System Administrator I

Salary: $57,560.00 Annually
Location : UCMO - Warrensburg, MO
Job Type: Exempt Staff Full Time
Job Number: 999695
Division: Infrastructure Services
Opening Date: 04/10/2026


Description


The System Administrator I will have a full scope of understanding server administration for Windows and/or Red Hat Linux based servers to include planning, installation, documentation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and overall support. Provides technical support and troubleshoots on assigned work orders and projects for new and existing hardware and software systems. Installs, implements, configures, documents, and maintains basic network-related activities as it pertains to servers, storage, firewall, and general connectivity with the ability to troubleshoot issues and problems. Installs, configures, deploys, and documents multi-system solutions that pertain to campus-wide systems, backup systems, server firewalls, security, etc., and the ability to troubleshoot each of the systems.

Examples of Duties

Server Administration:-35%

• Install, document, maintain, and support Windows and/or Linux based servers. Maintain and document server adds, changes, and deletes from server inventory list. Implement and maintain server firewall rules. Effectively communicate with Office of Technology staff, campus users, and vendors. Conduct work efforts under limited direct supervision.

Systems support:-35%

• Conduct tasks pertaining to routing, switching, security, application installations, etc. Monitor and evaluate operating system efficiency. Conduct appropriate backup and recovery procedures of servers, data, operating systems, and tape libraries. Conduct tasks pertaining to authentication (ADS,LDAP, etc.).

Technical support and troubleshooting: -15%

• Conduct research activities on servers, operating systems, and layered applications. Create and apply scripts to meet defined needs

Network support:-15%

• Troubleshoot server and network related issues and problems. Apply and document server and operating system patches and updates.

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree (Specify field(s) of study below)
• Technology or related field required.
• Education may be substituted for experience or experience may be substituted for education based on the following: AA = 2 years experience; BA/BS = 4 years experience; MA/MS = 6 years experience; PhD = 8 years experience.

Experience:

• Four years applied experience planning, installing, documenting, maintaining, supporting, troubleshooting Windows and/or Linux operating systems.
• Two years practical experience and knowledge with computer security and system analysis procedures and techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to research, identify, troubleshoot, and correct server and system problems using system utilities and diagnostic tools in timely capacity.
• Experience in enterprise technical environment preferred.
• Experience in switching, routing, and server / network security preferred.
• Organizational ability for project management preferred.
• Experience with load balances and proxy servers such as Netscalar and IPVS preferred.

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our faculty and staff are the university's most valuable asset, and our goal is to provide a robust Total Rewards Program designed to help them maintain a happy, healthy, and productive lifestyle.


Highlights from UCM's total rewards package for full-time employees include:

• 32% (staff) and 6% (faculty) defined retirement contribution, paid by the university;
• Voluntary Tax-Sheltered Annuity (TSA) programs (403(b) and 457(b)) that allow eligible employees to make additional pre-tax contributions to a retirement plan;
• Employees can earn up to full tuition (15 credit hours) for themselves per academic year. Full-time employees are also eligible for up to $175 towards non-credit courses each fiscal year. Employees can earn up to full tuition for their dependents;
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans that begin on the first of the month following your date of hire. Basic dental and vision insurance paid at 100% by the university;
• Available Health and Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts;
• University-paid basic life insurance (including accidental death and dismemberment) and short-term and long-term disability insurance coverage;
• Generous leave accruals that begin accruing on your start date, plus 14 paid holidays per year.
• The UCM Childcare Center on the Warrensburg campus can provide faculty, staff, and students quality care for their children ages six weeks to 10 years.
• The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) is free for all employees and is located on the Warrensburg campus.
• An Employee Assistance Program is available to all employees and their immediate family members to help assist with personal challenges you may face in your daily life;
• UCM offers an Employee Discount Program through Working Advantage.

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01


Will you now or in the future require employer sponsorship to acquire or maintain U.S. work authorization? This would include items such as OPT, CPT, H-1B, or employer-sponsored permanent residency.

• Yes
• No

02


I understand that, as a condition of employment for this position, I am required to complete a criminal background check and obtain Criminal Justice Information Security (CJIS) clearance, which includes a fingerprint-based criminal history check.

• Yes, I understand that, prior to being offered this position, I am required to successfully obtain Criminal Justice Information Security (CJIS) clearance through a fingerprint-based criminal history check, in addition to completing a criminal background check.

03


This role requires full-time, on-site work at our Warrensburg, Missouri campus and is not eligible for full-time remote work. Are you able to work on-site in Warrensburg, Missouri each day?

• Yes, I am able to work on-site in Warrensburg, Missouri each day, as required, and understand that this role requires full-time, on-campus presence. This position is not a remote position.
• No, I am looking for a remote position, and I am unable to report to on-site work in Warrensburg, Missouri, each day, as expected.

04


How many years of applied experience planning, installing, documenting, maintaining, supporting, troubleshooting Windows and/or Linux operating systems. experience do you currently have?

• Less than 1 year of experience.
• More than 1 year, but less than 2 years of experience.
• More than 2 years, but less than 3 years of experience.
• More than 3 years, but less than 4 years of experience.
• More than 4 years, but less than 5 years of experience.
• More than 5 years of experience.

05


Please explain your experience with applied experience planning, installing, documenting, maintaining, supporting, troubleshooting Windows and/or Linux operating systems in great detail.
06


How many years of practical experience and knowledge with computer security and system analysis procedures and techniques do you currently have?

• Less than 1 year of experience.
• More than 1 year, but less than 2 years of experience.
• More than 2 years, but less than 3 years of experience.
• More than 3 years, but less than 4 years of experience.
• More than 4 years, but less than 5 years of experience.
• More than 5 years of experience.

07


Please explain your practical experience and knowledge with computer security and system analysis procedures and techniques in great detail.
08


How many years of research, identify, troubleshoot, and correct server and system problems using system utilities and diagnostic tools in timely capacity experience do you currently have?

• Less than 1 year of experience.
• More than 1 year, but less than 2 years of experience.
• More than 2 years, but less than 3 years of experience.
• More than 3 years, but less than 4 years of experience.
• More than 4 years, but less than 5 years of experience.
• More than 5 years of experience.

09


Please explain your experience with research, identify, troubleshoot, and correct server and system problems using system utilities and diagnostic tools in timely capacity in great detail.
10


What is the highest level of education you currently possess?

• High School Diploma / GED
• Associates Degree
• Bachelors Degree
• Masters Degree
• Education Specialist
• PhD / EdD

11


Is your degree in a technology or related field?

• Yes
• No

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