Senior System Administrator

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Generous leave and holidays

Health insurance eligibility

Job summary

Office of State Courts Administrator in Jefferson City, MO is seeking a Senior System Administrator to install, maintain, and monitor operating systems, servers, storage and virtual infrastructure. The role includes strategic planning, performance optimization and a leadership capacity for the team.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree with relevant CS/CIS coursework and several years of related experience. Excellent benefits are provided. This role supports critical court operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with field-related coursework and 3+ years in systems-focused roles.

Responsibilities

• Designs, maintains and tests OS, servers, storage and virtual infrastructure.
• Monitors 24/7 availability and participates in capacity planning.
• Responds to after-hours emergencies; leads mitigation and resolution.
• Responds to customer questions and resolves problems with supervision as needed.
• Assists in design and documentation of enterprise configurations.

Skills

System administration

Server maintenance

Virtualization

Networking

Troubleshooting

Customer support

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS

Tools

Mainframe environments

Network configuration tools

Enterprise monitoring tools

Job description

Location: Office of State Courts Administrator, Jefferson City, MO

The salary reflected represents the base pay for this position and does not include any differential for time-of-service pay for state tenure.

Why You'll Love This Position

A position with the Office of State Courts Administrator provides you the opportunity to work with a variety of exceptional, hardworking people and to gain a valuable and rewarding career. It takes many types of talent to advance the mission of the Missouri Judiciary and to keep operations running smoothly. We have opportunities for individuals seeking meaningful work in providing administrative, business and information technology services to the Missouri courts.

We are recruiting to fill a Senior System Administrator position to installs, maintains, and monitors the operation of the organization's operating systems, servers, storage and virtual infrastructure. The position participates in strategic planning efforts, capacity planning, functional and technical design of enterprise systems, and resolution of complex problems. The Senior System Administrator works with a high level of independence and can function as a team lead. Performs the highest level of troubleshooting, diagnosis, and repairs/fixes for hardware and software related problems.

• Designs, writes, maintains, documents and tests computer systems and configurations of moderate complexity and clearly defined segments of more complex configuration programs
• Assists in ensuring 24/7 availability of services and infrastructure
• Responds to after-hours emergencies; lead the mitigation and resolution processes
• Monitors and audits the health and availability of OSCA systems
• Responds to questions from customers needing assistance; identifies problem source and resolves problems; refers and discusses problems with supervisor or other designated contacts, as appropriate

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with at least 15 hours in computer science or computer information systems and 3 years of experience in computer programming, systems analysis and design, network design and configuration, or work with primary responsibility for the configuration of computer hardware or software in a mainframe, midrange and computer environment or with installation and configuration of operation systems, network design and configuration, installing and configuring software applications, identifying and resolving customer problems and working with complex hardware or software systems in a mainframe, midrange or computer environment

Additional experience above the minimum stated may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Physical ability to perform the job include carrying, standing, and lifting computer equipment
• Considerable knowledge of the principles of computer programming and systems analysis, design, testing and documentation
• Extensive knowledge of the general operating principles and capabilities of computer hardware and software
• Considerable knowledge of computer networking and telecommunications
• Extensive knowledge of computer operating systems
• Considerable knowledge of database management systems

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. More information regarding employment and benefits can be found here: OSCA Benefits.