IT Senior System Administration

IT Senior System Administration

Salary

$94,620.00 - $127,248.00 Annually

Location

Thurston County - Olympia, WA

Job Type

Full Time - Permanent

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2026-07367

Department

Office of Financial Management

Division

Information Technology Services

Opening Date

09/14/2026

Closing Date

9/27/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary Information

The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step

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Description

Why work for OFM

The Office of Financial Management (OFM)serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people, budgets, policies, data, and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors, researchers, and other experts, all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian.

If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens, you've found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

We are seeking a Senior System Administrator to provide advanced technical administration and operational support for OFM's enterprise data and integration platforms. This position helps maintain the technology infrastructure that connects critical statewide enterprise applications and makes financial and business data available to state agencies and other authorized consumers. The role administers, manages, and maintains integration and reporting platforms, including Informatica on-premises and Informatica Cloud (IICS), BusinessObjects, Power BI, and Microsoft Analysis Services, and supports the availability, performance, security, and reliability of these services.

The Senior System Administrator coordinates the development, configuration, and deployment of integration platforms across multiple environments and exercises technical judgment in production control and platform management decisions. The position troubleshoots complex system and platform issues, supports enterprise data technology initiatives, and works closely with the OFM Enterprise Data Management team and statewide partners to establish, maintain, and promote effective technology standards and practices. Success in this role requires strong systems administration and troubleshooting skills, sound technical judgment, and the ability to manage complex enterprise platforms in a highly collaborative, mission-critical environment.

What you'll work on:

• Provide technical support for the statewide integration platform. This includes but is not limited to operating and troubleshooting WebSphere MQ, Informatica PowerCenter, PowerExchange, Data Integration Hub, Informatica cloud services, and Apptio Datalink.
• Configures enterprise integration platforms under established guidelines.
• Perform and support ongoing installations, upgrades, maintenance, and support of the agency's enterprise integration solutions, including both messaging and ETL technologies.
• Monitor integration platform use and participate in capacity planning.
• Maintain Integration platforms and implement changes as necessary to align towards service goals (Service Level Agreements - SLA's) and direction.
• Create and maintain a disaster recovery plan for the integration platforms.
• Monitor production data exchanges for performance and capacity to ensure timely delivery of messages and data.
• Plan, coordinate, schedule, and execute upgrades/patches/hot fixes for integration software platforms.
• Establish connections to move data from various state agencies systems to Apptio/AFRS/HRMS.
• Perform day-to-day server administration for the Integration platforms, including WebSphere MQ, Informatica, and Data Integration Hub.
• Create standard connections to support Informatica workflow development.
• Protect the integrity of the integration platforms by evaluating incoming requests for appropriateness, escalating when necessary, and implementing when appropriate.
• Manage server and software platform security and permissions in accordance with federal, state, and agency standards and best practices.
• Analyze and document existing integration standards, integration definitions, and business rules.
• Assemble, contribute, and present technical platform specifications, including risk and impact assessments, for integration solutions between enterprise applications.
• Work with the Server/Cloud team or providers and the Network teams to install/deploy, configure, and monitor the OFM Integration platform
• Monitor servers and the (Enterprise Service Hub) infrastructure for health and availability.
• Monitor other critical platforms supporting the state's ERP for performance degradation and failure during our outages.
• Investigate and resolve resource balancing issues (out-of-control jobs).
• Implement and follow environment control processes to maintain strict separation between development and production environments, assisting users with deployment and migration paths using GIT based technology and ADO Pipelines.
• Troubleshoot and resolve standard connectivity issues, problems in the platform, and connections to other technical subsystems like SQL, MQ, MFT, Workday, Snowflake, etc.
• Collaborate and work with technicians across OFM/WaTech and with customers to investigate the root cause of incidents. Test and implement approved technical fixes, coordinating deployment tasks with technicians from other teams.

What we need you to bring:

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience administering, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and supporting enterprise integration platforms, middleware, messaging, ETL, and related technologies in a complex, multi-system enterprise environment.
• Demonstrated ability to install, configure, monitor, troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain enterprise server and integration environments, including performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery, environment management, and ensuring system availability in accordance with established service level agreements (SLAs).
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical issues, perform root cause analysis, assess operational risk and system impacts, coordinate cross-functional incident response, and implement effective solutions for critical enterprise production systems. \
• Demonstrated knowledge of enterprise security principles, access controls, change management, configuration management, and compliance with applicable federal, state, agency, and enterprise technology standards, policies, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, technical specifications, and implementation plans that support secure, reliable, and scalable enterprise integration solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership, communicate complex technical concepts and risks effectively, collaborate with infrastructure, application, network, database, security, vendor, and business partners, and successfully manage multiple competing priorities in a mission-critical enterprise environment.
• The ability to take action to learn and grow.
• The ability to meet the needs of others.

Desired Qualifications:

• Skills and experience in WA state enterprise systems and platform support for integration technologies and methods.
• Experience designing and engineering complex data and application integration architecture and platforms. The incumbent should be able to reflect on previous experiences where they used creative/original approaches to building and supporting middleware/integration platforms.
• Proven experience in configuring communication channels between local systems and cloud-based systems. This should be supported with demonstrable knowledge of current and future trends in cloud technologies.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one from a less traditional background. Don't let doubts stop you from applying for this position. If you have transferable experience, please tell us about it or contact us with questions about the required qualifications and how your experience relates to them.

Supplemental Information

What we offer

At OFM, we foster a culture of integrity, innovation, inclusion, and belonging. We value both learned and lived experiences, believing that diversity makes us stronger. To support your health and well-being, we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees.

Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Here's a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers:

• An environment of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• 12 paid holidays, 14 paid vacation days (minimum), and 12 days of sick leave per year
• State retirement programs

Application Process:

Once you've decided to apply for a state government job, you'll complete an online application to showcase your qualifications. Keep in mind that once you submit the application, a real person will read it. We do not use AI or any other technology to screen your application and reject it. Please ensure you provide clear, detailed information about your work history so your qualifications can be accurately assessed. We will contact the top candidates directly to schedule interviews. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application process, please call 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.

When completing your application, please attach all of the following required documents:

• Cover letter: describing your qualifications for this specific position
• Resume: that details your applicable experience and education.
• References: at least three professional references and their current contact information.

Questions:

OFMs Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard-of-hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process, please email us at TalentAcquisition@ofm.wa.gov.

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects diversity in culture, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over 40 years of age, and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information, please see WAC 357-19-195.

More than Just a Paycheck!

Employee benefits are not just about the kind of services you get, they are also about how much you may have to pay out of pocket. Washington State offers one of the most competitive benefits packages in the nation.

We understand that your life revolves around more than just your career. Like everyone, your first priority is ensuring that you and your family will maintain health and financial security. Thats why choice is a key component of our benefits package. We have a selection of health and retirement plans, paid leave, staff training and other compensation benefits that you can mix and match to meet your current and future needs.

Read about our benefits:

The following information describes typical benefits available for full-time employees who are expected to work more than six months. Actual benefits may vary by appointment type or be prorated for other than full-time work (e.g. part-time); view the job posting for benefits details for job types other than full-time.

Note: If the position offers benefits which differ from the following, the job posting should include the specific benefits.

Insurance Benefits

Employees and their families are covered by medical (including vision), dental and basic life insurance. There are multiple medical plans with affordable monthly premiums that offer coverage throughout the state.

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.

To view premium rates, coverage choice in your area and how to enroll, please visit the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) website. The Washington Wellness program from the Health Care Authority works with PEBB to support our workplace wellness programs.

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.

Retirement and Deferred Compensation

State Employees are members of the Washington Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). New employees have the option of two employer contributed retirement programs. For additional information, check out the Department of Retirement Systems web site.

Employees also have the ability to participate in the Deferred Compensation Program (DCP). This is a supplemental retirement savings program (similar to an IRA) that allows you control over the amount of pre-tax salary dollars you defer as well as the flexibility to choose between multiple investment options.

Social Security

All state employees are covered by the federal Social Security and Medicare systems. The state and the employee pay an equal amount into the system.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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.

Holidays

Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to paid holidays and one paid personal holiday per calendar year.

Note: Employees who are members of certain Unions may be entitled to additional personal leave day(s), please refer to position specific Collective Bargaining Agreements for more information.

Full-time employees who work full monthly schedules qualify for holiday compensation if they are employed before the holiday and are in pay status for at least 80 nonovertime hours during the month of the holiday; or for the entire work shift preceding the holiday.

Part-time employees who are in pay status during the month of the holiday qualify for the holiday on a pro-rata basis. Compensation for holidays (including personal holiday) will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status in the month to that required for full-time employment, excluding all holiday hours. Pay status includes hours worked and time on paid leave.

Sick Leave

Full-time employees earn eight hours of sick leave per month. Overtime eligible employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month, earn a monthly proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Overtime exempt employees who are in pay status for less than 80 hours per month do not earn a monthly accrual of sick leave.

Sick leave accruals for part-time employees will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment. Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

Vacation (Annual Leave)

Full-time employees accrue vacation leave at the rates specified in WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Full-time employees who are in pay status for less than 80 nonovertime hours in a month do not earn a monthly accrual of vacation leave.

Part-time employees accrue vacation leave hours in accordance with WAC 357-31-165(1) or the applicable collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on a pro rata basis. Vacation leave accrual will be proportionate to the number of hours in pay status, in the month to that required for full-time employment.

Pay status includes hours worked, time on paid leave and paid holiday.

As provided in WAC 357-58-175, an employer may authorize a lump-sum accrual of vacation leave or accelerate the vacation leave accrual rate to support the recruitment and/or retention of a candidate or employee for a Washington Management Service position. Vacation leave accrual rates may only be accelerated using the rates established WAC 357-31-165.

Note: Most agencies follow the civil service rules covering leave and holidays for exempt employees even though there is no requirement for them to do so. However, agencies are required to adhere to the applicable RCWs pertaining holidays and leave.

Military Leave

Washington State supports members of the armed forces with 21 days paid military leave per year.

Bereavement Leave

Most employees whose family member or household member dies, or for loss of pregnancy, are entitled to five (5) days of paid bereavement leave. In addition, the employer may approve other available leave types for the purpose of bereavement leave.

Additional Leave

Leave Sharing

Parental Leave

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Leave Without Pay

Please visit the State HR Website for more detailed information regarding benefits.

Updated 01-07-2026

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• Yes, I have attached a cover letter and a resume.
• No, I have not attached a cover letter and a resume.

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Please indicate your current work authorization status in the United States:

• I am a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder) authorized to work in the United States permanently.
• I hold a temporary work authorization visa (including F-1 OPT/CPT, H-1B, TN, etc.) or will require current or future sponsorship.

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Describe your experience administering, configuring, maintaining, upgrading, and supporting enterprise integration technologies, such as middleware, messaging, ETL, or related platforms. Include the types of technologies and environments you have supported.

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Describe your experience installing, configuring, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining enterprise server and integration environments. Include your experience with performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery, environment management, and maintaining system availability.

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Describe your experience analyzing and resolving complex technical issues affecting enterprise production systems. Include how you perform root cause analysis, assess system impacts and operational risk, coordinate with other technical teams during incidents, and implement solutions.

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Describe your experience applying enterprise security principles, access controls, change management, configuration management, and technology standards or policies in a systems administration environment. Include how you ensure changes and system configurations meet security, compliance, and operational requirements.

Required Question

Employer State of Washington

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