Lead Systems and Security Administrator

Job Title: Lead Systems & Security Administrator

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Job Type: Full-time / Exempt

Department: Campus Technology

Reports To: AVP of Operations, Security and Development

Date: 12/15/2025 Last Revision

Standard of Christian Commitment

The candidate must be a professing Christ follower who possesses a strong commitment to the mission and core values of Southwestern Seminary and Texas Baptist College, possess a clear understanding of Southern Baptist heritage and culture, and agrees to serve in accordance with and not contrary to the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message.

Southwestern Seminary, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention, is a confessional institution. While the Seminary serves the larger evangelical Christian community, employees must embrace the values and standards the Seminary represents as it fulfills its mission of shaping Christian leaders within our denominational context.

Since duties of this position require the employee to represent the Seminary to prospective and current students, candidates must abide by the Seminary bylaws, the Employee Handbook, and the current edition of the Baptist Faith and Message as a condition of employment.

Job Description

Job Summary

The Lead Systems and Security Administrator provides administrative and support functions to Campus Technology. The primary function of this position is enterprise infrastructure administration and services as tier two escalation support for the Help Desk team. Additionally, the position will provide leadership to remaining Systems and Security Administers and the Telecommunications Technician. This position may require work outside of normal business hours to ensure business operations are not hindered.

Key Responsibilities

• General systems and security administration.
• Research, recommend, implement and monitor security software solutions as appropriate.
• Process account creation and security profiles including Active Directory and email.
• Manage operating system and third-party software patch deployment and compliance of server and desktop systems.
• Provide full software lifecycle support including research, deployment, maintenance and support of end user systems as assigned.
• Manage virtual server environment maintenance and support.
• Provide data storage, server and environmental backup and archive management.
• Assist Help Desk technicians with incidents and assume ownership of requests requiring escalation.
• Provide appropriate documentation and regular cross-training for back up personnel.
• Ensure procedures are effectively documented and cross-training occurs within team.
• Provide leadership, guidance and support to other members of the network and system administration team.
• Complete special assignments/projects requested by the Director of Operations, Security and Development.
• Perform other related duties as assigned and specific to area of responsibility.

Specific Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Related Field preferred.
• Two years related job experience.
• Successful completion of background check, MVR, and credit check may be required.
• Provide end-user support for technology solutions.
• Ability to confidently demonstrate software and technology solutions to Southwestern employees.
• Research technology solutions for organizational goals.
• Manage a small team of highly technical person