NEOGOV · 15 hours ago
IT System Administration - Senior/Specialist (Olympia)
Thurston County – Olympia, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$7,730/mo - $10,396/mo
6+ years expNEOGOV is seeking an IT System Administration Senior/Specialist to join the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. This role involves advanced knowledge and implementation of software and services, including Microsoft Intune and Active Directory, while acting as a subject matter expert and resolving complex IT issues.
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Responsibilities
Responsible for configuring and maintaining device enrollment, compliance and configuration profiles
Responsible for planning, documentation, implementation, and troubleshooting application delivery strategies
Perform desktop application integration, testing and troubleshooting
Responsible for the configuration, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of agency wide Email administration
Implement and enforce standards and governance frameworks for naming conventions, solution ownership, and documentation
Ensure email security best practices including anti-spam, anti-malware, DKIM/DMARC/SPF, and transport rules
Responsible for creating separate groups of servers to schedule patching in a way that minimizes downtime to applications associated with the servers
Responsible for managing and implementing enterprise antivirus and malware protection security policies and updates
Creation, management, configuration, maintenance and support of Enterprise Active Directory (AD)
Analyze, create, implement, manage and audit security groups to allow/restrict access to network resources, file shares, application access that supports role-based access controls
Creates and maintains system documentation for domain technologies, including installation, configuration, and appropriate troubleshooting steps
Qualification
Required
Equivalent combination of education and experience totaling 10 years of progressive professional IT Experience
An associate's degree or completion of an accredited vocational training program in an information technology or related program and eight (8) years of information technology experience such as consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, hardware, telecommunications, or network infrastructure equipment, directing projects, providing customer or technical support in information technology; or administrating or supervising staff that performed work in any of these information technology disciplines
Bachelor's degree in computer science or closely allied field and six (6) years of information technology experience such as consulting, analyzing, designing, programming, installing and/or maintaining computer software applications, hardware, telecommunications, or network infrastructure equipment, directing projects, providing customer or technical support in information technology; or administrating or supervising staff that performed work in any of these information technology disciplines
Experience supporting network resources contained within a Microsoft Active Directory environment
Expert-level knowledge of Active Directory concepts (e.g. Kerberos, LDAP, Sites and Security Groups)
Automation and PowerShell scripting experience
Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft System Center products (MECM and the ability to understand and work with existing customizations and augment functionality
Experience working with Microsoft Identity technologies (e.g. Active Directory, Entra and Group Policy)
Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, WINS, DFS, in a Windows 2016 and newer Landscape Experience developing/maintaining policies, procedures, and training plans for messaging system administration including agency requirements for appropriate use
Preferred
Hybrid Azure Government Cloud
Microsoft Intune Autopilot
Mobile Device Management
Zero Trust Concepts and Technology
Infrastructure and server principles, concepts
Application infrastructure and standards
Networking fundamentals
General Windows knowledge
Physical server architecture
Virtualization technologies (e.g. VMware) and LAN/WAN/Firewall/VPN network technologies
Benefits
Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance.
Staff are eligible to enroll each year in a medical flexible spending account which enables them to use tax-deferred dollars toward their health care expenses.
Employees are also covered by basic life and long-term disability insurance, with the option to purchase additional coverage amounts.
Dependent care assistance allows the employee to save pre-tax dollars for a child or elder care expenses.
Other insurance coverage for auto, boat, home, and renter insurance is available through payroll deduction.
The Washington State Employee Assistance Program promotes the health and well-being of employees.
State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS).
New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs.
Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP).
All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems.
If you are employed by a government or not-for-profit organization, and meet the qualifying criteria, you may be eligible to receive student loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.
Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month.
Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165.
Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.
Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave.
Company
NEOGOV
NEOGOV is the leading provider of workforce management software uniquely designed for the public sector, education, and public safety.
501-1000 employees
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