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SUNY Suffolk County Community College Specialist – System Administrator - Office of Information Technology Services in Selden, New York
SCCC REFERENCE #: 25-07
DATE: March 17, 2025
TITLE: Specialist – System Administrator - Office of Information Technology Services
CAMPUS: Ammerman Campus in Selden
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Faulty
RANK: Specialist
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Suffolk is the largest community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, enrolling more than 22,000 students at its three campuses in Selden, Brentwood, and Riverhead, as well as its Culinary Arts Center in Riverhead. Established in 1959, the College offers a wide array of transfer-oriented associate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences; business; communications and the arts; computing and cybersecurity; health sciences; and many other areas. Career-facing degrees and certificates are offered in allied health professions, automotive technology, culinary and baking, manufacturing, and many other areas. The college provides high school concurrent enrollment opportunities to thousands of students each year through both the New York Beacon program and through on-campus early college classes. Designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Suffolk enrolls thousands of students in English Language Learning courses, and also serves more service veterans and military-connected students than any other college in the SUNY system.
SUNY Suffolk is searching for a full-time (12-month) Specialist position in the Office of Information Technology Services, beginning immediately on the Ammerman Campus in Selden. Suffolk County Community College provides open access to exceptional educational opportunities and is committed to serving a diverse student population in a variety of degree and career programs. This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the college.
The System Administrator Specialist position will report to the Associate Director of Infrastructure Services and be responsible for managing IT systems with respect to maintenance, installation, and administration; identity management, user security, and directory services; and application installation and administration. The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work well under pressure, have excellent customer service skills, and be able to work collegially and effectively in a team environment. This position may require some evening and weekend work.
Job Responsibilities:
Install, maintain and repair all server hardware and software and provide support, monitoring, testing and troubleshooting server hardware and software problems.
Collect and analyze data and information to make recommendations regarding server, security platforms and software specifications, including costs and completion times.
Perform and coordinate hardware upgrade/replacement along with vulnerability scanning, security audits, patching and upgrading of all software on servers.
Maintain both on-premises and cloud-based solutions for communication and collaboration.
Support the end-user community through troubleshooting, account maintenance, and collaboration with Help Desk staff.
Contribute to and provide guidance and technical expertise for activities such as:
Directory solutions
On Premise and cloud-based applications
Address challenges associated with access control solutions such as role-based access control
Work with college data owners to establish, maintain, and optimize role-based access control across the organization
Participate in regular security and compliance audits related to system access
Develop and implement methods for management, monitoring and tracking of access to information resources
Assist the Associate Director of Infrastructure Services with business continuity planning and risk management within the context of Data Center operations.
Work with outside vendors and college IT groups to maintain hardware and software for Data Center operations.
Responds to emergency failures due to facility outages.
All other duties assigned by the Administrative Director of Infrastructure Services, related to the needs of the department and/or the needs of the college.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A Master’s degree in Information Technology or related field with a minimum of five (5) years of overall IT experience, or alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field with a minimum of six (6) years of overall IT experience, including server and system administration, installation, configuration and maintenance in an enterprise environment, supporting and maintaining networking protocols in a server environment within an enterprise environment.
Three (3) years of overall experience in building and maintaining servers, building and maintain systems running virtual platforms (in an enterprise environment); supporting and maintaining storage applications.
All required experience must be within the last fifteen (15) years.
Preferred
Supporting and maintaining cloud-based architecture
Supporting and maintaining Directory services
Supporting and maintaining IdAM systems
Project Management experience
Certification in information security, networking or server management
Experience working in higher education
HIRING SALARY:
This is a Unit III position covered under the Faculty Association of Suffolk County Community College collective bargaining agreement with the College.
The New York State Retirement and Social Security Law requires retirees of a public pension plan within the State or City of New York to disclose prior public employment and pension plan history for the purpose of establishing a retiree’s eligibility for employment.
NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE:
Suffolk County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, age, marital status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, equal pay compensation-sex, national origin, military or veteran status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction or disability in its admissions, programs and activities, or employment. This applies to all employees, students, applicants or other members of the College community (including, but not limited to, vendors and visitors). Grievance procedures are available to interested persons by contacting either of the Civil Rights Compliance Officers/Coordinators listed below. Retaliation against a person who files a complaint, serves as a witness, or assists or participates in the investigation of a complaint in any manner is strictly prohibited.
The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the College's non-discrimination polices:
Civil Rights Compliance Officers
Christina Vargas
Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
vargasc@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4950
or
Dionne Walker-Belgrave
Affirmative Action Officer/Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Ammerman Campus, NFL Bldg., Suite 230
533 College Road, Selden, New York 11784-2899
walkerd@sunysuffolk.edu
(631) 451-4051
In an emergency, contact Public Safety to make a report 24 hours a day/7 days a week by calling (631) 451-4242 or dialing 311 from any College phone.
Inquiries or complaints concerning alleged civil rights violations in the College’s education admissions, programs and activities may also be directed to:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – Enforcement Office
U.S. Department of Education
32 Old Slip, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10005-2500
Telephone: (646) 428-3800
Fax: (646) 428-3843
TDD: (877) 521-2172
Email: OCR.NewYork@ed.gov
Also see: https://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/OCR/contactus.cfm
Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination in employment practices may also be directed to:
NYS Division of Human Rights
Long Island (Suffolk)
New York State Office Building
250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2B-49
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Telephone: (631) 952-6434
TDD: (718) 741-8300
Email: InfoLongIsland@dhr.ny.gov
Also see: https://dhr.ny.gov/how-file-complaint
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
New York District Office
33 Whitehall Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: (800) 669-4000
Fax: (212) 336-3790
TTY: (800) 669-6820
ASL Video Phone: (844) 234-5122
Also see: https://www.eeoc.gov/field/newyork/charge.cfm
Suffolk County Community College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal opportunity and non-discrimination in employment, education, access to services, programs, and activities, including career and technical education opportunities.
A copy of the postsecondary career and technical education courses offered by the College is available and may be obtained on our website at: www.sunysuffolk.edu/explore-academics/college-catalog or by calling the Office of Admissions at 631-451-4000 to request a mailing.