Senior Systems Administrator

Job overview

The Senior Systems Administrator role is onsite in Indianapolis, IN; compensation is $79,610–$95,532 per year. Indiana Public Retirement System serves approximately 563,000 members and retirees and manages public pension assets. The position requires the employee to live in Indiana. The administrator maintains the organization’s hosted infrastructure and server platforms to support availability, security, and recovery of systems and applications. The role contributes to reliable operations through administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and collaboration with infrastructure and application teams.

What you'll do

• Administer VMware, virtual machines, Oracle Linux, and Windows Server
• maintain Active Directory
• monitor platform performance, capacity, and health
• administer DHCP, DNS, IIS, sFTP, and other network services
• support cloud infrastructure and architecture
• maintain hardware and software inventories and documentation
• support database design and implementation
• enforce security procedures and server patching
• assist with user access and permissions
• support portals, middleware, applications, APIs, networks, and monitoring
• facilitate application deployments
• investigate outages and restore services
• troubleshoot backup failures and server alerts
• handle support tickets
• and participate in scheduled on-call coverage during business hours, nights, and weekends.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior systems administrator

linux

windows server

vmware

oracle linux

active directory

cloud infrastructure

server security

indianapolis in

indiana residency required

on-call rotation

$79,610–$95,532/year

pension system

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage
• employer-funded pension and deferred compensation plans
• health savings and flexible spending accounts
• 37.5-hour workweek
• 12 paid holidays (14 during election year)
• paid personal, sick, and vacation leave
• tuition and professional credential reimbursement
• group life insurance
• employer-paid downtown parking.

Why this role

Requires 5–10 years of server configuration, administration, and production support experience, plus production experience with Linux, Windows Server, and VMware. The position is not eligible for work-authorization sponsorship and includes scheduled on-call rotation.

About the employer

Indiana Public Retirement System is hiring for this role. Industry: Other General Government Support. Sector: 92.