Server Administrator
State of WashingtonAbout the role
Posting number: 2026-66
Department: Administrative Office of the Courts
Job classification: ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
Posting type: Open
Categories: IT and Computers
Summary
Responsible for assisting with the operation and support of Core Systems, such as Active Directory, Azure/Entra ID, Exchange, M365 Administration, On-Premises Microsoft Server platforms, and other Core Systems. Performs common daily tasks, including monitoring/responding to ticketing requests, responding to system alerts, processing access control requests, new user creation, documentation with or without the direction of senior team members, and other routine work as directed by the Core Systems supervisor.
This is a journey-level position that works within a team supporting the administration of multiple systems including regular after-hour and weekend support to ensure 24/7/365 availability in a 99.999% uptime environment. This position has limited decision-making responsibility and completes routine tasks independently using established system administration techniques. Work products are subject to review and approval by more senior server administrators, supervisors, or managers.
Washington Courts Employment Opportunity
Administrative Office of the Courts
Server Administrator
Information Services Division
Our Mission: To advance the timely, effective, and equitable operations of the Washington State judicial branch.
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is looking for top-performing employees who embody its core values integrity, inclusion, accountability, and teamwork. It is committed to both employee growth and work-life balance.
Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace.
POSITION DETAILS
Job #: 2026-66
Status: Regular, Full-Time
Location: Olympia, Washington
Salary: Range 68: $84,984 - $111,504 per year (DOQ).
Opens: July 28, 2026
Closes: August 18, 2026. AOC reserves the right to close the recruitment at any time but no sooner than seven calendar days after posting.
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENCY AND TELEWORK INFORMATION
AOC requires employees to reside in Washington State. Any exceptions must be approved. If you are invited to interview and currently reside outside of Washington State, seek more information about residency requirements from the AOC hiring manager of this recruitment.
This position requires at least two (2) days per week working onsite at AOC facilities
Examples of duties
- Support daily operations including monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, capacity management, provisioning, hardware and software configuration, patching, upgrades, performance monitoring, tuning, and resolving incidents within Service Level Agreements.
- Regularly seek out and evaluate security risks.
- Evaluate software products for accuracy, business impact, and potential problems to ensure the best product is used for AOC business needs.
- Create and manage virtual machines under guidance from senior team members.
- Create and manage Active Directory resources under guidance from senior team members.
- Create, modify, and/or support SharePoint sites and Team groups.
- Assist with monthly patching of on-premises VMs.
- Create, modify, and/or delete Mailboxes.
- Administer file share access requests, under guidance from senior team members.
- Assist with maintenance and daily operation for diverse enterprise messaging systems, such as Exchange, Teams, ListServ, etc.
- Continuously develop own knowledge of AOC Infrastructure through collaboration and self-driven research.
- Assist various teams with administration of various COTS applications.
- Perform basic troubleshooting and problem resolution to ensure reliability of common applications/services.
- Learn and utilize support products to minimize negative business impact and provide the highest level of productivity.
- Assist in creating p
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