Senior Systems Administrator

Maricopa County • Phoenix, AZ

7d • $82,000 - $132,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Systems Administrator is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, maintenance, and security of the organization's enterprise infrastructure. This position serves as the highest level of technical expertise for server, virtualization, storage, backup, and cloud technologies, ensuring the availability, reliability, and security of mission-critical systems. The Senior Systems Administrator leads complex infrastructure projects, develops technical standards, mentors other IT staff, and provides strategic recommendations for future technology initiatives. This position works closely with application development, cybersecurity, help desk, project management, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and highly available technology solutions that support the organization's operational and strategic objectives. Participation in a rotating on-call schedule is required to ensure continuous support of critical infrastructure.

Requirements

• Four (4) years of progressively responsible experience administering and supporting enterprise servers, virtualization, cloud services, identity platforms, storage, backups, containers, or related infrastructure technologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• Other combinations of education and experience may be considered in substitution for the minimum qualifications
• Must successfully complete the next scheduled Secretary of State Election Officer Certification
• Must be eligible to vote in Arizona
• Must pass applicable background screening

Nice To Haves

• Six (6) years of progressively responsible systems administration or infrastructure engineering experience in an enterprise, public-sector, regulated, or mission-critical environment
• Hands-on experience administering Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, identity and access management, multifactor authentication, and role-based permissions
• Experience supporting Microsoft Azure, hybrid cloud environments, VMware ESXi and vCenter, storage platforms, backups, restoration, and system monitoring
• Experience administering or supporting Docker, Kubernetes, containerized applications, and related application-hosting infrastructure
• Experience with infrastructure patching, vulnerability remediation, system hardening, configuration management, capacity planning, performance monitoring, and lifecycle maintenance
• Experience supporting application deployments, system integrations, upgrades, migrations, release activities, and production troubleshooting
• Experience serving as a technical escalation point and providing guidance, peer review, training, or technical direction to other IT staff
• Experience developing scripts or using administrative automation tools to improve infrastructure reliability, consistency, and efficiency
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, business continuity, change management, incident management, and infrastructure security practices
• Experience working with infrastructure vendors, service providers, licensing, warranties, and technical support agreements
• Relevant Microsoft, Azure, VMware, Kubernetes, Linux, CompTIA, or other infrastructure certification
• Experience with Cisco AnyConnect VPN solution

Responsibilities

• Performs systems and application support at the highest level of technical expertise, mostly independently, but occasionally with assistance from other information technology (IT) professionals and premier support services, of systems including Windows servers, file/print services, VMware, and Active Directory, in addition to the backup and storage resources utilized by these systems
• Administers, designs, implements, maintains, and modifies computer systems, servers, disk storage systems, SAN’s, data back-ups, software applications, security measures, components, and/or databases. Monitors and ensures the quality of applicable information technology and its related components
• Provides Technical support and is responsible for coordinating the migration of any new or current systems
• Serves as a lead to staff, including mentoring, assigning, and monitoring work, and providing direction
• Leading strategist for deploying any new systems and road-mapping systems
• Manages projects and performs related research, analysis, and requirements gathering
• Troubleshoots and resolves issues, and participates in a 24 x 7 on-call rotation as required
• Reviews emerging technologies and participates in determining the department's future technology direction
• Completes monthly review and installation of security patches for Windows servers and VMware hosts

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits, including access to our on-site center, Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including an incentive
• Enrollment in the Arizona State Retirement System, a defined retirement benefit requiring an 11.98% contribution rate per paycheck that includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

What This Job Offers

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