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Fort Bend County · 2 months ago

System Administrator - Technical Services - Information Technology

Richmond, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$40.47/hr - $50.59/hr

5+ years exp

Fort Bend County is ranked as one of the fastest growing counties in the nation. They are seeking a System Administrator to develop, configure, install, and maintain servers while providing advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting for network hardware and software issues.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Develops, configures, installs and maintains servers with complex server hardware, network operating systems and application software to provide maximum utilization of current resources through effective and efficient direction in meeting user requirements for computerized solutions

Performs advanced diagnostics and troubleshoots and resolves network hardware components, system software and hardware; resolves advanced, complex system access and connectivity problems through the advanced system utilities and protocol analysis

Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Virtual Networking, PKI, Microsoft Server 2016, 2019, and 2022, Superna, Intune, Service Now, and Dell Isilon storage appliance

Skilled in supporting electronic messaging including Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex, and associated applications

Develops and maintains current server operations and backup procedures

Troubleshoots and works with external vendors to resolve complex system issues

Responsible for providing tier III support for workstations, applications, mobile devices, network infrastructure, server infrastructure and related technology

Acquires, tests, and applies system software/hardware updates, releases and patches

Recommends and implements system policies and standards and ensures adherence to approved security and disaster recovery procedures

Installs third-party software products and tests products thoroughly. Installs patches/upgrades to third-party products when necessary and in conjunction with vendor support status

Proficient with virtualization technologies VMware/Hyper-V. Strong understanding of enterprise storage architecture including connectivity & design, physical/virtual SAN, hyper-convergence, and backup & recovery methodologies

Assists in the evaluation of vendor products in hardware, software, and networking equipment and recommends purchases consistent with the organizations short and long-term goals

On-call 24/7 for IT support issues

Participates in activities and duties related to emergency management during a local state of disaster as directed by appropriate county managers

Qualification

Active DirectoryMicrosoft Server 2016/2019/2022VMware/Hyper-VMicrosoft O365MCSE certificationCCNA certificationNetwork operating systemsCommunication skillsInterpersonal skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field. (High School/GED and four years of relevant professional experience in addition to 5 years required experience may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree)

5 years of directly related experience

Experience with VMware and Microsoft O365 required

Thorough knowledge of network operating systems, systems integration and multiple network protocols

Ability to design, install, manage and monitor complex systems, operating system software and applications

Knowledge of system administration of multiple server environments

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal effectively with the public, other employees and elected officials