System Administrator; Information Systems Specialist

About DEQ!

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality strives to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable environment that embraces and values diversity. Employees at all levels of the agency work together to foster fairness, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We strive to be a workplace where we share our authentic identities, while advancing our individual professional goals, and while collaborating to protect, preserve, and enhance the environment for current and future generations.

We celebrate and appreciate diversity, champion equity, and treat each other with respect and dignity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, age, or physical or mental disability in the administration of our programs and activities. Visit DEQ’s Civil Rights and Environmental Justice page.

Are you passionate about preserving, enhancing, and protecting Oregon’s environment? If so, consider a career with the State of Oregon at the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). At DEQ, employees have the opportunity to work with a dynamic and supportive team of mission-focused individuals tasked with maintaining, restoring, and enhancing the quality of Oregon’s air, land, and water.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has a full-time opportunity available for a System Administrator (Information Systems Specialist
5). This position will be located in Portland, Oregon.

Please consider joining an innovative team, and work to advance our agency’s mission to protect and improve Oregon’s environmental quality.

You will coordinate and provide research, design, development, implementation, and operational support of agency-wide desktop and server computer facilities. These support activities facilitate the successful and reliable operation of systems that support agency-wide programs.

The opportunity to work in a productive and creative environment where no two days are ever the same! DEQ cares deeply about employee wellness and benefits. We offer a competitive benefits package that offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for the employee and their qualified family members, as well as paid sick leave, vacation leave, personal leave, and 11 paid holidays a year.

In addition, we offer membership in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), and you have the opportunity to potentially receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

This is a full-time, AFSCME represented position. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

Minimum Qualifications: 4 years of information systems experience, or a Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field.

Substitutions: Associate’s degree in information technology, computer science, or a related degree may substitute for 2 of the required years of experience.

• Demonstrated experience and personal commitment to building and sustaining an equitable and inclusive culture where all team members feel empowered to contribute.
• Experience with asset management, vendor relations, Windows server, and mobile device systems; experience providing IT-related inventory management and licensing.
• Information technology systems experience in software, hardware, mobile devices, and cloud-based technologies.
• Experience analyzing and diagnosing user problems and implementing solutions.
• Ability to use critical thinking and analytical skills to form independent judgment, initiative, and decision-making; ability to work independently as well as in a team environment; ability to contribute to a team environment in an inclusive and positive manner.
• Experience providing technical consultation and advice to managers, technical and professional staff, and system users.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills, including the ability to calmly, tactfully, professionally, and clearly explain, interpret, and apply Federal and State laws, policies, procedures, rules, and regulations to a variety…