Current Job Opportunities

OIT is always hiring new talent to support staff movement and new and growing IT needs at Princeton. With major IT projects underway to modernize the University's network infrastructure, automate processes, optimize software delivery, and continually improve IT services, we always find ourselves in need of more helping hands on our teams. We are currently looking for team members for the following roles:


Infrastructure Operations Specialist II

In this role, you partner with University colleagues to engineer, install, test and maintain server and virtual infrastructure to deliver secure, high-quality services. You also monitor, secure, audit, and backup these systems. (#2023-17843)

This is a 1-year, benefits eligible term position. 

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is looking to assist in the monitoring, troubleshooting and resolution of server, storage, and hypervisor operational tasks and issues
  • Enjoys running and monitoring routine, automated, operational tasks to provide continual service improvement while ensuring optimum performance and security
  • Is interested in processing service requests and responding to customer inquiries

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience in maintaining and supporting enterprise server and storage environments
  • Experience working with and troubleshooting firewall rules 
  • Excellent communication skills

Details & Apply

Infrastructure Operations Engineer

In this role, you partner with University colleagues to engineer, install, test and maintain server and virtual infrastructure to deliver secure, high-quality services. You also monitor, secure, audit, and backup these systems. (#2023-17841)

This is a 1-year, benefits eligible term position. 

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is looking to provide collaborate with technical staff to deliver robust and secure infrastructure solutions to meet University needs
  • Enjoys developing scripts to automate tasks related to systems operations and continuous process improvement
  • Is interested in maintaining systems for optimum performance and security

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience in maintaining and supporting enterprise server environments
  • Experience with programming, scripting, and/or web development using PowerShell, Python, Bash, SQL, REST, JSON, YAML, or a combination
  • Experience working with and troubleshooting Active Directory and Group Policy

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Cloud Identity Engineer

In this role, you develop, deploy, and operate cloud identity security services. You will collaborate with campus partners to develop and implement solutions to secure the University’s data and intellectual property. (#2023-17790)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is looking to provide advice, consultation, training, and tooling to campus partners wishing to take advantage of cloud identity services
  • Enjoys developing, configuring, maintaining, and administrating enterprise cloud identity and security systems
  • Is interested in migrating identity and access management use cases from legacy, on-premises applications/services into cloud services

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience with applications, systems, or service development and operations
  • Experience with cloud services including identity management
  • Strong understanding of security best practices and related concepts

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Front-end Developer

In this role, you design, develop, and implement user interfaces for custom Java applications using Angular and related technologies. (#2023-17666)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is interested in collaborating with business Analyst and UX/UI design teams to create responsive and interactive user interfaces that are reusable, visually appealing, and user-friendly
  • Enjoys optimizing front-end applications for performance and scalability
  • Is looking to conduct front-end application testing to identify and fix defects or issues

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience in HTML and CSS
  • Experience utilizing the Agile project methodology
  • Experience with accessibility and responsive web design
  • Familiarity with web services and RESTful APIs

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Lead Developer/Analyst II

In this role, you lead the development of new custom systems and the analysis and implementation and enhancements to existing customer applications. (#2023-17665)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is interested in collaborating with business Analyst and UX/UI design teams to gather project requirements and translate them into functional user interfaces
  • Enjoys creating responsive and interactive user interfaces that are reusable, visually appealing, and user-friendly
  • Is looking to conduct front-end application testing to identify and fix defects or issues

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience developing custom software applications
  • Experience developing high-quality front-end solutions using Angular while meeting accessibility standards and best practices
  • Ability to write clean, efficient, and maintainable code, following coding standards
  • Strong experience in HTML and CSS

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Organizational Effectiveness Specialist

In this role, you contribute to the daily operations and organizational programs that support OIT. Responsibilities include supporting position management, talent acquisition, employee onboarding and orientation, agency staffing resourcing, and reward and recognition programs. (#2023-17611)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Enjoys building relationships with staff across the organization to improve organizational effectiveness
  • Exhibits strong communication skills to write concise technical content and effective job postings

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience providing professional organizational support
  • Strong attention to details and the ability multitask
  • Experience supporting talent management and/or HR programs and operations

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Research Software Engineer II

In this role, you serve as an integral member of multiple research teams focused on developing cutting-edge computational astrophysics research. (#2023-17686)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Loves to write code and is interested in supporting groundbreaking research
  • Is able to learn new systems quickly and efficiently, doing research when needed
  • Enjoys finding solutions to complex problems

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong programming skills in C/C++, Python, and other languages used in research software applications
  • Experience working in an academic research environment
  • The ability to communicate effectively with individuals having varied levels of technical knowledge

Details & Apply

Network Routing and Security Analyst

In this role, you help to deliver advanced networking routing and switching to ensure the availability, reliability, and security of mission critical systems. You also manage and monitor network infrastructure, analyze and resolve network problems, and regularly improve network and security infrastructure. (#2023-17515)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is looking to collaborate with University departments to deploy and manage highly reliable, advanced network routing and switching solutions
  • Enjoys finding creative solutions to complex network problems
  • Is interested in designing, implementing, and managing secure networks for the university campus

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience managing or supporting large network routing and network security infrastructure
  • Knowledge and experience in network routing, switching, and security management
  • Experience working with Cisco and Aruba equipment and configurations

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Training and Support Specialist

In this role, you develop and provide end-user training, documentation, and support for the new faculty information system, Interfolio. (#2023-17444)

This is a 3-year, benefits eligible term position. 

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is interested in designing and implementing a training plan to address the needs of the project and ongoing use of the faculty information system
  • Enjoys developing and maintaining training materials and documentation
  • Is looking to partner with members of the project team to ensure the adoption, utilization, and proficiency of new processes and systems by staff across the University

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience facilitating professional learning in a classroom setting
  • Experience providing end user technology support and developing documentation
  • Knowledge of a variety of instructional methods and training techniques

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Associate Director IT Asset and Configuration Management

In this role, you lead the university’s asset and configuration management program and ensure governance, standards, and reporting are in place to effectively manage assets and configuration items throughout their lifecycle. (#2023-17337)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is looking to establish governance to drive the strategy and direction of the IT Asset Management program (ITAM)
  • Is interested in continuously monitoring and reporting on the IT asset portfolio to develop KPIs and identify opportunities for improvement

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience as a project manager, program manager, program director, or service manager within an IT organization
  • Strong leadership and management skills
  • Experience consolidating data and creating presentations for individuals at various levels across an organization
  • Knowledge of ITSM/ITIL, ServiceNow CMDB, Common Service Data Model (CSDM), Software Asset Management, and Hardware Asset Management processes

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Business Relationship Manager

In this role, you partner with OIT colleagues to ensure all technical support teams receive training on how to manage University assets and configuration items throughout their lifecycle. You also coordinate with departments across campus to manage service standards and remediate vulnerabilities. (#2023-17338)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Excels at effectively communicating ideas and building support towards goals and objectives 
  • Is looking to improve the management and data quality of the IT Asset and Configuration Management Databases for hardware and software

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience serving an IT organization with service delivery
  • Experience managing CMDB data and knowledge of ServiceNow’s CMDB
  • Knowledge of ITSM/ITL frameworks and best practices

Details & Apply

Cloud Engineer

In this role, you partner with colleagues in the application development and infrastructure teams to establish secure, reliable, and cost-effective cloud environments. You also analyze on-premises applications, recommend the most effective way to migrate applications to the cloud, and assist with cloud migrations. (#2023-17345)

This is a 2-year, benefits eligible term position.

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is interested in partnering collaboratively with folks in other teams or departments to identify optimal cloud solutions
  • Enjoys developing Python applications to be deployed as containerized applications
  • Is looking to serve as a mentor to other team members and develop their cloud knowledge and skills

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience developing and deploying cloud native applications and migrating applications to the cloud
  • Experience employing cloud infrastructure through infrastructure as code using CI/CD
  • Proficient in Python programming
  • Knowledge of container technology

Details & Apply

Platform Administrator

In this role, you provide technical support for the implementation and maintenance of the new Faculty Information System, Interfolio. You analyze the architecture design, configure user permissions, review vendor patches, and maintain the change management process. (#2023-17312)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Enjoys configuring applications to meet business needs and requirements
  • Can work effectively independently and as part of a team

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Experience implementing and maintaining SaaS applications, databases, and integrations
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with individuals with varying levels of technical knowledge
  • Demonstrated experience in applying software updates and coordinating application testing

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Research Software Engineer II

In this role, you serve as an integral member of the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab (PPPL) Gkeyll group focused on developing cutting-edge computational research in plasma fusion. (#2023-17226)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Loves to write code and is interested in supporting groundbreaking research
  • Is able to learn new systems quickly and efficiently, doing research when needed
  • Enjoys finding solutions to complex problems

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong programming skills in C, C++,Python, and other languages used in Gkeyll
  • Experience working in an academic research environment
  • The ability to communicate effectively with individuals having varied levels of technical knowledge

Details & Apply

Senior Application Administrator / Developer

In this role, you administer, support, and develop the University’s collaboration tools and applications including Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Forms, Power Platform, and Bookings), Frevvo Forms, Zoom, and DocuSign. You also collaborate with campus partners to understand their needs and develop appropriate solutions within the various supported platforms. (#2023-16951)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Enjoys identifying business requirements and developing innovative solutions using out-of-the-box features
  • Is interested in monitoring vendor roadmaps for updates that may impact service at the University and recommending the adoption of new platform features
  • Is looking to establish best practices related to managed systems, develop documentation, and troubleshoot system and application issues

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience administering solutions for SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams
  • Experience developing solutions for SharePoint Online, PowerApps, and PowerAutomate
  • Ability to troubleshoot and find solutions for issues with SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Forms
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to multitask between projects

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Senior Developer/System Administrator

In this role, you partner with OIT colleagues and stakeholders to understand business needs and design, develop, and configure solutions which leverage the ServiceNow platform. (#2023-16859)

The job is ideal for someone who:

  • Is interested in aligning ServiceNow to business strategies and governance decisions
  • Enjoys finding creative solutions to problems
  • Is looking to document and assess the impact of new requirements for the ServiceNow platform 

Skills you bring to the table:

  • Strong experience developing technology solutions 
  • Experience working as a ServiceNow application developer/system administrator
  • Strong knowledge and experience with enterprise security architecture and IT service management 

Details & Apply

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  • Business Intelligence
  • Cloud Engineering and Support
  • Contract and Vendor Management
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  • Help Desk and Desktop Support
  • High-performance Computing
  • Information and Cyber Security
  • Infrastructure Engineering and Support
  • Inventory Control
  • IT Consulting
  • IT Leadership
  • Network Engineering
  • Organizational Administration and Operations
  • Process Improvement
  • Project Management
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  • Storage Engineering and Support
  • Systems Engineering and Support
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  • Technology Support and Field Services
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  • Unified Communications
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  • Web Design and Development