Information Technology System Administrator - Journey

Monday
- Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST | HYBRID

NOTE: The hiring authority reserves the right to offer the position at any time after the required posting period, and during the recruitment process. It is to the applicant's advantage to apply as early as possible. Additionally, this position will operate in a hybrid work setting, with the requirement to come into the office as needed.
Please note that this position does not provide immigration sponsorship. Applicants must possess work authorization that does not require employer sponsorship.

The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) provides centralized business services to state government agencies; to other public entities such as cities, counties and tribes; and to Washington residents. DES’ mission is to strengthen the business of government for a sustainable and just future. Learn more about DES.

Our Technology Services Division (TSD) is not just another team in a government agency. We are a customer-driven IT environment that provides innovative solutions that connects people and simplifies work. Our solutions impact other state agencies, counties, cities, and the people of Washington. We innovate, we collaborate, we challenge, and we respect new ideas. If you are looking for a Challenging and Meaningful career, a place where your talents make a difference in the lives of Washingtonians, TSD is the place for you.

The IT System Admin
- Journey position provides system administration for agency and enterprise applications including planning, analyzing, designing, developing and configuration, testing, change management, user acceptance, training, and maintenance. Your role is to support enterprise applications used by state agencies, municipalities, and higher education and public sector customers. This position provides leadership, guidance, and direction on complex technical issues for agency client applications and systems, and customer issues and incident resolution.

The system admin conducts consultation, analysis, design, configuration, quality assurance, troubleshooting and issues resolutions. The system admin will utilize advanced technical and senior level knowledge in analysis, configuration, testing and implementation of agency requested changes, updates and/or enhancements and behaviors that affect integration with other systems.

To understand the full details and expectations of this position, email rachel.vaughan.gov or jobs.gov and request the full job description.

• Perform root cause analysis
• Utilize advanced technical skills to analyze system changes
• Engineer technical solutions
• Administer and configure systems
• Utilize complex problem-solving skills
• Deliver system changes and enhancements
• Perform quality control analysis
• Ensure systems are at the current version
• Ensure systems are stable
• Establish a secure IT environment
• Manage competing customer priorities
• Optimize enhance and administer SaS and COTS systems

• Develop system support documentation
• Create and maintain technical design documentation
• Maintain historical system documentation
• Create system procedures and processes

• Maintain technical skills
• Increase technical knowledge
• Expand knowledge of current environment

Five (5) years of information technology experience, consulting, analyzing, designing, configuring, installing, troubleshooting, maintaining software applications, and systems, directing projects, providing customer or technical support in information technology.

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