Senior IT Systems Administrator – Public Safety & Security

State of Washington; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedules

Telework options (not full-time)

Infants at Work Program

Job summary

Washington State Patrol is seeking a senior IT system administrator to assess the health, performance, and security of CAD and related systems. You will act as liaison with Motorola, maintain server hardware drivers, and advise on secure, resilient IT architecture.

The role focuses on CJIS/OCIO compliance, design reviews, and disaster recovery testing. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in IT and substantial senior admin experience, with an emphasis on law enforcement communications

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology (or closely related field).
• 5 Years' experience as an senior‑level system administrator.
• OR 8 to 10 years of experience in the industry standards for Law Enforcement Communications operations, structure and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Actively assess health, performance, and security postures of agency CAD, P1 Mobile, and other systems and implement enhancements and corrective actions.
• Liaise with Motorola (CAD and P1 Mobile vendor) and manage vendor relationships.
• Maintain Motorola systems and deploy server hardware drivers and firmware updates on a scheduled basis.
• Be the SME and determine the best solutions to resolve technical or business issues related to the systems managed.
• Ensure CJIS and OCIO security standards compliance and review gap analysis reports for corrective actions.
• Prepare and submit IT Technology Design Reviews and participate in the Technical Architecture Committee.
• Provide senior security advice to the CISO for new and existing systems.
• Conduct security reviews of new technology and test fail-over operations during disaster recovery annually.

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Information Technology (or closely related field)

Job description

Washington State Patrol is seeking a senior IT system administrator to assess the health, performance, and security of CAD and related systems. You will act as liaison with Motorola, maintain server hardware drivers, and advise on secure, resilient IT architecture.

The role focuses on CJIS/OCIO compliance, design reviews, and disaster recovery testing. Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree in IT and substantial senior admin experience, with an emphasis on law enforcement communications