IT Analyst III - Server Design & Administration

THIS OPPERTUNITY OFFERS A HYBRID TELECOMMUTING SCHEDULE, WITH AT LEAST THREE ONSITE DAYS PER WEEK IN PLACERVILLE, CA

The County of El Dorado is committed to promoting the power of public service by fostering a diverse and collaborative workplace where employees are empowered, respected, and valued. The dedicated efforts taken by the Board of Supervisors continue to promote El Dorado County as a competitive employer that is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified employees by advocating for competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

The County of El Dorado is also supportive of providing telework opportunities for employees consistent with business needs and in accordance with Board of Supervisors Policy E-12 - Telecommuting.

The Information Technologies staff delivers creative, practical solutions and services in support of the current and future technological needs of El Dorado County. The Server Administration Division provides technical support for servers throughout the County, including server security, hardware and software specifications and configurations, installation and customization, troubleshooting and maintenance, and coordination with vendors, when required, for problem resolution.

This is the advanced, lead-level classification in the Information Technology Analyst – Server Design and Administration class series. Incumbents in Information Technology Analyst III
- Server Design and Administration provide lead direction, training, and perform advanced and specialized analytical duties of a professional nature in the design, engineering, enhancement, administration, and maintenance of County information technology servers and related systems, including server hardware and core infrastructure applications; lead and coordinate complex system development projects; analyze complex customer and enterprise infrastructure client/server systems requirements; design, engineer, and maintain the most complex department and enterprise infrastructure client/server architectures.

• Perform advanced and complex duties of a professional nature in the design, engineering, enhancement, administration, and maintenance of County information technology servers and related systems, including server hardware and core infrastructure applications.
• Serve as a technical expert within area of assignment, providing guidance and direction to technical, paraprofessional, and professional staff and resolving the most complex problems; participate in the development of strategic plans for systems development and modification as assigned.
• Provide direction to assigned staff; train staff on server related duties, methods, and procedures.
• Lead and coordinate complex systems development projects or project elements; participate in project strategic planning activities.
• Coordinate the design and development of new or enhanced system architectures; identify system requirements; research and analyzes the feasibility of hardware and software solutions; recommend the appropriate uses of department or enterprise infrastructure client/server technology.
• Design, build, test, implement, maintain, and enhance the most complex department or enterprise infrastructure client/server systems over multiple platforms and technologies, ensuring that the design incorporates comprehensive security measures.
• Lead and coordinate the configuration, implementation, and troubleshooting of server platforms and software and the coordination/collaboration with other information technology staff to integrate client/server systems for operability.
• Write and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for assigned projects including work flow diagrams, system design specifications, and policies and procedures for the utilization of specific hardware and/or software.

For a full description of duties and responsibilities, please review the job description here. The ideal candidate has hands on experience administering Windows Server environments at scale, including day to day troubleshooting, patching, and hardening across a domain joined enterprise infrastructure. They are proficient in Power Shell, not just running existing scripts, but writing, testing, and maintaining automation independently. They are also comfortable owning the Dev Ops style automation that drives monthly server build processes.

They bring direct experience with Active Directory…