IT Systems Administrator

City of Austin, TX
Austin, Texas United States  View Map
Posted: Jan 18, 2025
  • Full Time
  • Information Technology and Communication Services
  • Job Description

    Minimum Qualifications
    Two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of related experience.

    Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years.

    Licenses or Certifications:
    None
    Notes to Applicants
    Position Overview:
    The IT Systems Administrator position will assist with design,implement, and manage hardware, software, and Azure Cloud infrastructure,including Windows server support, supporting and administrating cloud-basedsoftware, Active Directory and supporting Microsoft operating systems. This positionwill assist with managing the Hardware and software inventory, creating softwareautomation scripts to push to department computers, Provide IT Support for hardware
    and software to the CDS Department employees.

    Who We Are:

    Capital Delivery Services ( CDS ) builds public projects to support the community. We do this by directly managing the City of Austin’s Capital Program with over 500 active projects, representing an investment of over $7 Billion. At CDS , we aim to create an environment that values diversity and adaptability and encourages staff at all levels to think creatively, experiment with new ideas, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.

    Click here to visit our Facebook page to learn moreabout the Capital Delivery Services Department.

    Why Join Us?

    Meaningful Work
    Contribute to projects that improve the lives of the people in our community. Your work directly enables our department to deliver tangible construction projects throughout the city that will resonate for generations to come. Seeing results through a constructed project provides a sense of accomplishment and pride in your work.

    Innovation and Collaboration
    Collaborate with diverse and talented teams, leveraging technology, continuous improvement, and best practices to drive progress and embrace our One City - One Team - One Approach model of delivering capital projects.

    Professional Growth and Development
    Achieve your professional goals. CDS offers opportunities to advance in multiple career paths, including engineering, architecture, construction management, project planning and management, finance, business administration, process improvement, and data analytics. Education assistance is available through our tuition reimbursement program, and financial support for continuing education, licenses, and certifications is also available.

    Work-Life Balance Enjoy a balanced lifestyle in a city renowned for its quality of life, outdoor activities, and cultural experiences. Our employees also enjoy the ability to work up to 60% remotely, depending upon position and business needs.

    Health and Wellness

    The City of Austin is committed to providing cost-effective, sustainable benefits that assist employees in being physically and mentally healthy. For employees that are covered this includes low cost medical, dental, vision, paid leave time, a highly competitive retirement plan, training opportunities and more. Click here to review the City of Austin’s Employee Benefits Guide.

    To learn more about working with the City of Austin, click here to watch a short video!

    Application Details:


    A detailed, complete City of Austin employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications. For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications. Please be thorough in completing the employment application and list all experience that is relevant to this position.
    • This position may allow for a resume or cover letter to be included but relevant entries on your employment application will primarily be considered for interview qualification and compensation purposes.
    • If you are selected as the top candidate for a position, we may be contacting your current and former employer, as well as the references listed in your application. Please be sure you have listed at least 3 previous supervisors in the application with correct contact information.


    Additional Details:
    • This position may require a skills assessment.
    • If you are identified as a top candidate, verification of your education, which may include High School graduation or GED equivalent, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees, will be required.
    • The Capital Delivery Services Department may close this job posting at any time after it has been advertised for seven (7) days, please apply as soon as possible if interested.


    Travel:

    The Capital Delivery Services Department is comprised of multiple facilities located throughout Austin. If you are selected for this position, and meet the Driver Safety Standards in the City of Austin Driver Record Evaluation you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.

    90 Day Provision for Additional Vacancy:

    If the same or an additional vacancy occurs within the Capital Delivery Services Department in the same job title within 90 days after the start date of the top candidate, the additional position may be offered to another top candidate from the same candidate pool. This may include filling other vacancies with the same job title in other division/work locations within the City of Austin, Capital Delivery Services Department. Decisions on assigned selection may be made at the time of hire based on the business needs of the department.
    Pay Range
    $32.23 - $40.29

    Hours
    Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (5 Days in Office)
    Job Close Date 01/28/2025 Type of Posting External Department Capital Delivery Services Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 6800 Burleson Road, Building 312, Austin, TX 78744 Preferred Qualifications
    • Experience supporting, deploying, and managing Microsoft Operating Systems.
    • Experience troubleshooting and supporting Mobile device with IOS and Android OS.
    • Experience creating and managing software and hardware automation scripts for deploying updates to client computers including software inventory system.
    • Experience managing an Azure cloud environment, Active Directory, SCCM , and remote support software.
    • Ability to travel to more than one work location

    Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
    Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.



    1. Monitor, troubleshoot, diagnose, test, evaluate, and make recommendations to resolve system problems as well as define disaster recovery plans and develop network test plans

    2. Implement, configure, manage, administer, maintain and monitor software and hardware to include systems, applications, middleware, servers, and storage

    3. Procure new software and hardware for systems, applications, middleware, servers, and storage technologies

    4. Evaluate system performance and health checks by implementing tuning improvements and performing system sizing estimates

    5. Contribute to the planning, forecasting, budgeting, procuring and implementing new system hardware and software including the retirement of existing systems and components

    6. Assist with development of solution based cost analysis

    7. Coordinate and communicate the installation, configuration, and maintenance of systems and components with customer departments and project teams

    8. Monitor services provided by vendors to ensure service levels are met

    9. Monitor and assist in management of equipment inventory

    10. Implement system security procedures and ensure compliance of all security policies, procedures and standards

    Responsibilities- Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
    None
    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
    Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.


    • Knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure and server technologies

    • Knowledge of application and/or operating systems

    • Knowledge of networking/telephony operating systems and network/telephony monitoring and management applications

    • Knowledge of industry and department best practices, requirements and policies and procedures

    • Knowledge of system capacity planning

    • Skill in documenting and maintaining application and process or configuration information

    • Skill in providing day-to-day system/application administration and/or system/application administration in support in a variety of work environments

    • Skill in installing and maintaining applications or operating systems or equipment

    Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts

    • Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs

    • Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals

    • Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability

    • Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding

    • Ability to define, analyze, and find solutions for difficult or complex problems

    • Ability to view the big picture

    • Ability to quickly become familiar with emerging technologies

    • Ability to identify trends as well as isolated events

    Criminal Background Investigation This position does not require a Criminal Background Investigation EEO/ADA
    City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.

    The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.

    Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.

    Supplemental Questions

    Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
    * The minimum qualifications of this position are two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job plus two (2) years of related experience. Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years. Do you meet the minimum qualifications of this position?
    • Yes
    • No
    * Please describe your experience supporting, deploying, and managing Microsoft Operating Systems. Include the number of years of experience in your answer.
    (Open Ended Question)
    * Please describe your experience troubleshooting and supporting Mobile devices with IOS and Android OS. Include the number of years of experience in your Answer
    (Open Ended Question)
    * Please describe your experience creating software and hardware automation scripts for deploying updates to client computers. Include the number of years of experience in your Answer
    (Open Ended Question)
    * Please describe your experience managing an Azure cloud environment, Active Directory, SCCM, and remote support software. Include the number of years of experience in your answer.
    (Open Ended Question)
    * Do you have the ability to travel to multiple sites as part of the regular job duties?
    • Yes
    • No


    Optional & Required Documents

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  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • City of Austin
    • City of Austin

    The City of Austin

    This vibrant and dynamic city tops many lists for business, entertainment, and quality of life. One of the country’s most popular, high-profile “green” and culturally rich cities, Austin was recently selected the number one Best Place to Live in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report). In 2016, Forbes named Austin the city most likely to prosper over the next decade on their America’s Cities of the Future list, and the City of Austin ranked in the top ten on the Forbes list of America’s Best Employers for 2017. 

    Austin continues to lead with its vision of being the Most Livable City in the Country, emerging as a player on the international scene with such events as SXSW, Austin City Limits, Formula 1, and being home to companies such as Apple, Samsung, Dell, and Ascension Seton Healthcare. From the home of state government and the University of Texas to the Live Music Capital of the World and its growth as a film center, Austin has gained worldwide attention as a hub for education, business, health, and sustainability. 

    The City offers a wide range of events, from music concerts, food festivals, and sports competitions to museum displays, exhibits, and family fun. Austin is also home to a wonderful ballet, world-class museums, one-of-a-kind shopping, and beautiful outdoor spaces. You can just as easily spend your morning paddling the lake as you can strolling through a celebrated history museum. 

    Located at the edge of the Texas Hill Country—rolling terrain of limestone bluffs, springs, rivers, and lakes—Austin’s temperate climate is ideal for year-round jogging, cycling, hiking on the City’s many trails, or swimming at Barton Springs or one of the area’s many other swimming holes. 

    There are a number of excellent golf courses in the area as well as recreational opportunities for rowing, kayaking, canoeing, camping, rock climbing, disc golf, mountain biking, fishing, and more. Austin truly has something to offer for everyone.

    City Government

    The City of Austin is a progressive, full-service municipal organization operating under the Council-Manager form of government. Austin has a 10-1 council system with an at-large Mayor and Council Members that represent ten districts. The Mayor and Council Members may serve in their respective seats for four years with a maximum of two consecutive terms. 

    The City Council appoints the City Manager who is the chief administrative and executive officer of the City. The City Manager is responsible for guiding and directing day-to-day operations, as well as providing strategic research, recommendations, and management leadership to the City Council on the city budget, programs, policies, and services. The City Manager implements the organization’s administrative responsibilities with a strong team of Assistant City Managers and department executives. Supported by a staff of more than 14,000 and a budget of $4.1 billion, the City Manager and staff deliver a broad range of services to the citizens of Austin. 

    The City Council and City Manager of Austin are committed to the mission of delivering the highest quality, cost-effective services. Austin is a beacon of sustainability, social equity, and economic opportunity; where diversity and creativity are celebrated; where community needs and values are recognized; where leadership comes from its community members, and where the necessities of life are affordable and accessible to all.

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