IT/Database Systems Administrator

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Hiring Agency:

Supreme Court - Agency 5

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$35.834

Job Posting:

JR2025-00013149 IT/Database Systems Administrator (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

02-24-2025

Job Description:

The Judicial Branch is a state-funded Branch of Government that offers medical/dental/vision, $20,000 free basic life insurance, state-matched 156% retirement plan, 13 paid holidays, earned paid vacation and sick leave, and more.

Under limited supervision, manages the activities and operations required to maintain the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s servers and associated storage environments, and various other systems in support of the Branch’s data infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing statewide activities and operations required to create and maintain the Nebraska Judicial Branch data systems infrastructure. This includes overseeing system administration, system cybersecurity program architecture, configuration, and maintenance; monitoring system performance; providing technical resolutions for complex system issues; training staff; and providing systems architecture and policy recommendations to senior management.

 

JOB DUTIES

1. Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining the Judicial Department’s systems and software.

2. Responsible for planning, architecture/design, and implementation of hardware and software installations, configurations, and decommissions.

3. Responsible for monitoring and maintenance of relevant systems and associated hardware/software and provides support and troubleshooting for those systems when required.

4. Responsible for maintaining and monitoring the secure configuration and operations of all in-place devices to include security tools, workstations, mobile devices, servers and network devices.

5. Assists the Information Security Officer in the design and execution of system vulnerability assessments, system penetration tests, and system security audit.

6. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

FUNCTIONAL SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES MIGHT INCLUDE

• Manages enterprise IT systems and cloud infrastructure, which includes maintenance, testing, system backups, restoring the system after a failure, configuring and maintaining on-prem and cloud systems, creating and maintaining system scripts, installing system software, understanding connections to other computer systems, and answering questions and providing assistance as needed.

• Develops and implements strategies for server management including monitoring performance, preventative maintenance, problem avoidance, and troubleshooting.

• Designs, installs, monitors, and maintains system security, which includes implementing security practices, configuring equipment, diagnosing and resolving connectivity issues, and ensuring system security standards are enforced.

• Establishes, implements, and maintains system security strategy and requirements.

The Judicial Branch values our employees as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. We recruit, hire, train and promote in all job qualifications at all levels without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or genetics. The Judicial Branch complies with Veterans Preference Laws.

 

Requirements / Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, and 7 years of related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Salary Range:  $74,535.33 to $90,814.20*

* Pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.

KNOWLEDGE

• Project management principles and practices.

• Applicable hardware, software, and peripheral devices.

• Systems design, maintenance, and implementation practices and procedures.

• AWS and Azure cloud environments.

• System security software and tools.

• Diagnostic analyzer tools and equipment.

• Troubleshooting techniques and methods.

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