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- Division/Department: Facilities Services / IT
- Work Schedule: 35 hours per week, Regular, Monday – Friday , Full Time, 9am -5pm
- Location: Fully Onsite in the Lower East Side
- Exempt Status: Exempt, Full benefits package
- Salary: $80,000-87,000 Annually
About Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement has opened doors of opportunity for New Yorkers for more than 130+ years through social services, arts, education, and health care programs. Serving communities across the Lower East Side and beyond, Henry Street operates more than 50 programs that strengthen lives and expand human progress.
Program Overview
The Information Technology team supports Henry Street's enterprise business and data platforms, including case management, client services, CRM, HR, finance, collaboration, and city- or funder-mandated systems. These platforms support critical program operations and may contain confidential, sensitive, or regulated information, including protected health information (PHI/ePHI). Through strong application governance, data quality, security, system optimization, and user support, IT helps ensure that information is accurate, appropriately protected, and available to support service delivery and informed decision-making.
Job Summary:
Henry Street Settlement is seeking a hands-on Data Systems Administrator to administer, secure, and improve the enterprise applications and data platforms used across more than 50 programs in social services, education, arts, and health care. Reporting to the Director of Information and Technology, this role will serve as a key technical administrator for business and client-data systems, including AWARDS, Client Track, CRM, and other SaaS platforms.
The Administrator will manage application configuration, user access, data integrity, system documentation, integrations, reporting support, and application-level security and privacy controls. The role will work closely with program teams, Compliance, organizational leadership, vendors, and IT colleagues to ensure systems containing confidential or regulated information, including PHI/ePHI where applicable, are appropriately governed and supported.
The position will also support Microsoft 365 data and collaboration services, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Purview, particularly where those platforms intersect data governance, access management, records management, and information protection.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree or higher in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise SaaS, case-management, CRM, client-services, healthcare, human-services, or other line-of-business applications.
- Experience administering business applications, including system configuration, user accounts, roles, permissions, workflows, application support, and vendor coordination.
- Experience supporting systems containing confidential, sensitive, healthcare, client, or otherwise regulated information.
- Demonstrated understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, least privilege, retention, security, privacy, and compliance principles.
- Experience producing reports, validating data accuracy, troubleshooting data-quality issues, and supporting data-management processes.
- Experience documenting systems, configurations, data flows, integrations, administrative procedures, and access models.
- Working experience with Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, or equivalent enterprise collaboration and identity platforms.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate operational and program requirements into appropriate system configurations and solutions.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, follow established governance and change processes, and communicate risks, dependencies, and blockers appropriately.
Preferred Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Experience administering Foothold AWARDS, Client Track (Case Worthy), electronic health records, case-management systems, CRM platforms, or comparable human-services applications.
- Experience working in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, nonprofit, or other regulated environments.
- Experience supporting applications subject to HIPAA, Financial, or comparable privacy/security requirements.
- Experience with system integrations, APIs, data exchange, reporting, data-quality initiatives, or application modernization.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Purview, Entra ID, or Microsoft information-governance technologies.
- Microsoft certifications such as SC-300, SC-400, MS-102, or equivalent are a plus.
- Experience supporting migrations or modernization initiatives involving cloud-based collaboration or business applications.
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as a primary technical administrator for Henry Street's business and data systems, including AWARDS, Client Track, CRM, client-service, case-management, and other agency applications.
- Configure and maintain assigned applications, including user accounts, roles, permissions, workflows, system settings, integrations, and application functionality.
- Partner with program and administrative teams to understand operational and reporting requirements and translate those needs into effective system configurations and improvements.
- Maintain and improve data quality, integrity, reporting accuracy, validation processes, and resolution of data inconsistencies or anomalies.
- Coordinate with application vendors on configuration, troubleshooting, integrations, upgrades, security issues, product changes, and technical escalations.
- Administer systems containing confidential, sensitive, or regulated information, including PHI/ePHI where applicable, in accordance with Henry Street policies and applicable requirements.
- Manage application access, security groups, roles, and permissions using role-based access and least-privilege principles.
- Participate in periodic user-access and privileged-access reviews in coordination with IT leadership, Compliance, system owners, and program leadership.
- Maintain appropriate application audit logging and activity records and assist with producing evidence for security assessments, compliance reviews, audits, and investigations.
- Participate in HIPAA Security Risk Analyses, security assessments, and remediation activities for assigned applications by documenting controls, providing evidence, identifying deficiencies, and implementing assigned corrective actions.
- Identify and escalate suspected unauthorized access, inappropriate data use, privacy/security events, or data-integrity issues according to established incident-response procedures.
- Maintain current documentation of application ownership, configurations, integrations, data flows, interfaces, data classifications, access models, administrative procedures, and system dependencies.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and administrative knowledge necessary for sustainable support and continuity of assigned systems.
- Support development and implementation of data-management, application-governance, retention, privacy, and security procedures in partnership with IT leadership, Compliance, program teams, and system owners.
- Support business continuity and disaster-recovery planning for assigned applications, including documentation of vendor dependencies, recovery capabilities, and critical data requirements.
- Support Microsoft 365 services that intersect with organizational data and information management, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Purview.
- Support SharePoint and Teams information architecture, permissions, data governance, records management, retention, and secure collaboration requirements.
- Configure and support applicable Microsoft Purview capabilities, including retention, data loss prevention, information protection, and related information-governance controls.
- Troubleshoot and resolve assigned Microsoft 365 issues and collaborate with other IT team members on identity, endpoint, messaging, and security matters as appropriate.
- Additional Duties as assigned.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
- Ability to move through multiple office locations.
- Ability to lift and move technology equipment up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and work onsite regularly.
- Ability to work onsite in New York City
Job Overview:
- Division/Department: Facilities Services / IT
- Work Schedule: 35 hours per week, Regular, Monday – Friday , Full Time, 9am -5pm
- Location: Fully Onsite in the Lower East Side
- Exempt Status: Exempt, Full benefits package
- Salary: $80,000-87,000 Annually
About Henry Street Settlement
Henry Street Settlement has opened doors of opportunity for New Yorkers for more than 130+ years through social services, arts, education, and health care programs. Serving communities across the Lower East Side and beyond, Henry Street operates more than 50 programs that strengthen lives and expand human progress.
Program Overview
The Information Technology team supports Henry Street's enterprise business and data platforms, including case management, client services, CRM, HR, finance, collaboration, and city- or funder-mandated systems. These platforms support critical program operations and may contain confidential, sensitive, or regulated information, including protected health information (PHI/ePHI). Through strong application governance, data quality, security, system optimization, and user support, IT helps ensure that information is accurate, appropriately protected, and available to support service delivery and informed decision-making.
Job Summary:
Henry Street Settlement is seeking a hands-on Data Systems Administrator to administer, secure, and improve the enterprise applications and data platforms used across more than 50 programs in social services, education, arts, and health care. Reporting to the Director of Information and Technology, this role will serve as a key technical administrator for business and client-data systems, including AWARDS, Client Track, CRM, and other SaaS platforms.
The Administrator will manage application configuration, user access, data integrity, system documentation, integrations, reporting support, and application-level security and privacy controls. The role will work closely with program teams, Compliance, organizational leadership, vendors, and IT colleagues to ensure systems containing confidential or regulated information, including PHI/ePHI where applicable, are appropriately governed and supported.
The position will also support Microsoft 365 data and collaboration services, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Purview, particularly where those platforms intersect data governance, access management, records management, and information protection.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree or higher in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience administering enterprise SaaS, case-management, CRM, client-services, healthcare, human-services, or other line-of-business applications.
- Experience administering business applications, including system configuration, user accounts, roles, permissions, workflows, application support, and vendor coordination.
- Experience supporting systems containing confidential, sensitive, healthcare, client, or otherwise regulated information.
- Demonstrated understanding of data governance, data quality, access control, least privilege, retention, security, privacy, and compliance principles.
- Experience producing reports, validating data accuracy, troubleshooting data-quality issues, and supporting data-management processes.
- Experience documenting systems, configurations, data flows, integrations, administrative procedures, and access models.
- Working experience with Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, or equivalent enterprise collaboration and identity platforms.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, documentation, stakeholder-management, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate operational and program requirements into appropriate system configurations and solutions.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, follow established governance and change processes, and communicate risks, dependencies, and blockers appropriately.
Preferred Candidate Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Experience administering Foothold AWARDS, Client Track (Case Worthy), electronic health records, case-management systems, CRM platforms, or comparable human-services applications.
- Experience working in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, nonprofit, or other regulated environments.
- Experience supporting applications subject to HIPAA, Financial, or comparable privacy/security requirements.
- Experience with system integrations, APIs, data exchange, reporting, data-quality initiatives, or application modernization.
- Experience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Purview, Entra ID, or Microsoft information-governance technologies.
- Microsoft certifications such as SC-300, SC-400, MS-102, or equivalent are a plus.
- Experience supporting migrations or modernization initiatives involving cloud-based collaboration or business applications.
Job Responsibilities:
- Serve as a primary technical administrator for Henry Street's business and data systems, including AWARDS, Client Track, CRM, client-service, case-management, and other agency applications.
- Configure and maintain assigned applications, including user accounts, roles, permissions, workflows, system settings, integrations, and application functionality.
- Partner with program and administrative teams to understand operational and reporting requirements and translate those needs into effective system configurations and improvements.
- Maintain and improve data quality, integrity, reporting accuracy, validation processes, and resolution of data inconsistencies or anomalies.
- Coordinate with application vendors on configuration, troubleshooting, integrations, upgrades, security issues, product changes, and technical escalations.
- Administer systems containing confidential, sensitive, or regulated information, including PHI/ePHI where applicable, in accordance with Henry Street policies and applicable requirements.
- Manage application access, security groups, roles, and permissions using role-based access and least-privilege principles.
- Participate in periodic user-access and privileged-access reviews in coordination with IT leadership, Compliance, system owners, and program leadership.
- Maintain appropriate application audit logging and activity records and assist with producing evidence for security assessments, compliance reviews, audits, and investigations.
- Participate in HIPAA Security Risk Analyses, security assessments, and remediation activities for assigned applications by documenting controls, providing evidence, identifying deficiencies, and implementing assigned corrective actions.
- Identify and escalate suspected unauthorized access, inappropriate data use, privacy/security events, or data-integrity issues according to established incident-response procedures.
- Maintain current documentation of application ownership, configurations, integrations, data flows, interfaces, data classifications, access models, administrative procedures, and system dependencies.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and administrative knowledge necessary for sustainable support and continuity of assigned systems.
- Support development and implementation of data-management, application-governance, retention, privacy, and security procedures in partnership with IT leadership, Compliance, program teams, and system owners.
- Support business continuity and disaster-recovery planning for assigned applications, including documentation of vendor dependencies, recovery capabilities, and critical data requirements.
- Support Microsoft 365 services that intersect with organizational data and information management, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Purview.
- Support SharePoint and Teams information architecture, permissions, data governance, records management, retention, and secure collaboration requirements.
- Configure and support applicable Microsoft Purview capabilities, including retention, data loss prevention, information protection, and related information-governance controls.
- Troubleshoot and resolve assigned Microsoft 365 issues and collaborate with other IT team members on identity, endpoint, messaging, and security matters as appropriate.
- Additional Duties as assigned.
Essential Physical Job Functions:
- Ability to move through multiple office locations.
- Ability to lift and move technology equipment up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, and work onsite regularly.
- Ability to work onsite in New York City
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data systems administrator jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
- Hands-on experience with relational database systems such as SQL Server, Oracle, or MySQL
- Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries for reporting and data management
- Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning for production systems
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud for data storage
- Knowledge of data security practices, access control, and compliance frameworks such as HIPAA or SOC 2
Tips for Your Data Systems Administrator Job Search
Tailor your resume for each stack
Data systems administrator postings vary widely by environment. Highlight the specific database platforms, operating systems, and automation tools each employer lists. A resume that mirrors the job's exact terminology will clear applicant tracking systems faster than a generic one.
Get certified in your primary platform
Certifications in database platforms you already work with signal readiness without requiring employer training. Prioritize credentials that appear repeatedly in the postings you're targeting, since hiring managers treat them as a shortcut to verifying hands-on competency.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists data systems administrator openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target postings by infrastructure type
Filter openings by whether they emphasize on-premises, cloud-native, or hybrid environments. Your experience managing SQL Server on bare metal doesn't translate automatically to a cloud-first team, so matching your background to the right infrastructure type improves your interview conversion rate.
Prep for a technical screening round
Most data systems administrator interviews include a live or take-home technical exercise covering query optimization, backup-and-recovery scenarios, or access control configurations. Review the specific platform the employer uses and practice troubleshooting under a time constraint before the call.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
When you receive an offer, clarify what systems you'll own day one versus inherit mid-project. Administrators who accept roles without understanding legacy debt often face undocumented configurations and unplanned downtime, so scope questions protect you as much as salary negotiation does.
Data Systems Administrator Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most data systems administrators?
The most active employers for data systems administrators right now are People, Technology & Processes, Collabera, and Spry Methods, and the most openings are in Texas, New York, and Maryland, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Healthcare systems, federal contractors, and large financial institutions consistently post the highest volumes of data systems administrator openings.
How many data systems administrator jobs are remote?
About 33% of data systems administrator openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand for flexible work arrangements in this role. Database monitoring, query development, and reporting functions tend to be most remote-friendly, while roles that require hands-on hardware access or on-site compliance audits are more likely to require in-person presence.
How do you become a data systems administrator?
Start by earning a degree in computer science, information technology, or information systems, then build hands-on experience with at least one major relational database platform. Pursue a platform certification to validate your skills, then target entry-level database or systems support roles to accumulate production experience. From there, you can grow into full data systems administrator responsibilities by taking on backup management, access control, and performance tuning tasks.
Can you get a data systems administrator job with little experience?
Yes, employers do hire candidates with limited experience when they can demonstrate practical skills through lab projects, coursework, or volunteer work on real systems. Building a portfolio that includes database setup, a backup-and-recovery walkthrough, and a query optimization example gives hiring managers something concrete to evaluate. Entry-level postings often title the role as junior database administrator or systems support analyst, so searching those variations will surface more accessible openings.
What does the data systems administrator interview process look like?
Most processes begin with a recruiter screen focused on your background and tool experience, followed by a technical interview where you may be asked to walk through a database design decision or troubleshoot a scenario involving data loss or access errors. A final round typically involves the hiring manager or a senior engineer and focuses on how you handle production incidents, documentation practices, and cross-team communication. Some employers add a take-home technical exercise before the final stage.
Where can I find and apply to data systems administrator jobs?
You can find and apply to data systems administrator jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience level, preferred environment, and location, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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