Operations System Engineer

Working Title:
Operations System Engineer

Job Class:
Information Technology Specialist 4

Agency:
Minnesota IT Services

• Job : 97218
• Location
  :
  St. Paul
• Full/Part Time
  :
  Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary
  :
  Unlimited
• Who May Apply
  :
  Open to all qualified job seekers
• Date Posted
  : 10/15/2026
• Closing Date
  :10/22/2026
• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit
  :
  Minnesota IT Services
• Division/Unit
  :
  Department of Revenue (DOR)
• Work Shift/Work Hours
  :
  Day Shift
• Days of Work
  :
  Monday - Friday
• Travel Required
  :
  No
• Salary Range: $37.72 - $62.21 / hourly; $78,759 - $129,894 / annually
• Job Class Option
  :
  Systems Software
• Classified Status
  :
  Classified
• Bargaining Unit/Union
  : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

Join the 2,800+ professionals of Minnesota IT Services (MNIT) who connect Minnesotans to services that will improve their lives. This position serves our partners at the Minnesota Department of Revenue (DOR). MNIT DOR helps manage the state’s revenue collection systems and administers state tax laws. The team is responsible for powering technology that collects over $30 billion annually.

As the Operations System Engineer you will provide support for the MNIT Operations Group at the Department of Revenue. This includes expert knowledge in maintaining the systems and applications supported by the Operations group. This position will utilize their knowledge of servers and workstations, and management, configuration and support of the Operations systems and applications as well has work to introduce new solutions that are specific to Revenue’s needs that the MNIT Operations team will support.

This position will provide training, and technical guidance to other technical staff. This position will participate in enterprise-wide projects to plan, design, test, and deploy new technology. This position will be responsible for communicating and working with various MNIT Enterprise teams in the analysis and resolution of the most complex issues impacting Operations systems and services as well as issues impacting Revenue.

This position requires an employee to work onsite at 600 Robert St. N., St. Paul, Minnesota at least 50% of the time, with limited telework available. Telework eligibility depends on residence:

• Candidates living in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the worksite in a bordering state (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) may telework up to 50%.
• Minnesota residents living more than 50 miles from the worksite may be eligible to telework more than 50%.
• Candidates living 50 miles or more from the worksite in a bordering state may work onsite 100% or may be telework eligible if relocating within 50 miles.

To qualify, candidates must clearly show all of the following qualifications in their resume. Resume tips available here:

Position requires a minimum of four (4) years of IT related experience in supporting and implementing enterprise server or vendor/hosted solutions.

Experience must include:

• Installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Windows server environments that support line-of-business or COTS applications
• Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policy sufficient to view applied policies, recognize when a policy may impact a supported system, and work with MNIT Enterprise to request, explain, and validate needed changes
• Experience supporting vendor-hosted…