Senior Systems Administrator

Key Technical Responsibilities

Hybrid Identity & Access

• Engineer and support hybrid directory services and cloud identity integrations.
• Maintain secure authentication flows, conditional access policies, and MFA integrations.
• Ensure reliable sync, replication, and domain services across on-prem and cloud.
  Virtualization, Compute & Storage
• Operate enterprise virtualization platforms, resource optimization, and patching.
• Manage enterprise storage platforms and multi-tier storage architectures.
• Oversee backup, replication, immutable storage workflows, and DR readiness across on-prem and cloud environments.

Networking & Perimeter

• Troubleshoot advanced routing, switching, VLAN design, wireless fabric, inter-site connectivity, and cloud-edge routing.
• Maintain secure remote connectivity, VPN posture, and multi-site network reliability.
  Assist with firewall policy validation, segmentation alignment, logging, and monitoring.

Cloud Platforms & Monitoring

• Manage hybrid workloads, cloud VMs, backups, logging, and monitoring systems.
• Support workload migrations, performance base lining, and secure cloud configuration.
• Troubleshoot resource issues across identity, compute, storage, and network layers.
  Collaboration & Unified Communications
• Support enterprise-grade collaboration platforms and unified communications systems.
• Maintain meeting room technologies, device integrations, and cross-platform interoperability.

Security & Resilience

• Assist cybersecurity teams with alert triage, endpoint hardening, patch management coordination, and secure configuration baselines.
• Identify recurring issues and drive systemic fixes, hardening, and automation opportunities.
• Leadership, Documentation & Projects
• Lead infrastructure upgrades, migrations, and modernization projects.
• Produce detailed documentation, runbooks, architectural diagrams, and standards.
• Mentor junior staff and act as senior technical escalation for complex incidents.
• Coordinate with vendors, engineering teams, and cross-department stakeholders.

Preferred Technical Background

• Deep experience managing hybrid identity environments (on-prem + cloud).
• Strong troubleshooting ability across the full stack: directory, networking, virtualization, storage, cloud services, endpoint systems, and collaboration platforms.
• Hands-on experience maintaining enterprise monitoring, backup, replication, and DR environments.
• Familiarity with MFA platforms, secure remote access technologies, and modern endpoint management solutions.
• Experience supporting distributed environments with both on-site and remote users.

Typical Qualifications 

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Programming, or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years progressive systems administration experience in an enterprise environment.
• Ability to obtain a California Driver’s License by appointment.

Physical Demands:

Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer; to operate a motor vehicle and to visit various Commission sites; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to 50 pounds.

Environmental Elements:

Employees work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances.  Employees may interact with upset staff and/or public and private representatives in interpreting and enforcing departmental policies and procedures.