PUCT, Systems Administrator (Systems Administrator VI)

About the role

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) regulates the state's electric, telecommunication, and water and sewer utilities, implementing legislation and providing customer assistance. The Agency Operations Division supplies administrative support, including IT services. The Information Technology Department is seeking a Systems Administrator to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for managing enterprise technology environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform highly advanced systems administration, cloud infrastructure administration, database administration, and enterprise network administration.
• Serve as a senior technical leader responsible for the architecture, implementation, maintenance, and support of enterprise technology environments.
• Design and maintain complex hybrid-cloud infrastructures using Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Palo Alto Networks security platforms, and Cisco Meraki networking solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and may supervise the work of others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five years of paid full-time work experience in systems analysis, design, and administration, supporting application production and IT users.
• Experience coordinating and implementing technology training programs.
• Additional full-time work experience in systems analysis, design, and administration, supporting application production and IT users may substitute for the required education on a year-for-year basis.

Qualifications

• Experience administering enterprise hybrid-cloud environments using Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience administering enterprise network and security infrastructure, including firewalls, identity and access management, endpoint security, or vulnerability remediation.
• Experience leading or providing technical oversight for complex enterprise infrastructure projects, such as system implementations, upgrades, migrations, or disaster recovery initiatives.

Skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Windows Server, and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience with Palo Alto Networks security platforms and Cisco Meraki networking solutions.
• Skills in systems analysis, design, administration, and supporting application production.
• Ability to coordinate and implement technology training programs.
• Technical leadership and supervisory capabilities.
• Knowledge of enterprise network and security infrastructure (firewalls, IAM, endpoint security, vulnerability remediation).
• Experience leading complex infrastructure projects (implementations, upgrades, migrations, disaster recovery).