $54,000
Hours per week
40
Review Date
1/12/2026
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.
About Virginia Tech
Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges , a school of medicine , a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School , and Honors College . The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research institutes . A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.
Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance . These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.
Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Branden King at brandenk@vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.
Salary : $54,000