Systems Administrator Senior

Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

The Indiana Office of Technology provides cost-effective, secure, consistent, reliable enterprise-technology services to our partner agencies so that they can better serve our mutual customer, the Hoosier taxpayer. IOT will also act as the technology and solution enabler for the State, helping its partner agencies achieve business objectives and innovation.

The Systems Administrator Senior focuses on solving the most complex technical challenges across large-scale systems, cloud platforms, and modern tools, ensuring stability and security for multiple state agencies. Tier 3 engineers are the last line of defense for escalated issues and play a key role in modernizing state technology infrastructure. You will handle urgent escalations and work closely with cross-functional teams, security, cloud operations, and agency IT leads, to ensure seamless service delivery.

This position and may require flexibility for occasional after-hours or weekend work to resolve critical incidents.

• Lead the resolution of high-priority incidents and escalations, ensuring minimal downtime and strong communication with agency partners.
• Support modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy systems (e.g., SCCM) to modern platforms like Intune and Tanium.
• Collaborate with security teams to enforce secure coding practices and mitigate risks in enterprise environments.
• Participate in strategic projects such as AWS and Azure workstation management, software deployment automation, and enterprise patching processes.
• Serve on a rotation as the primary contact for VIP issues and security-related escalations.

• Advanced Technical Expertise
  – Deep knowledge of Windows OS, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and enterprise deployment tools (Intune, SCCM, Tanium).
• Problem-Solving & Communication
  – Ability to troubleshoot complex issues quickly while maintaining clear, proactive communication with stakeholders.
• Security & Compliance Mindset
  – Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, secure coding practices, and compliance frameworks.

This is an onsite position at the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $70,122 but may be commensurate with education or work experience.

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• Responsible for testing, debugging, and documentation of system software upgrades and new releases, which may include program design and coding.
• Evaluate new and existing software products.
• Implement operating system enhancements to improve system reliability and performance.
• Design, develop, modify, and maintain complex system software using releases and utilities.
• Responsible for software applications related to the overall operating system, including sophisticated file maintenance routines, telecommunications networks, and computer accounting.

• Assign staff to various projects, direct their activities, and evaluate their work.
• May perform as team lead or project manager in assigned areas.
• May oversee multiple projects or project phases.

• Mentor and provide guidance to new and lower-level staff.
• Confer with department management to assist in planning, organizing, and controlling activities of assigned areas.

• Responsible for activities related to systems administration.
• Ensure long-term requirements of systems operations and administration, including overall systems planning.
• Responsible for installation, maintenance, configuration, and integrity of computer software and its components.
• Responsible for quality assurance…