UNIX/LINUX Server Services Unit Manager

California Franchise Tax Board; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 9,400 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

California Franchise Tax Board seeks a seasoned UNIX/LINUX Server Services Unit Manager in Sacramento to lead a 24x7 enterprise environment supporting ETS, cloud initiatives, and on‑prem systems. The role directs staff and external vendors, ensuring continuity of critical tax systems and modern infrastructure practices.

The position requires strong supervisory skills, strategic planning, and excellent communication to align multi-disciplinary teams and stakeholders with agency goals.

Qualifications

• All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications and Alternate Range Placement for the position on your State Application (STD Form 678).
• The application should also clearly demonstrate the candidate’s ability to meet the Desirable Qualifications identified in this job advertisement.
• The Classification Specification is located on this Job Announcement Posting under "Minimum Requirements".

Skills

Supervisory skills

Team leadership

Time management

Organizational leadership

Stakeholder relationships

Project management

MS Team Foundation Server

Azure DevOps

Communication

Decision making

Data analysis

Change management

Tools

MS Team Foundation Server

Azure DevOps Server

Job description

Job Description And Duties

The salary ranges listed in this Job Control may not reflect reductions in pay in accordance with the 2025 Personal Leave Program. Please follow the link for more information regarding the 2025 Personal Leave program. http://hrmanual.calhr.ca.gov/Home/ManualItem/1/2113

Are you looking for a fast-paced and challenging position at the FTB that funds many important services to Californians? If so, Franchise Tax Board (FTB) is a great place to work because we also believe in leading with integrity, bringing our best, delivering excellence, contributing to community and becoming experts at what we do.

The position functions as the Linux/Unix Server Engineering Section Manager, in the Technology Services Division's Infrastructure Services Bureau. The ITM1 has full management responsibility and serves in a management role under the general direction of the Assistant Bureau Director (ABD) and functions independently by planning, directing, coordinating and organizing the more difficult, critical, sensitive, technical, and highly specialized assignments and, reviewing implementation and conformance of IT programs with organizational policies and objectives.

The Linux/Unix Server Engineering Section Manager, through subordinate specialists, directs the activities of staff supporting, technical direction who are tasked with the maintenance, and support of the enterprise, to include Enterprise Tax System’s (ETS) technical software stack, comprised of both custom software and various Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software products installed on roughly 20 technical environments that support the SDLC. Linux/Unix Server Engineering Section provides supporting mission-critical 24x7x365 applications and services.

This role also contributes to the evaluation and implementation of cloud technologies including managing both on premises and cloud based systems as part of the department’s infrastructure, ensuring continuity across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms

Additional positions may become available (eRPA 2627-00080).

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Position Details

Job Code #

JC-534017

Position #(s)

564-271-1405-XXX

Working Title

UNIX/LINUX Server Services Unit Manager

Classification

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGER I

$9,387.00 - $12,579.00

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions

Multiple

Work Location

Sacramento County

Telework

In Office

Job Type

Permanent, Full Time

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications and Alternate Range Placement for the position on your State Application (STD Form 678). The application should also clearly demonstrate the candidate’s ability to meet the Desirable Qualifications identified in this job advertisement. The Classification Specification is located on this Job Announcement Posting under "Minimum Requirements".

We encourage applications regardless of whether you think you meet 100% of these skills below. Please highlight your knowledge, skills, and experience related to the below desirable qualifications in your application package.

• Strong supervisory and management skills to perform effectively in a complex environment with multiple competing priorities and demands
• Strong team leadership, staff development, interpersonal, problem solving and negotiation skills
• Expert knowledge of time management techniques to provide for efficient prioritization and completion of competing work assignments for self and subordinate staff
• Expert knowledge of supervisory and management principles, practices, and techniques to oversee the work activities of subordinate staff to ensure operations function effectively
• Managerial experience that demonstrates the ability to successfully apply organizational leadership, communicate clearly, facility decision-making, promote teamwork, and define and achieve success across multi-disciplinary stakeholder interests
• Experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships with executives, managers, and staff from diverse program areas that include representatives from all levels
• Experience planning, organizing, and managing multiple workloads
• Experience in managing all activities associated with the operations of complex large-scale IT services, emerging technology solutions, mission-critical systems, and platforms/environments
• Experience using MS Team Foundation Server (TFS)/Azure DevOps Server
• Experience working in highly complex environments that have competing priorities and demands
• Experience communicating effectively, orally, and in writing, analytical skills, including the ability to convey highly technical information in an understandable manner
• Demonstrated capacity to make critical and timely decisions on a variety of challenges in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Ability to exercise a high degree of initiative
• Ability to make decisions to resolve complex project issues
• Ability to analyze data and situations, reason logically and creatively, identify problems, draw valid conclusions, and develop effective solutions
• Ability to leads teams through organizational change
• Ability to work under pressure and ensure timely incident resolution and completion of projects
• Involvement in a diversity of activities, program areas, and/or positions that have provided you with a greater understanding and appreciation for the broader perspective of the department/enterprise
• Demonstrated performance encouraging positive relationships, creating high job satisfaction, encouraging success, showing understanding, and being trusting and supportive

Contact Information

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Department Website: http://www.ftb.ca.gov

Human Resources Contact:

Classification and Hiring Unit

[phone]

Hiring Unit Contact:

Raymond Basiri / IT Workforce

[phone]

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:

Reasonable Accommodation Unit

[phone]

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Final Filing Date: 10/19/2026