The College Preparatory School

 Network and Systems Administrator

Full-Time Starting June/July 2025

Position Overview

The College Preparatory School seeks an experienced Network and Systems Administrator to join its technology team. The ideal candidate will maintain and optimize the school's IT infrastructure while supporting its educational mission through reliable technology services. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.

The technology team currently comprises four positions: the department director, who in turn manages three other positions: the network and systems administrator, the educational technology and design lead, and the technology support specialist. This is a new, full-time, exempt position that starts this summer, ideally in late June / early July.

Key Responsibilities

• Network / Server / Telephony

• Manage and maintain the school's network infrastructure, including Cisco networking equipment, routers, switches, access points, and firewalls, to ensure a reliable, secure, and optimized delivery of network connectivity
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot various on-prem and cloud server technologies
• Support and maintain the school's VOIP telephone system

• Systems / Data

• Administer cloud-based and on-prem database systems-including the SIS, LMS and other application-specific systems, to ensure data integrity and security
• Manage the school-wide email system and groupware solutions
• Implement and maintain disaster recovery and backup solutions

• General

• Provide Tier-2/Tier-3 technical support and training to staff and faculty
• Plan and implement technology upgrades during school breaks
• Deploy and support end-user technology hardware and software schoolwide and to specific departments, both academic and operational
• Serve as a collaborative and collegial technology department team member, and perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of experience in network and systems administration, preferably in an educational environment
• Experience administering, maintaining, and supporting enterprise data systems
• Understanding of VOIP systems and telecommunications infrastructure
• Experience in imaging, deploying and managing end-user hardware via an MDM
• Experience managing on-prem server technology and administering cloud-based server platforms
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a school environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Cisco IOS platform
• One or more industry certifications (Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+, Microsoft certifications)
• Experience in an educational institution environment and knowledge of common educational tools and applications, including Google for Education
• Experience with cybersecurity practices and protocols
• Project management experience

Working Hours and Conditions

• Full-time, year-round position
• Some evening and weekend work may be required for system maintenance and updates
• On-site daily, with some opportunity/need for occasional remote work

Salary Range: $115,000-$135,000/year

Benefits include medical and dental coverage, a generous retirement plan, and, most collegially, a prepared lunch every day.

Founded in 1960, The College Preparatory School is an independent, coeducational secondary school created for intellectual risk-takers who want to pursue a purposeful education with kindred peers. Our mission is to prepare students for productive, ethical lives in college and beyond by fostering a stimulating education within an atmosphere of consideration, trust, and mutual responsibility. As an equal opportunity employer, College Prep does not discriminate in its hiring of employees on the basis of race, color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship, marital or veteran status, age, or disability. We actively seek diversity among our faculty and administration as well as among our students.

College Prep does not sponsor applicants for work visas. For more information about our school, visit our website at www.college-prep.org