Systems Administrator Position Available In Wake, North Carolina

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Systems Administrator 
Salary $72,993.00 – $109,490.00 Annually Location Wake County, NC Job Type Permanent Full-Time Job Number 25-04705 60077503 DWS Department Dept of Commerce Division Division of Workforce Solutions Opening Date 06/13/2025 Closing Date 6/27/2025 5:00 PM Eastern Job Class Title System Administrator I Position Number 60077503 Section Information Technology Salary Grade

DT08 DESCRIPTION

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Description of Work Unleash your potential and make an impact! The Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions is currently accepting applications for the System Administrator I- Raleigh. This is a full-time position (40 hours per week) with State Benefits, including health insurance, as well as retirement.

• Salary Grade:

  DT08

• Salary range is $72,993-$100,366
• We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Systems Administrator to join our Information Technology team.

This role focuses on optimizing server performance, ensuring high availability, managing secure storage and print solutions, and maintaining system compliance and disaster recovery readiness.

Key Responsibilities:

Utilization of analyzers and tools to observe usage trends in order to proactively enhance server usage and performance.
Implement, Manage, and Maintain a network-based Storage Area Network (SAN) to provide mirroring for critical SQL data as well as monitor and enhance application performance and availability, and provide real-time information on storage related concerns.
Design, setup and maintain advanced clustering services for grouped Windows Servers and provide load balancing and performance monitoring for all agency Web Servers and Database Servers in high availability.
Maintain, manage and deploy print devices and solutions through centrally Managed Print Services (MPS) and monitor these connections for performance and availability.
Testing new Operating System versions/revisions and evaluating impact to existing agency systems.
Handle secure file transfer internally and externally with other networks utilizing best security practices for protocols and ports related to FTP, FTPS, SFTP and SSH transmissions.
Design and maintain a Disaster Recovery environment that meets retention needs while relying on security best practices and implement this environment in coordination with the Divisions Business Continuity Plan.
Define and enforce acceptable use and agency policy through design and deployment of Group Policy Object (GPO) creations About the Division of Workforce Solutions The mission of the North Carolina Division of Workforce Solutions (DWS) is to develop North Carolina’s workforce talent, help individuals advance their career opportunities, and meet business workforce needs by connecting talent to jobs. Incentives of NC State Employment We value our employees and offer a wide variety of competitive and family-friendly benefits.

Benefits to include:

12 Annual Paid Holidays North Carolina State Health Plan administered by Aetna
Supplemental Benefits including Flexible Spending Accounts, Accident Insurance, Cancer & Specified Disease, Critical Illness, Dental and Vision NC State Retirement (TSERS)
WeSave Employee Discounts Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies The Knowledge, Skills and Abilities listed below, along with the Minimum Education and Experience Requirements, are

REQUIRED

to qualify for this position. We will not review resumes in lieu of Experience and Education listed on the application (additional statement below). Click these links for additional information: Introduction to the Job Application and Addressing Knowledge, Skills and Abilities. To qualify for this position, applicants must document on the application that they possess ALL of the following: Knowledge of capabilities and limitations of Windows-based Operating Systems and the ability to deploy them across network layers.
Familiarity with building and deploying both physical and virtual servers within Active Directory utilizing either Microsoft Azure or VMware.
Knowledge of protocols used in client-server networking such as DNS, HTTP, DHCP, FTP, SMTP, and NTP. Ability to assist in developing standards and/or procedures to provide for operational efficiency.
Basic understanding of how to optimize system performance and resource usage to ensure efficient operation of computing equipment
Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Some state job postings say you can qualify by an “equivalent combination of education and experience.” If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both. See oshr.nc.gov/experience-guide for detail. Bachelor’s degree in computer science or an IT related field or a closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of progressive experience in systems software programming; or Associate degree in computer science or an IT related field or a closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of progressive experience in systems software programming; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Supplemental and Contact Information About the Department of Commerce The North Carolina Department of Commerce is the state’s lead agency for economic, community and workforce development. The department works with local, regional, national and international organizations to fulfill its mission to improve the economic well-being and quality of life for all North Carolinians. Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer who embraces an Employment First philosophy which consists of complying with all federal laws, state laws and Executive Orders. We are committed to reviewing requests for reasonable accommodation at any time during the hiring process or while on the job. Our