Systems Administrator I in Parkville, Missouri at UGA Finance

UGA Finance is hiring a Systems Administrator I to help maintain, secure, and optimize our enterprise infrastructure. Operating within the financial services sector, this role gives you hands-on ownership of critical IT functions. If you are an IT professional with 1-3 years of experience looking to step into a high-impact role, we want to hear from you!

Why Join Us?

• Performance-driven culture with measurable impact.
• Opportunity to grow your career and develop professionally.
• Collaborative team environment focused on success and continuous improvement.

We offer full-time employees a comprehensive package including employer-subsidized health insurance, dental and vision coverage, voluntary life and short-term disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and a Simple IRA with a 3% company match.

What You’ll Do (Your Impact)

• Identity & Cloud Management: Administer Microsoft 365 environments and manage identity and access control through Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID and On-Premises AD.
• Security & Patching: Own the patching lifecycle, manage core networking, and oversee endpoint security to ensure compliance with strict industry regulations.
• Operational Support: Keep day-to-day infrastructure running smoothly while strictly adhering to established change management and compliance controls.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: 1–3 years of related IT experience, including a strong foundation in help desk support, networking, and security.
• Core Technical Skills: Hands-on experience with Azure AD, On-Premises AD, and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Preferred Tools: Experience with Intune, endpoint management, and Microsoft Defender (or similar SIEM environments) is highly valued.
• Regulated Environment Advantage: Prior experience working within PCI, SOC, or ISO-regulated frameworks is a major plus.

Principle Responsibilities:

Identity & Cloud Administration

· Administer the Microsoft 365 tenant, including user lifecycle management.

· Manage Azure AD / Entra ID identity objects, group policies, and access provisioning.

· Execute onboarding and offboarding processes independently.

· Support Conditional Access policy monitoring (changes require approval).

· Assist in identity governance and least-privilege enforcement.

· Utilize privileged access management (PIM) for elevated tasks.

Endpoint & Security Operations

· Manage Intune device enrollment, policy enforcement, and device posture compliance.

· Administer Microsoft Defender policies and assist with alert triage.

· Own endpoint patching lifecycle across Windows environments.

· Monitor system alerts and escalate anomalies.

Infrastructure Operations Support

· Assist with Active Directory administration under delegated OU-level permissions (elevation via PIM when required).

· Support backup monitoring and disaster recovery testing.

· Participate in system monitoring and service reliability initiatives.

· Assist with automation initiatives and PowerShell scripting efforts.

Compliance & Audit Support

· Assist with evidence collection for PCI DSS, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 audits.

· Participate in audit walkthroughs.

· Follow established security policies and change management procedures.

· Contribute to documentation of standard operating procedures.