Senior Systems Administrator & Automation Lead

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 61,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in Austin, TX, seeks a Systems Administrator IV to oversee highly complex systems, coordinate upkeep and upgrades, and ensure reliable operation of critical IT infrastructure.

The role includes installing and configuring servers, managing access control, scripting automation, and incident response. Based in the Bush Building, you will report to the Technical Support Supervisor in a dynamic IT division.

Qualifications

• Performs highly complex (senior-level) systems administration work.
• Installs and upgrades computer components and system software.
• May serve as lead worker providing direction to others.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates, plans, and schedules installation of new or revised systems and defines business process requirements.
• Determines operational, technical, and system requirements for data processing, data communication, system software, and server hardware.
• Analyzes, troubleshoots, and resolves system hardware, software, and networking issues; provides status reports to management.
• Installs, configures, maintains, and administers servers, operating systems, and applications.
• Documents operating procedures for technical support, troubleshooting, maintenance, and innovative systems administration techniques.
• Defines and manages roles and access privileges for users and devices to prevent unauthorized access.
• Studies existing information processing systems to evaluate effectiveness and develops new systems to improve production or workflow.
• Configures automation routines using scripting and other programming languages.
• Completes projects and performs systems software and hardware reviews.
• Recommends to management systems technology solutions and enterprise-related hardware and software standards.
• Maintains agency server infrastructure (Physical and Virtual).
• Maintains data backups.
• Participates in information systems security administration.
• Responds to incident and problem calls, and processes service requests and tasks.
• Monitors the interface of systems, subsystems, and software applications.

Job description

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation in Austin, TX, seeks a Systems Administrator IV to oversee highly complex systems, coordinate upkeep and upgrades, and ensure reliable operation of critical IT infrastructure.

The role includes installing and configuring servers, managing access control, scripting automation, and incident response. Based in the Bush Building, you will report to the Technical Support Supervisor in a dynamic IT division.