Who We Are
Technology Services provides campuswide technology solutions that support the teaching, learning and research missions of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. We partner with other departmental IT staff to serve nearly 70,000 faculty, staff and students.
Current openings
Associate Systems Engineer or Systems Engineer
The Associate Systems Engineer or Systems Engineer focuses on providing support for the Technology Services Enterprise Systems services, which includes virtual hosting, data storage, and data backup. This role participates in the planning and development of future service states, daily operations, environment updates, vendor interactions, and relevant software and licensing. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in storage, backup, and virtualization technologies. We are looking for someone who’s approach to technological problems is rooted in collaboration, clear communication, innovation, and efficiency. Hybrid work options may be available for this position, with the ability to be on-site at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus as needed per the University’s Workplace Flexibility policy. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.
This position closes 10/10/2025
Assistant Director, Software & Vendor Management
The University of Illinois is seeking an Assistant Director for Software & Vendor Management to lead strategic software procurement and oversee the University WebStore. This role serves as the University’s primary negotiator with software vendors and resellers, developing cost-effective, compliant agreements that meet institutional needs while ensuring financial sustainability. The Assistant Director will also guide a high-performing team in delivering WebStore operations, customer service, and financial management for campus-wide software distribution. The ideal candidate will bring demonstrated success in contract negotiation, vendor management, and financial modeling within a cost-recovery or revenue-based environment. Strong communication, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills are essential, along with a commitment to transparent, customer-focused service delivery. Fully remote work may be possible for this position per the University’s Workplace Flexibility policy. Sponsorship for work authorization is not available for this position.
This position closes 10/13/2025
Why work at Technology Services?
We are dedicated to becoming the premier place to work at the University of Illinois. We invest in our staff to enable them to do their best work and prepare for inevitable changes in the technology landscape. We encourage and provide opportunities for continuous learning and development.
We are an advocate for remote work and flex-time/telecommuting to provide flexibility and balance to our staff.
We dedicate time and resources to your career development by helping you advance skills in support of our services and actively working with you to align your interests and experiences with opportunities.
Staff spend up to 10% of their time working with other groups in the organization to learn, grow and gain expertise in different areas.
Develop your leadership skills through campus programs such as Manager Development, IT Leadership Workshop, Lunch and Learn sessions and HR Training Series.
We pair members of our Leadership team with staff to develop skills through a series of time-limited, confidential one-on-one conversations and other learning activities.
Work together with other Technology Services staff to reflect on current practices, expand, refine and build new skills, share ideas, conduct classroom research or solve problems in the workplace
Our Employee Award and Recognition Program is a peer-nominated initiative that rewards individuals and teams who achieve performance excellence by supporting the Technology Services mission, vision and values with monetary awards.
We have a team of staff volunteers dedicated to being an advocate for our staff. We encourage social events, wellness opportunities and a variety of services to enhance work-life balance for you.
In alignment with our mission to foster a supportive environment for all members our university community, positions are open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color or national origin.
Our teams
Administration and Planning
Leadership in business and IT functions to Technology Services in areas of IT governance, communications, marketing, budgeting, finance, HR and project and process management.
Application Services
Provides campuswide communication tools, teaching and learning technology, web hosting, quality assurance and software development.
Infrastructure Services
Provides campus networking, virtual hosting, structured database storage and administration and installation and maintenance for managing data and voice services between campus buildings.
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Dedicated to helping reduce risk, and protect people, devices and information at the University of Illinois.
Innovation and Technology Strategy
Provides IT access and support for advanced computing resources for the University of Illinois research community.
Service Delivery
Provides the entry point into Technology Services, including direct support for the everyday technology needs of the campus community.
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