Systems Administrator

$70,645 - $88,306 yearly

Job Description

Department: District Services

Position Type: Full-time Merit (40 hours per week) 

Job Posting Duration:

  • Opens: Friday, February 13, 2026
  • Closes: This position will remain open until filled

Benefits & Perks:

  • Competitive health and dental insurance
  • Annual employer paid HSA contributions for HDHPs
  • URS retirement options with 401K matching
  • Stipends available for cell phone and travel 
  • Generous holiday & PTO, including recruitment leave 
  • Fieldhouse membership for employee & one other

Job Summary
The Systems Administrator position is responsible for all aspects of application administration, architecture, development, deployment, and support of enterprise business technology solutions; works closely with end users and project managers to implement and support business technology solutions for the District.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information technology, or other closely related fields, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Two (2) additional years of closely related experience.

The successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check, and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current District policy requirements.

Preferred but not required:

  •  Experience with state or local government.
  •  CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+ certifications.

Essential Functions

The following duties and responsibilities are intended to be representative of the work performed by the incumbent(s) in this position and are not all-inclusive. The omission of specific duties and responsibilities will not preclude it from the position. These essential job functions listed are required with or without accommodation.

  • Work closely with managers, contractors, and end-users to define system and data requirements for delivering business technology solutions.
  • Create and manage automated workflow orchestration for business tools and ensure constant systems and workflow reliability.
  • Develop and maintain alerting tool forms and notifications to ensure reliable alerting and response to business system failures.
  • Assists with the implementation and maintenance of business technology applications infrastructure, e.g., asset management solutions, scheduling and workflow automation, geographic information systems (GIS), document and report content management, ETL, Incident Alerting, and Business Technology Solutions.
  • Enable security and transparency throughout development of data management systems.
  • Develop and maintain data management systems: master data, metadata, data classification, data ownership, data quality, data documentation, roles, and access control.
  • Implement and maintain ETL, analytics, and reporting applications infrastructure, e.g., SharePoint.
  • Resolve problems and troubleshoot with other teams to ensure 24/7 mission-critical systems availability, reliability, and performance.
  • Maintain employee user accounts, software subscriptions, enterprise agreements, and access.
  • Attend team meetings to communicate project status, discuss new ideas and issues.
  • Perform as an effective team member contributing to a solutions-oriented and customer-focused organization.
  • Assist in improving systems, recommending changes in policies and procedures.
  • Maintain compliance with established IT standards, policies, and best practices.
  • Monitor compliance with District policies and procedures throughout areas of assigned responsibility.
  • Serve as a records and information management (RIM) specialist for the District.
  • Supervise the procurement, installation, tagging, inventory, and maintenance of all technological office systems.
  • Coordinate with computer and telecommunications vendors and monitor related infrastructure; recommend upgrades as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

Knowledge of:

  • Systems analysis, availability, monitoring, patching, and performance
  • Security, networking, access control, application configuration, application monitoring, and application performance
  • ITIL framework, project, and change management methodologies
  • BI, data analytics, ETL, reporting and SOA concepts
  • Scripting and automation to support development lifecycle
  • Cognos, SQL, SharePoint and cloud data services and solutions.
  • Strategic planning and project development.

Skill and Ability to:

  • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
  • Think logically and systematically; solve complex problems; effectively apply general principles to specific conditions
  • Analyze business and technical processes and determine ways of making them more efficient
  • Remain calm under stress; quickly adjust, evolve, and multi-task between several competing priorities at once
  • Be detail-oriented and thorough in completing assignments.
  • Work independently or collaborate with a team.
  • Creatively solve problems and develop effective ideas and answers to work-related challenges.
  • Facilitate projects and meetings as assigned, comfortable working with all levels of the organization
  • Maintain confidentiality and professionalism

Working Conditions, Physical Requirements, and Aptitudes

  • Duties are typically performed in a general office setting or a remote location, such as a home office.
  • Work effectively with uncooperative individuals, difficult situations, emergencies, or during periods of continuous demand.
  • Remote workdays may be available for this position after completing the six-month orientation period but are not guaranteed.

Physical Requirements

Equal or less than 100% | Focus on a computer screen. 

Equal or less than 75% | Standing or sitting. 

Equal or less than 50% | Walking, bending, and other physical exertion. 

Equal or less than 25% | Pushing, pulling, and kneeling. 

Equal or less than 50% | Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted