Senior Systems Administration Specialist

Job Location:

• The office for this position is located at the Harry S. Truman State Office Building, 301 W High Street, Jefferson City, MO. 65101.

Why you’ll love this position:

As a Senior Systems Administration Specialist, this individual will report to the Infrastructure Manager of the State Data Center. This position will supervise teams supporting the State Data Center's server support team; responsible for overseeing Windows, Linux, and OS patching environments. This position will also work with their Manager and teams to develop planning and implementation for hardware life-cycle management. This includes researching technologies, working with vendors to build architecture, and obtaining quotes to assist with budget and planning for the Infrastructure services team.

This position is with the Office of Administration, Information Technology Services Division (OA-ITSD), State Data Center (SDC).

ITSD Core Values - We Innovate and Partner with Passion, Respect, and Integrity United as #OneTeam.

• Supervise, coach, and mentor 6 - 8 system administrators of various career levels.
• Promote knowledge, growth, and expertise through cross-training and collaboration.
• Help develop and promote standard operating procedures, as well as security standards.
• Establish and maintain healthy relationships with other functional areas of ITSD, as well as business partners.
• Work with the ITSD Network Operation Center to provide reports and updates on outages for business-critical systems until a resolution is reached.
• Develop and maintain reports on hardware management life-cycle, resources available/used, and operating systems tracking.

• General knowledge of VMWare vSphere and ESXi.
• General knowledge of Dell PowerEdge, Powervault, and Cisco UCSx hardware platforms.
• General knowledge of computing resources in AWS, Azure and GCP environments is highly desired.
• General knowledge of tools to assist in automation of processes such as Ansible Tower, RHEL Satellite, etc.
• Experience working with Windows and Linux (RHEL) operating systems.
• Experience with project management, knowledge of methodologies and best practices.
• Proven ability to lead a team, provide direction, and take initiative.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize assignments.
• Ability to adapt to changing situations and work demands.
• Successful background check results are required for employment in this position. This may include background checks involving a candidate’s name and/or fingerprints and other screenings as needed for the specific position.

Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Skill in critical thinking and problem-solving. Skill in the analysis and evaluation of system issues. Ability to mentor, coach, and develop skills of staff.

The classification for this position is Senior Systems Administration Specialist ; click for more information.

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here .

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