Senior Systems Administrator

Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Administrator, Sr.About Us: The City of Glendale's Water Services Department provides over 250,000 residents with safe, reliable, and high-quality water and wastewater services. Glendale Water Services promotes industry best practices, leadership, and innovation to ensure our employees put public health and the vitality of our community first! The Role:This position will be open until filled; applicants will be reviewed as they are received. The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) System Administrator, Sr. provides senior level technical support for the Water Services Department's SCADA systems. In this role you will contribute to the planning, purchase, installation, update, and support of the Water Services Department SCADA infrastructure. In addition to a generous salary, this position also offers a $5,000 Hiring Bonus! Hiring Bonus* to be paid as follows:$1,000 after 30 days of employment,$2,000 after 6 months of employment,$2,000 after completion of 1 year probation.* You must be an active employee at the time the hiring bonus is scheduled to be paid in order to receive the bonus. Current City of Glendale employees are not eligible for hiring bonuses.Benefits: The City of Glendale offers a generous benefits package with competitive rates that become effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.Below are some City of Glendale benefits resources for your review:2026 - 2027 Benefits Guide (Download PDF reader)City of Glendale's Benefits PageHoliday, Vacation, and Sick Leave: Regular status positions offer:The City of Glendale observes 10.5 holidays per year, and full-time employees are also granted an additional 12 hours of holiday special leave to celebrate their cultural or religious holidays throughout the calendar year.Vacation leave accrues at:5.33 hours per pay period (138 hours/17.25* days per year)Increases to 6.12 hours after 5 yearsThen caps out at 7.6 hours after 10 years of serviceSick leave accrues at 4.4 hours per pay period (114 hours/14.25 days* per year)* Days per year estimates are based on an 8-hour work day. Retirement: This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).Contribution is mandatory, and deducted every pay periodThe current contribution rate is 11.98%Why Choose Glendale:The City of Glendale is the West Valley's entertainment nexus; whether it's attending a world-class sporting event at State Farm Stadium, enjoying a concert at Desert Diamond Arena, or shopping and dining at the Westgate Entertainment District, as a City of Glendale employee, you'll be right in the middle of it all! Glendale is centrally located within the west valley and has convenient access to the 101, 303, US 60, and I-10 freeways. With development happening all around the city, you will notice new homes and businesses being constructed frequently.At the City of Glendale you'll have the opportunity to interact and engage with a highly diverse, dedicated, and skilled group of professionals. It is one of the best places to work, to grow your career, skills, and advance your future.Essential Functions:Works in conjunction with Information Technology staff to devise strategic and tactical solutions required to meet overall business objectives of the Water Services Department.Recommends and develops SCADA technology security solutions considering a number of factors including budget, business need, internal capabilities and strategic direction.Develops project schedules, prioritizes tasks, and meets project schedule requirements for all phases of SCADA system upgrades for water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.Manages Active Directory, group policies, DNS and replicationProvide system administration, analysis, and design functions for SCADA servers, storage, and backup systems. Keeps systems software and firmware up to date.Evaluate, recommend, and perform upgrades to IT systems and infrastructure to ensure availability and minimize downtimeDevelops, implements, documents, and maintains appropriate back-up strategies for Water Services compliance data for emergency and data recovery needs.Recommends and maintains standard SCADA procedures and naming conventions.Ensures system changes and modifications are documented using a change control process and system.Plan and manage user identity and roles.Manage access and authenticationImplements and monitors appropriate SCADA security procedures to safe guard the SCADA infrastructure from physical harm, viruses, unauthorized users and potential data loss.Provides on-call support during non-business hoursProvides support for the VMWare virtualization environment and oversees HP Nimble storage solutionsPerforms other related duties as assigned.Minimum Qualifications/Special Requirements/Success Factors:Minimum Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering and four years of experience supporting a SCADA system. Additionally, one or more years of experience in a Lead or Supervisory position is preferred.Any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:Ph ysical Requirements:Ability to lift 50 pounds to waist height and install equipment in racks and cabinets.Working Conditions:Work is performed in both office and field environments. Field work can be in adverse conditions, including weather/temperature extremes, wind, rain and high noise volume. Occasional exposure to untreated water/wastewater, chemicals and electrical systems used in plant operations. Must be able to wear appropriate personal protective