Windows Server OS Administrator (INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYST I, OPT S)

​Agency :  Department of Innovation and Technology

Position Title: Information Systems Analyst I - Option S

Posting Date: 09/11/2024
Closing Date/Time: 09/24/2024
Salary:   Anticipated Starting Salary $6,688/monthly; Full Range $6,688-$9,745/monthly  
Job Type:   Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County:   Sangamon 
Number of Vacancies:   2
Plan/BU: RC063

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

 

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Transcripts are required. If you do not upload transcript you will not be considered for the position.

 

Posting Identification Number  41325 

 

Are you looking for a rewarding career with an organization that values their staff? The Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) is seeking to hire qualified candidates with the opportunity to work in a dynamic, creative thinking, problem solving environment. This position serves as a Windows Server OS Administrator in the Midrange Systems Operations/Software Management Unit researching, implementing, installing, configuring and testing software and operating systems on Microsoft Windows Servers in an Active Directory environment. In this role you will provide technical assistance to clients and technicians pertaining to software and operating systems using System Software Configuration Manager. In addition, you will participate as a team member and serve as project coordinator for standard projects including small/medium size software installations and deployments. If you possess these knowledges, skills, abilities, and experience, we invite to apply for this position  to join the DoIT Team!
 
As a State of Illinois employee, you receive a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans
• Flexible work schedules (when available and dependent upon position)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 days of paid sick time annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per year
• 13-14 paid holidays per year dependent on election years
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• Tuition Reimbursement Program and Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligibility

For more information regarding State of Illinois Benefits follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx

Essential Functions

• Under general direction, serves as a Windows Server OS Administrator for the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT)
• Provides technical assistance to clients and technicians pertaining to software and operating systems using Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (e.g. Citrix, Horizon, Azure)
• Performs problem diagnostic of software and operating system problems
• Participates as a team member and serves as project coordinator for standard projects including small/medium size software installations and deployments: 
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the Information Technology (IT) field
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of duties enumerated above

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill, and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with course work in computer science or directly related fields.
• Requires one (1) year of professional experience in Systems Services or a related Information Technology field.

Specialized Skills

• Requires one (1) year of professional experience managing Windows System Software Configuration Manager.
• Requires one (1) year of professional experience with