This full-time position is in the Chicago division of the Clerk's Office of the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Illinois, and reports to the Assistant Manager of Information Technology. The Senior Systems Administrator provides primary design recommendations, implementation, and initial support for all Court technology initiatives.
To qualify at the CL-28 level, the applicant must have two (2) years of specialized experience**, including at least one (1) year equivalent to work at the CL-27 level. To qualify for this position at the CL-29 level, the applicant must have two (2) years of specialized experience**, including at least one (1) year equivalent to work at the CL-28 level. **Specialized experience is defined as progressively responsible experience in or closely related to the position's work that has provided the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position's duties successfully. The successful candidate must: be detailed-oriented and highly organized with strong project management skills; be dependable and can work independently; be a problem solver who is results oriented; possess skill in advising non-automation personnel in automation techniques and processes; hold themself accountable to high professional standards of performance and conduct
The Senior Systems Administrator shares in the responsibility for the management of enterprise hardware and software, network infrastructure, and for the coordination and integration of all data processing, office automation, and data communication resources within the Court. The Senior Systems Administrator also shares primary responsibility for the day-to-day administration of nationally supported and local applications, National Active Directory management, Cisco network hardware, operating system management (Windows server/workstation, Linux, Mac), local websites (including minor coding), CM/ECF or other major systems function, and their direct applications. Requirements Provide technical expertise as a team member in the development and operational support of the court's systems and services. Design, test, and deploy new or enhanced servers including resident software services. Perform server troubleshooting and triage during service failure scenarios and participate in detailed investigations to determine root cause and corrective actions. Support the court's current LAN/WAN network environment and integration into future unified communications networking systems. Ensure effective and efficient server maintenance and operations workflow and practices to help improve availability and performance of systems and dependent environments. Provide hardware and software support for Windows Server 2019 and higher, Citrix, VMWare ESX, and Redhat Linux operating system environments. Provide troubleshooting support for the court's case management system, locally developed ECF and e-Filing systems, Active Directory, IIS, lnformix, Exchange and SQL Servers, and other court-developed software applications and services. Responsible for the creation, maintenance, and enhancement of data backup and recovery procedures and practices. Conduct comprehensive data security assessments and provide for network security through hardware and/or software solutions. Analyze and research procurement needs relating to the purchase of new server hardware and dependent accessories including software utilities and backup tapes. Create and maintain systems documentation. Perform other related duties as required.