IT Systems Administrator

$35.37 - $53.05 Hourly

$73,568 - $110,352 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C10

Posting Details

Interviews are anticipated to be conducted within two weeks of closing date.

The New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency (NMDHSEM) works to protect the people of New Mexico and the nation through a comprehensive and coordinated program of mitigating hazards, preparing for emergencies, preventing terrorist attacks, and recovering from disasters regardless of cause.

Why does the job exist?

This position will provide specialized technical support, configuration, deployment, maintenance, upgrade, troubleshooting, disaster mitigation, and disaster recovery for desktop and peripheral systems, operations, LAN/WAN in the Department's statewide enterprise environment. It will serve as the primary expert at the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management on matters server/systems management, support services and applications. This position is the lead technologist for the agency and is accountable for all IT Systems management. This position is also IT support for our SFMO office located in Albuquerque and the Fire Training Academy in Socorro. Perform planning and analysis; agency/user coordination. Serve as Emergency Management team member in emergency response and recovery.

How does it get done?

Participate in the technical analysis and implementation of enterprise desktop systems, peripherals, and solutions that provide affective and reliable computing environment in support of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHSEM) goals and objectives. Identify track, control, and document technical issues.

Who are the customers?

Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management leadership and staff.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate can:
- Build, install, configure, analyze, tune, and troubleshoot information systems to achieve optimum performance levels.
- Resolve difficult system problems
- Lead and configure the design of system and network security.
- Manage hardware, software, and utilities for installation, modification, troubleshooting, maintenance, and upgrades of operating systems and workstation environments.
- Monitor and analyze resource usage to recommend/develop enhancements to system capabilities and performance.
-Compare evaluate and implement new technologies and integrate systems into the computing environment.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Information Technology, Engineering, or similar technical degree and two (2) years of experience in systems administration. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university in a related field and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling six (6) years may substitute for the required education and experience.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License. Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certificate from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification within six (6) months of date of hire as a condition of continued employment.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage and extended periods of sitting with some standing, bending, reaching, and walking.

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Agency Contact Information: Andi Pattillo, (505) 785-1721. Email

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Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.