What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Administrator I position at Santa Fe County?
Salary : $64,916.80 - $90,875.20 Annually
Location : Santa Fe, NM
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Number : 202500354
Department : County Manager
Division : Information Technology
Opening Date : 01 / 08 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 29 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Mountain
FLSA : Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit : NON-UNION
Department Contact Information : Jeff Espinoza 505-992-9879
Union Eligibility : Position is not covered by any Collective Bargaining Agreement in Santa Fe County
Budget Amount : Position is budgeted up to $37.44 hourly, commensurate with related education and experience
Primary Purpose
Under direction of supervisor, the Systems Administrator I is responsible for provisioning, installation, configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware, software and related infrastructure. The candidate must have the ability to think on their feet and employ a best-practices approach to issue resolution.
Essential Job Functions
- Perform daily system monitoring, including review of logs, to verify the integrity of hardware, server resources, systems and key processes.
- Repair and recover from hardware or software failures including coordinating and communicating with management, vendors and impacted departments.
- Assist with daily backup operations ensuring that all required data is successfully preserved on appropriate media.
- Participate in periodic tests to validate recoverability of data and conduct formal recoveries as needed.
- Provide support to satellite offices and remote users including diagnostics, installation, and repair.
- Participate in the installation and rebuilding of servers, and configure services in accordance with standards and project or operational requirements.
- Create, administer, and manage user accounts.
- Take part in the upgrade and configuration of software in support of business applications.
- Contribute in providing periodic performance reporting to support capacity planning.
- Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing activities.
- Perform file archival and purging as necessary.
- Under supervision configure CPU, memory, and disk partitions as required.
- Apply server patches and upgrades on a regular basis.
- Develop and maintain installation and configuration procedures.
- Contribute to and maintain system standards.
- Provide Tier 2 / 3 support as needed.
- Educate and mentor IT Help Desk support staff as needed.
- Maintain data center environmental and monitoring equipment.
Knowledge / Skills :
Minimum Qualifications
Supplemental Information
Working Conditions :
Work is performed primarily in an office setting. Work schedule may include evening, weekend, emergency call and call-back hours. Some travel may be required. Manual and finger dexterity required. Ability to lift 50 pounds. May be subject to exposure to electrical hazards, CRT's and VDT's. Sitting, walking, stooping, bending, and lifting required.
Conditions of Employment :
Selected candidate must submit to and pass a County paid pre-employment physical and drug / alcohol screening. Additionally, selected candidate must submit to and pass a county paid criminal background screening. Selected candidate must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Class D Driver's License as incumbent shall be appointed to drive a County vehicle during the performance of his / her duties.
Santa Fe County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Santa Fe County to ensure equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of race, color, age, physical or mental handicap, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, serious medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or political affiliation.
Santa Fe County is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time and part-time employees who work 20 hours per week. You will receive plan booklets, which give you more detailed information about each of these programs.
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Salary : $64,917 - $90,875
