Network and Computer Systems Administrator

City of Santa Fe Springs; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Health insurance options

Paid holidays

Life insurance

Retirement plans

Job summary

Florida Legislature seeks a System Administrator with strong Hyper-V, Windows Server, and enterprise networking expertise. You will support day-to-day operations, ensure infrastructure stability, and drive improvements across virtualized and physical environments.

The role covers Hyper-V management, AD/DNS/DHCP administration, network optimization, and security best practices, with opportunity for Tier 2/3 support and thorough documentation of changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, or related field and 2 years of IT experience (4 years college substitution allowed).
• Salary for Senior Information Systems Programmer/Analyst is commensurate with experience.
• Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Hyper-V hosts, VMs, clustering, and storage.
• Administer Windows Server environments, including AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services.
• Monitor and optimize network performance, including switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, and VPNs.
• Perform system updates, patching, backups, and disaster-recovery tasks.
• Implement security best practices and assist with compliance requirements.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support for server, network, and virtualization issues.
• Document configurations, procedures, and changes.

Skills

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Enterprise networking

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, or related field

Job description

Examples of Work PerformedSeeking a skilled System Administrator with strong experience in Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server, and enterprise networking. This role supports day-to-day operations, infrastructure stability, and ongoing improvements across virtualized and physical environments.Key Responsibilities

• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot Hyper-V hosts, virtual machines, clustering, and storage.
• Administer Windows Server environments, including AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and file services.
• Monitor and optimize network performance, including switches, firewalls, VLANs, routing, and VPNs.
• Perform system updates, patching, backups, and disaster-recovery tasks.
• Implement security best practices and assist with compliance requirements.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support for server, network, and virtualization issues.
• Document configurations, procedures, and changes.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Hands-on experience with Hyper-V (VM creation, replication, failover clustering).
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, subnets, routing, VLANs, and firewall concepts.
• Proficiency with Windows Server administration.
• Familiarity with PowerShell for automation is a plus.
• Ability to diagnose complex issues and work independently.

Minimum Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science, management information systems, or certain other information technology-based fields of study and two years of relevant information technology experience.
• Relevant information technology experience and training may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the four years of college education.
• The salary for Senior Information Systems Programmer/Analyst is commensurate with experience. The Auditor General offers a competitive benefits package.

Working for the Florida Legislature includes a lucrative benefits package, including affordable health insurance options, free dental, long-term disability and employee life insurance, as well as competitive retirement. Employees have access to a college tuition waiver program, an employee assistance program, paid annual and sick leave, and paid holidays. Learn more below!Health and Dental Insurance

• Employees have a choice of participating in the State Self Insured Plan or a Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) if available in the county of residence or employment (Standard and High Deductible Investor plans are available). Full-time employees pay $30 per month for family coverage or $8.34 per month for individual coverage. Part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For dental insurance, the Legislature offers a PPO plan that offers choice of dentist and pays from 50 to 100 percent of usual, customary, and reasonable charges. There is a $1500 maximum benefit per plan year. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work.

Leave Accrual Benefits

• Annual Leave accrues as follows based on creditable state service:
• Up to 5 years - 11 hours per month 5 to 10 years - 13 hours per month Over 10 years - 15 hours per month
• Sick Leave accrues at 9 hours per month for all full-time employees.

Life and Disability Insurance

• Group Term life Insurance with an accidental death and dismemberment benefit provides $25,000 coverage. The Legislature pays the total premium for full-time employees and part-time employees pay premiums based on the total hours of work. For disability insurance, the Legislature offers a Group Long Term Disability Insurance Plan that provides a monthly benefit of 60 percent of covered monthly earnings after an elimination period of 360 days. The Legislature pays the total premium.

Retirement

• Participation in the Florida Retirement System is compulsory for all salaried staff, except certain re-employed retirees. New employees have until the end of the eighth month following their first month of employment to select a retirement plan, from the traditional pension plan or the investment plan. New employees will receive an informational packet approximately two months after the hire date. Members and staff contribute 3% of their salary towards retirement and the Legislature pays the remainder of the premium.

Florida Pre-Tax Plan And Deferred Compensation Plan

• This state sponsored program includes Supplemental Insurance Plans, Health Savings Account (when enrolled with an Investor Health Plan), and a Flexible Spending Program on a pretax basis. The Supplemental Insurance Plans include hospitalization, cancer/intensive care, dental, vision, and accidental/disability. The Flexible Spending Program includes healthcare and dependent care accounts. A competitive Deferred Compensation Plan is also offered. The State of Florida Deferred Compensation Plan offers a number of investment options including variable annuities, mutual funds, and a bank, with a variety of contract providers.

Paid Holidays

• New Year's Day - Martin Luther King Day - Memorial Day - Independence Day - Labor Day - Veteran's Day - Thanksgiving Day - Friday After Thanksgiving - Christmas Day - Personal Holiday

Total Compensation Statement

• The Total Compensation Statement provides a monetary value of each benefit listed below as well as a total annual compensation estimate. The annual salary amount used in this example is $40,000. Note: All values are based on individual plans.