Water IT Systems Administrator - Utility Billing

Pay Range: $89,164 - $115,914 annual compensation Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, July 16, 2026 Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required. Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. A Water IT Systems Administrator – Utility Billing System job is available with the City of Fort Worth Water Department, Management Services Division. In this role, you’ll be part of the Water IT team, which supports all technology used across the Fort Worth Water Utility, including systems that serve our customers directly. As the Utility Billing Systems Administrator will lead a team that is responsible for the full lifecycle management of systems in the Utility Billing ecosystem (CIS, IVR, Customer Portal, etc.). This position has the potential to evolve and gain knowledge in additional areas of AMI, MDM, and Field Service. This position is located onsite in Fort Worth, Texas. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field Five (5) years of professional experience information/application systems support work, with two (2) years of administrative and supervisory responsibility. Valid Texas Driver’s License Participate in a 24 x 7 on call rotation Preferred Qualifications Experience working with technologies utilized by the Meter to Cash business processes in a water utility including Billing, Contact Center, AMI/MDM, Field Service, etc. Demonstrated knowledge of Utility Billing processes, workflows, and procedures Water/Wastewater Utility experience is a plus Knowledge of Central Square (Superion/SunGard/HTE) Naviline software or similar application for Utility Billing Ability to navigate within, perform configuration, and install applications and patches on Windows servers The Water IT Systems Administrator – Utility Billing job responsibilities include Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; developing work schedules; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations Work closely with business users to analyze business requirements and translate into technical specifications and design, develop and implement application modifications and interfaces Verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, databases and integrations, systems and key processes, ensuring that they are performing efficiently and as designed Provide administration, configuration, and technical support and assistance for Utility Billing and related systems through in-person and remote support utilizing phone, email and remote tools Assist users with data analysis, queries and ad-hoc reports to support daily operational, business process, and utility regulatory reporting requirements Coordinate and execute system software upgrades, migrations, patches, or system maintenance with other Fort Worth Water Department divisions and vendors. Escalates issues as they arise Lead the preparation and periodic recovery testing of disaster recovery plans Coordinates integrations with internal and third-party applications Manage and review all relevant vendor contracts, professional services agreements, invoices, support renewals, and ensure license compliance Adapt and self-educate on new technologies to provide recommendations regarding their usage in our environment Perform other duties as required Working Conditions and Physical Demands Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions. Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non‑merit factor. The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions. Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre‑Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only. #J-18808-Ljbffr City of Fort Worth