Systems Administrator-Lead

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time 07/22/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Opening Date/Time 07/22/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time 08/04/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly) $7,458.00 - $11,935.00

Salary (Annually) $89,496.00 - $

Job Type Full-Time

City, State Location Nashville, TN

Department Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (T.B.I)

TBI Headquarters
- Nashville, TN
- Technology and Innovation Division

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Bachelor's degree and four years of experience in systems administration or IT operations.

Substitution for Bachelor's degree:
Relevant IT Associate's Degree.

OR

An Associate's degree and two years of related IT experience may substitute for the bachelor's degree requirement.

Substitution of Experience for

Education:

Related IT experience may substitute for the required bachelor's degree on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of four years.

Necessary Special

Qualifications:

None.

Examination Method:
Education and Experience, 100% for Preferred Service positions.

Under general direction, this classification leads complex enterprise systems support, including server administration, visualization, storage, and disaster recovery planning. Provides technical guidance and mentors team members while ensuring system performance and security. This lead-level role supervises systems administration activities, researches and architects enterprise IT solutions, and creates documentation for procedures, configurations, and disaster recovery and business continuity. This class differs from the Systems Administrator-Adv in that an incumbent of the latter analyzes systems logs and researches failure codes for resolutions and implements solutions.

• Monitor system health and logs; resolve errors and recommend improvements.
• Design, configure, and support storage, server, and backup systems.
• Architect and implement disaster recovery, visualization, and data replication.
• Create and maintain system documentation and technical procedures.
• Mentor and support team members in troubleshooting and project work.
• Coordinate with vendors and stakeholders to resolve escalated technical issues.
• Provision virtual environments and evaluate storage needs for enterprise operations.

• Manages Complexity
• Tech Savvy
• Customer Focus
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively

• Storage and Virtualization Design
• Disaster Recovery procedures
• Business continuity planning
• Cloud Computing implementation and monitoring
• Data Migration

• Systems Evaluation
• Troubleshooting
• Documentation
• Technical Leadership
• Technology Design, Operation Control, Equipment Maintenance

• Deductive Reasoning
• Oral and Written Communication
• Problem Sensitivity
• Dynamic and Static Strength
• Flexibility

• Computer
• Telephone
• Broadband Internet
• Printer
• Mobile Phone