Temporary IT Systems Administrator

About This Position JOIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN TEAM At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – that anchor our delivery of services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites. Joining the City of Austin means embarking on a purposeful career, contributing to the community, and being part of a forward-thinking organization that values every employee. What Makes the City of Austin Special? Make a Difference: Join a team driving meaningful change in one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Value and Innovation: Work in an environment where employees are valued and innovation thrives. Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes generous leave, work-life balance programs, and extensive benefits. Retirement Security: Plan for the future with the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System. Sustainable Transportation Options: Commute easily with access to public transit and bike-friendly infrastructure. Focus on Wellness: Stay healthy through wellness programs, on-site fitness centers, and mental health support. Career Growth: Advance your skills and expertise with professional development and leadership opportunities. Modern Workspaces: Work in innovative and sustainable environments that foster collaboration and inspiration. By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country ABOUT AUSTIN WATER For over 100 years, Austin Water has been committed to providing safe, reliable, high-quality, and affordable water services to our customers. Today, we serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles. The utility draws water from the Colorado River into three regional water treatment plants, Hancox, Davis, and Ullrich, which have a combined capacity of 335 million gallons per day. Austin Water has two wastewater treatment plants, Walnut Creek and South Austin Regional, that can treat up to 150 million gallons per day of sewage. Wastewater is treated to produce high-quality effluent, which is safely returned to the Colorado River to augment environmental flows. More than a billion gallons of this high-quality effluent are reclaimed each year for outdoor irrigation, industrial cooling, manufacturing, and other uses. Austin Water consistently ranks among the best in the country for water quality. We also treat, return, and recycle wastewater in ways that protect environmental resources. Austin Water exceeds federal and state requirements for clean water and environmental compliance at our water and wastewater treatment plants. Job Description: IT Systems Administrator Purpose: Under moderate supervision, this position provides daily operations maintenance and support for highly reliable systems, using broad skills and current knowledge of information technology systems. Duties, Functions, and Responsibilities: Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned. Monitors, troubleshoots, diagnoses, tests, evaluates, and makes recommendations to resolve system problems, and defines disaster recovery plans and develops network test plans. Implements, configures, manages, administers, maintains, and monitors software and hardware, including systems, applications, middleware, servers, and storage. Procures new software and hardware for systems, applications, middleware, servers, and storage technologies. Evaluates system performance and health checks by implementing tuning improvements and performing system sizing estimates. Contributes to planning, forecasting, budgeting, procuring, and implementing new system hardware and software, including retiring existing systems and components. Assists with the development of solution-based cost analysis. Coordinates and communicates the installation, configuration, and maintenance of systems and components with customer departments and project teams. Monitors vendor-provided services to ensure service levels are met. Monitors and assists in the management of equipment inventory. Implements system security procedures and ensures compliance with all security policies, procedures, and standards. Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed. Knowledge of one or more areas of infrastructure and server technologies. Knowledge of applications and/or operating systems. Knowledge of networking/telephony operating systems and network/telephony monitoring and management applications. Knowledge of industry and department best practices, requirements, policies, and procedures. Knowledge of system capacity planning. Skill in documenting and maintaining application and process or configuration information. Skill in providing day-to-day system/application administration and/or system/application administration in support in a variety of work environments. Skill in installing and maintaining applications, operating systems, or equipment. Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts. Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs. Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals. Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability. Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and data to create shared understanding. Ability to define, analyze, and find solutions for difficult or complex problems. Ability to view the big picture. Ability to quickly become familiar with emerging technologies. Ability to identify trends as well as isolated events. Minimum Qualifications: Two (2) years of education from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job, plus two (2) years of related experience. Experience may substitute for education up to two (2) years. Preferred Experience: Administration experience with MS Windows 11 and Apple iOS. Experience troubleshooting PC and server hardware Administration experience with MS Windows Server Operating Systems Experience with Intune, Active Directory account setup and deletion, and Office 365 administration. Experience with CRM ticket management systems and Service Level Agreements (SLA's) Experience with PowerShell or other similar scripting language. Ability to travel to more than one work location. Notes to Candidate: Position Overview: The Temporary IT Systems Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day administration and support of the organization's Microsoft technology environment. This role manages user accounts, access permissions, and endpoint administration within Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft 365 while providing technical support to ensure secure and reliable IT operations. Essential Employee: This position has been designated as an Essential Employee position. In the event of a city-designated emergency, Essential Employees provide services that impact public health, safety, utility services, and the welfare of members of the Austin community and other employees and ensure the continuity of essential operations. In such an emergency, Essential Employees may be called back in, required to modify their schedule, assigned to a city-designated work site, or retained on site to assist with operations and recovery. Pay rate: $33.01 - $41.26 per hour Position will be filled at the following location: Waller Creek Center (625 E.10th St., Austin, Texas 78748) Days and Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with the potential for a hybrid work schedule, pending manager approval. Other hours as business needs require. Benefits: Working with Austin Water provides several health benefits, including medical coverage after 90 days of employment. Immediately paid sick leave and paid holidays. When completing the City of Austin employment application: The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. The Employment Record should include job titles, employment dates (month and year), job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. The starting salary will be based on the overall relevant experience outlined in your application. Please be sure to detail all current and previous employment on the application for which you wish to be considered. Statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable. If you are selected as a top candidate: Verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate, and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited institution or organization. If you are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 before confirming a start date. Secondary Employment: All Austin Water employees are prohibited from accepting or engaging in any secondary employment that may conflict with or interfere with their duties and responsibilities to the Department. Austin Water will review all secondary employment. Employees are required to submit a Secondary Employment Application for review and approval upon being hired with Austin Water, as well as current Austin Water employees considering secondary employment. 90-day Provision: This posting may be used to fill additional vacancies that occur within the department. All Austin Water worksite locations are tobacco-free. The use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on any AW worksite, including construction sites, parking lots, garages, or in any personal vehicle located on the premises. Please note this posting may close at any time after 7 days. Important Note to Applicants: Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply; however, the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the listed date. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time. We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system. . JOIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN TEAM At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – that anchor our delivery of services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites. Joining the City of Austin means embarking on a purposeful career, contributing to the community, and being part of a forward-thinking organization that values every employee. What Makes the City of Austin Special? Make a Difference: Join a team driving meaningful change in one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Value and Innovation: Work in an environment where employees are valued, and innovation thrives. Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes generous leave, work-life balance programs, and extensive benefits. Retirement Security: Plan for the future with the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System. Sustainable Transportation Options: Commute easily with access to public transit and bike-friendly infrastructure. Focus on Wellness: Stay healthy through wellness programs, on-site fitness centers, and mental health support. Career Growth: Advance your skills and expertise with professional development and leadership opportunities. Modern Workspaces: Work in innovative and sustainable environments that foster collaboration and inspiration. By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country. . 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JOIN THE CITY OF AUSTIN TEAM At the City of Austin, we are more than just an employer—we are a vibrant community dedicated to shaping one of the nation's most dynamic and innovative cities. As we strive to fulfill our commitment as public servants, it is important that we ground our efforts in a set of guiding principles – Empathy, Ethics, Excellence, Engagement, and Equity – anchors in delivering services that significantly impact the lives of Austinites. Joining the City of Austin means embarking on a purposeful career, contributing to the community, and being part of a forward-thinking organization that values every employee. What Makes the City of Austin Special? Make a Difference: Join a team driving meaningful change in one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Value and Innovation : Work in an environment where employees are valued and innovation thrives. Competitive Benefits: Enjoy a comprehensive compensation package that includes generous leave, work-life balance programs, and extensive benefits. Retirement Security: Plan for the future with the City of Austin Employees' Retirement System. Sustainable Transportation Options: Commute easily with access to public transit and bike-friendly infrastructure. Focus on Wellness: Stay healthy through wellness programs, on-site fitness centers, and mental health support. Career Growth: Advance your skills and expertise with professional development and leadership opportunities. Modern Workspaces: Work in innovative and sustainable environments that foster collaboration and inspiration. By joining us, you become part of a community that values its people and is committed to making Austin the most thriving and resilient city in the country. City of Austin Employment Video