IT Administrator Senior

Salary: $45.96 - $61.55 Hourly
Location : Salem, OR
Job Type: Full-time Regular
Job Number: 663-2025-2
Department: Information Technology
Opening Date: 12/05/2025
Closing Date: 12/18/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: 08

Marion County requires on-site work. Remote work is not available.

It is an exciting time to work for Marion County We're growing and looking for dedicated and collaborative individuals to join our team of talented and valued employees. Excellent organizations have a set of principles, or core values, that are used to implement their mission and vision. Those values represent the touchstone for the organization. At Marion County, we demonstrate our excellence by modeling the CORE 4 Values of: Integrity, Professionalism, Stewardship and Customer Service, and we welcome all who share these values to apply.

Why Work for Marion County?

• Make a difference in the lives of real people every day.
• Diverse and challenging work
• Competitive total compensation package
• Well-Funded Employees Benefit Plan
• Located at the heart of the regional transportation center.
• Overall employee well-being programs

Acting as a lead worker, this position is responsible for the planning, design, implementation, maintenance, and decommission of the infrastructure and services that they are assigned. Coordinating and assigning work scheduled by the IT Supervisor to the employees in their team. Acts as the quality control for adherence to best practices, security principals, scalability, and supportability of the infrastructure. They work collaboratively with the IT Supervisor to ensure that the infrastructure can deliver the services our citizens need.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Works under the general supervision of an Information Technology Supervisor who assigns work, establishes goals, and reviews work for conformance to technical and department standards and compliance with department goals.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
Supervision of other employees is not a responsibility of positions in this classification; however, incumbents in this classification exercise lead direction over other Information Technology personnel as directed by management.
Typical Duties - Duties include, but are not limited to the following

Infrastructure Governance and Lifecycle Management

• Maintains responsibility for the design, implementation, documentation, and decommissioning of network infrastructure and services that are assigned, that meets applicable goals and objectives as defined by business and departmental objectives.
• Develops, implements, and maintains the standards, processes, procedures, of how the network is monitored, managed, and maintained.
• Collaborates with project managers and technical services teams to identify and mitigate problems and incidents with the network infrastructure and services that are assigned.

Technology Support and Management

• Maintains responsibility for the monitoring, management, and maintenance of the network infrastructure that they are assigned.
• Monitors network for performance, capacity, and other potential risks.
• Manages the network infrastructure ensuring that the configuration, capacity, security, and availability requirements are met, and exceptions are documented.
• Maintains the network infrastructure through proactive patching, lifecycle replacement and routine maintenance.
• Ensures that maintenance downtime is communicated to all appropriate personnel and change management procedures are followed.

Infrastructure Support

• Provides technical support for the network infrastructure assigned.
• Collaborates with Support Operations, Development, and our customers to ensure that network infrastructure related incidents and problems are resolved in a timely manner.
• Provides support for technical teams through documentation, guides, and acts as a subject matter expert for the network infrastructure they are assigned.
• Participates in on-call rotation for after-hours network infrastructure support.

Technical Lead / Subject Matter Expert (SME)

• Collaborates with IT Supervisor and other team members to derive solutions that achieve business objectives.
• Reviews network infrastructure and services that are delivered to ensure that a high-quality product is delivered.
• Assigns work items to other employees within the team assigned.

Miscellaneous

• Participates in meetings, in-service training, workshops, etc. for the purpose of gathering information required to perform the job.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements for the Position
EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

1. Bachelor's degree in computer systems or related area; AND
2. Four years of responsible technical experience in network administration, including two years providing lead direction over other network analysts; OR
3. Any satisfactory combination of work, education, training, or experience relevant to the position, as determined by Marion County.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Must possess a current driver's license in the applicant's state of residence and an acceptable driving history. Marion County will obtain a copy of the driving record for all qualified applicants from Driver and Motor Vehicle Services and review the driving record according to the Marion County policy and procedure for Driving on County Business. The policy can be found at:
• The finalist for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check, including fingerprints; however, conviction of a crime may not necessarily disqualify an individual for this position.
• This assignment is represented by a union.
• This is a full-time position, which is not eligible for overtime.
• Typical Work Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with flexibility depending upon the needs of the department and program.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Skill and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing; convey technical and complex information to staff; assign tasks and evaluate staff performance; troubleshoot and resolve client/user concerns and operational problems; assess capacity and future needs of network infrastructure system; perform network infrastructure installations; train and direct others in use of system; coordinate and implement projects; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with system users and other county personnel; ability to fix complex system problems with minimum impact to users.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Operates a motor vehicle; sees using depth perception; stands; sits; moves about the work area; bends forward; stoops; climbs 1 floor of stairs; crawls; reaches overhead; lifts and carries up to 50 lbs.; pushes and pulls up to 25 lbs.; moves carts weighing up to 100 lbs.; operates a keyboard; speaks clearly and audibly; reads a 12 pt. font; distinguishes colors and shades; hears a normal level of speech; and works in areas that may be exposed to dust and/or blood/body fluids.
PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS
Marion County is a qualifying public employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, full-time employees working at the County may qualify for forgiveness of the remaining balance on Direct Student Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan. Questions about your student loan eligibility should be directed to your loan servicer or the US Department of Education.

VISA SPONSORSHIP
Marion County does not offer VISA sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States. Marion County is an E-Verify employer and will use E-Verify to confirm that hires are authorized to work in the United States.

VETERANS' PREFERENCE
Applicants are eligible to use Veterans' Preference when applying with Marion County in accordance with ORS 408.225, 408.230, and 408.235 and OAR 105-040-0010 and 105-040-0015. Preference will be awarded only if the applicant meets the minimum requirements of the position and attaches the required documentation at the time of application.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR VETERANS' PREFERENCE

• One of the following:
  • MEMBER COPY 4 of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214 or 215); OR
  • Letter from the US Department of Veterans Affairs indicating receipt of a non-service connected pension; OR
  • Certification that discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

• In addition to one of the above documents, Disabled Veterans must also submit one of the following:
  • A copy of their Veterans disability preference letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs; OR
  • Certification that medical separation from active duty under honorable conditions will take place not later than 120 days after the submission of the certificate.

You can request copies of your military service record through the National Archives website at

Marion County is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Veteran and Disability employer committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.

Applicants with a disability may request reasonable accommodation, through Human Resources, in any step of the process to assist them in demonstrating their qualifications to perform the duties of the position for which they are applying. Please e-mail if you wish to request an accommodation.
Marion County offers a generous benefits package to regular employees working 50% or more of the regularly scheduled work week and their eligible dependents. Temporary employees and part-time regular employees working less than 50% of the regularly scheduled work week are not eligible for benefits.

Most regular positions in this classification are represented by Marion County Employees Association (MCEA). For a summary of benefits, For a complete and detailed overview of the MCEA benefits package, , and select MCEA Benefits from the left menu or Marion County Employees Association (MCEA) from the page links. Regular and temporary employees are represented by MCEA.

Salary and benefits are subject to union contract negotiations and may change as a result.
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To receive credit for your supplemental questions, your answers must be supported by details in the education and/or work experience section of your application form. "See resume" is not an acceptable answer. Do you understand this statement?

• Yes
• No

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Describe your experience leading a network team that maintains enterprise switching, routing, wireless services, and firewalls. Please include your role in designing, planning, building, deploying, and maintaining, as well as the size, scope, and best practices used in the environment(s) you've been involved in.
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Describe your experience with infrastructure management, including implementing, optimizing, automating, documenting, and decommissioning IT networking infrastructure. Highlight any projects where you were responsible for aligning network infrastructure services with business objectives. Include examples of industry standards, best practices and processes you developed or followed.
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Share your experiences in managing IT network infrastructure to meet configuration, capacity, security, and availability requirements. How have you monitored networking infrastructure for performance, availability, capacity? What strategies have you employed for proactive patching and maintenance?
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Describe your role in providing technical support related to network infrastructure. Including your experience acting as a subject matter expert in supported network technologies.
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Discuss your approach to resolving infrastructure-related incidents and problems. Provide examples of how you have collaborated with support operations, development teams, and customers to ensure timely resolution of issues.
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Describe your experience with network configuration management tools. Please include your role in designing, planning, building, deploying, and maintaining as well as the size, scope, and best practices used of the environment(s) you've been involved in.
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