Washington State Department of Health · 1 day ago
IT Manager, Systems Administration DOH8829
Washington, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expThe Washington State Department of Health is seeking an IT Manager for Systems Administration to lead the infrastructure that supports public health systems across Washington. This role involves overseeing enterprise server operations, managing a team of system administrators, and ensuring secure, stable, and scalable systems that influence public health operations.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of senior and journey level system administrators, setting direction and managing performance
Oversee enterprise core services including Active Directory, cloud identity, file services, server operating systems, virtualization, and storage
Design, implement, and maintain secure cloud and on-premise environments across Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service solutions
Drive modernization efforts aligned with the state’s cloud first strategy
Manage system performance, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and incident response
Establish infrastructure standards, roadmaps, and best practices across the agency
Partner with vendors and statewide technology leaders to deliver resilient, scalable solutions
Serve as a technical authority during outages or high impact incidents
Qualification
Required
Ten (10) years of progressive professional IT experience analyzing, installing, and/or maintaining server and cloud based systems, software applications, hardware and telecommunications or network infrastructure equipment
An associate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or closely related field and eight (8) years of progressive professional IT experience analyzing, installing, and/or maintaining server and cloud based systems, software applications, hardware and telecommunications or network infrastructure equipment
A Bachelor's degree or completion of an accredited vocational training program in an information technology or related program and six (6) years of progressive professional IT experience analyzing, installing, and/or maintaining server and cloud based systems, software applications, hardware and telecommunications or network infrastructure equipment
Four (4) years of experience in performing systems engineering and integration involving multiple internally and third-party hosted (hybrid) server and cloud environments
Four (4) years of experience in defining administrative and system policies and principles to guide decisions for enterprise systems, cloud tenants, virtual servers and storage
Four (4) years of experience in ensuring technical integration is achieved across the enterprise by leading/participating in test planning, validation, and reviews
Four (4) years of experience in analyzing, planning, testing, implementing and documenting application configuration changes that include system control data affecting application behaviors, including behaviors that affect integration with other systems
Four (4) years of experience in configuring, maintaining, and supporting virtual server and storage environments, such as virtual machines, storage area networks, file servers, and backup systems
At least two (2) years of experience managing or supervising technical staff delivering enterprise-level IT or cloud services to a large user base
Preferred
Experience working in a large public sector, healthcare, or highly regulated environment
Advanced experience with Microsoft Azure services, including IaaS and PaaS
Experience administering Microsoft 365 environments, including identity, security, and compliance features
Experience with automation or scripting tools such as PowerShell to support infrastructure operations
Experience developing infrastructure standards, documentation, or technical roadmaps
Experience coordinating with vendors, cloud service providers, or statewide IT partners
VMware Training or Experience
Certifications: Microsoft O365, Azure System Administration, MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer)
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and long-term disability insurance
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Retirement plans
Paid holidays
Vacation and sick leave
Dependent care assistance
Professional development opportunities
Company
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) works with federal, state, tribal, and local partners to help people in Washington stay healthy and safe.
Founded in 1989Tumwater, Washington, US
1001-5000 employees
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