Operating Systems Programmer jobs in Hoffman Estates, IL

About North Park

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

Position Summary

The Systems Programmer Analyst is responsible for supporting administrative systems by providing technical support, training, and guidance to departments and end-users, as well as performing system administration, configuration, and programming tasks. The Systems Programmer Analyst’s primary responsibility is to support North Park’s use of Microsoft 365. This position reports to the Director of Enterprise Applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and functional administration for Microsoft 365 (M365) applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, Bookings, and Power Apps.
• Maintain currency on M365 roadmaps and upcoming changes, communicating about them with IT and other personnel as necessary, and coordinating their implementation in the tenant.
• Implement and maintain M365 applications used for single sign-on (SSO) and other integrations.
• Serve as a member of IT’s security operations (SECOPS) team, which includes the IT Security Analyst, CIO, and Deputy CIO.
• Help to manage North Park’s SSL certificates ensuring timely renewals and upgrades.
• Assist with administration of on-prem servers and information infrastructure.