IT System Administrator Senior Specialist

IT System Administrator – Senior/Specialist

Work Hours and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Relocation Compensation may be available and considered
Salary: $7,730.00 - $10,396.00 Monthly

Please note: In addition to the advertised salary range, the incumbent will receive an additional 5% supervisory pay.

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 8/7/25. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible.

Responsibilities:

• Actively participates in internal and external planning meetings, providing leadership amongst peers at the statewide level, and as a subject matter expert, advises leadership on IT systems used by the division to support the strategic development of the division.
• Regularly monitors and evaluates current system components and takes necessary steps to keep the information system reliably available and functioning.
• Designs and architects the solutions to ensure the long-term technical sustainability and ease-of-maintenance of the statewide Forest Practices information systems.
• Manages program-wide (or division-wide) system migrations and conversions and works with ITD to establish testing and training of updated software before implementation.
• Integrates hardware and software components within the system's environment.
• Manages systems resources, including performance, capacity, availability, serviceability, and recoverability.
• Manages accounts, network rights, and access to systems and equipment.
• Plans and schedules the installation of new or modified hardware and operating systems, and application software. (Depending on the circumstance, this may be done in collaboration with the IT Division.)
• Provides expert advice, research, and recommends changes to, or new system components to more effectively and efficiently implement the FP program.
• Implements changes to existing systems needed because of new agency systems, such as one Washington or new FP systems, such as fponline.
• Evaluates the potential impacts of new technology and or approaches on the existing system components.
• Applies and manages IT resources/capacity effectively to meet clients’ business needs on an individual basis as necessary.
• This position is the first point of contact for Division employees regarding IT issues on associated systems, new or upgraded functions, updates, and user access.
• Troubleshoots systems' availability in the event of and in anticipation of problems.
• Provides guidance, recommendations, and/or resolution of IT customer issues, working with their direct reports or the IT Division as necessary to resolve complex technical issues.
• Works to resolve customer complaints that cannot be resolved by the FP IT team members.
• Ensures communication is quickly conveyed to ITD for the resolution of system issues impeding FPD business in order to meet customer needs and statute or rule requirements.
• Analyzes and assesses industry direction and agency progression into new technological directions, analyzes the new technology capabilities, and how that may be applied to the organization.
• Continuously researches, evaluates, and recommends new technology in the fields of natural resources, GIS, database management, and programming.
• Manages and timely responds to information requests from the Division Manager, the Forest Practices Board, or other DNR senior leadership.

Required Qualifications: 
 

• A Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or other closely related field, AND seven (7) years of relevant IT professional experience;
  OR a combination of education and/or experience equivalent.
• Experience successfully completing Complex IT projects, or IT project Management for IT systems, applications, and databases. Including: Enterprise data management AND Software development.
• Experience supervising IT professionals.
• Experience with Software as a Service (SaaS) system in the context of a medium to large organization.
• Experience administering or developing GIS software and database components.
• Commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices.