IT Systems Administrator IV

State of Vermont • Calais, VT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

This advanced-level System Administrator position plays a critical technical leadership role responsible for architecting, implementing, and maintaining enterprise applications, middleware and supports the entire desktop fleet for the State of Vermont. The incumbent leads complex system implementations, oversees integrations with other platforms, and ensures system performance, reliability, and security through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and adherence to backup, recovery, and change‑management procedures. Serving as a technical expert, this role evaluates and deploys software and hardware solutions, conducts capacity planning, produces comprehensive documentation, and ensures compliance with organizational standards while safeguarding sensitive data. The position also provides mentorship to other System Administrators, collaborates extensively with IT teams and vendors, and may function as a supervisor or technical lead, requiring both deep technical expertise and strong communication, leadership, and customer‑service skills.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science AND three (3) or more years of experience in computer or network support, programming or analysis, or database administration.
• OR Associate's degree in computer science or college-level coursework that includes 15 computer science credits AND five (5) or more years of experience in computer or network support, programming or analysis, or database administration.
• OR Eight (8) or more years of experience in computer or network support, programming or analysis, or database administration.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in InTune, Tanium and ITSM platforms (Ivanti/Service Now).

Responsibilities

• Architecting, implementing, and maintaining enterprise applications, middleware
• Supporting the entire desktop fleet for the State of Vermont
• Leading complex system implementations
• Overseeing integrations with other platforms
• Ensuring system performance, reliability, and security through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, and adherence to backup, recovery, and change‑management procedures
• Evaluating and deploying software and hardware solutions
• Conducting capacity planning
• Producing comprehensive documentation
• Ensuring compliance with organizational standards while safeguarding sensitive data
• Providing mentorship to other System Administrators
• Collaborating extensively with IT teams and vendors
• Functioning as a supervisor or technical lead

Benefits

• 80% State paid medical premium
• Dental plan at no cost for employees and their families
• 11 paid holidays each year
• Generous leave plan
• State Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)
• State defined benefit pension plan
• Deferred compensation 457(b) plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Flexible spending healthcare and childcare reimbursement accounts
• Low cost group life insurance
• Incentive-based Wellness Program
• Qualified Employer for Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior