Linux Administrator - PRIMARILY REMOTE OPPORTUNITY

 
       LINUX ADMINISTRATOR - PRIMARILY REMOTE OPPORTUNITY
  (Depending on qualifications, the position may be filled as a Systems Administrator II or Systems Administrator III.)

This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline for first round consideration is Friday, September 6, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST.

 ANNUAL SALARY

Systems Administrator II: $101,857.60- $126,568.00

Systems Administrator III: $113,609.60- $141,065.60

    BENEFIT HIGHLIGHTS
   Choice of five medical plans
  Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula)
  Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
    Vacation and sick leave packages
    14 paid holidays per year
    Defined benefit retirement-plan
    Tuition reimbursement
    Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)

TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY

ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

The Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. We have a staff of about 1,500 and an operating budget of nearly $250 million. The Court's Judges, Commissioners and employees are recognized for their high standards of achievement, integrity, and diversity. The Court is committed to ensuring equal access to court services and enhancing public confidence in the court system.

To learn more about the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, visit our homepage at www.occourts.org.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Court Technology Services (CTS) department provides the court with proactive leadership in implementing and maintaining the court’s network infrastructure, core business and departmental applications, as well as ensuring the security of the court’s data and processes. CTS works with court leaders, judicial committees, the State Judicial Council staff, justice agencies, court departments, vendors, and others to ensure the Court is fully supported by the appropriate levels of technology services.

The Servers, Storage & Database unit provides core Infrastructure services to support Court technology operations, the unit is seeking qualified candidates with a deep understanding of Linux, WebLogic, Tomcat, Azure, Virtualization, Storage, Security, and Networking stack.  The incumbent is required to exercise excellent judgment and perform their duties with the highest degree of integrity to uphold the public’s trust and confidence in the administration of justice. The incumbent is expected to use sound judgement when making decisions, be self-driven, stay on top of technology trends, and research and propose solutions.

The position performs advanced level of system administration tasks across Linux Server OS (Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS), WebLogic, Tomcat, Java, Azure, Oracle Cloud, VMware, NetApp, Veeam, and Zerto stack.

System Administrator II is the journey-level professional classification in the systems administration series and reports to a Court Technology Manager. The classification is responsible for independently performing difficult and highly responsible duties in installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, updating, patching, monitoring, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating system hardware and software.

System Administrator III is the lead/advanced journey-level professional classification in the systems administration series and reports to a Court Technology Manager. The classification is responsible for independently performing advanced, highly complex duties in installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating systems hardware and software.

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SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- five (5) years of full-time (or equivalent) server operating system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, with at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience which was at the level equivalent to the Court’s classification of Systems Administrator I.

SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR III

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- seven (7) years of full-time (or equivalent) network and system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and complex operating systems, severs, virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, and at least three (3) years which was at the level equivalent to the Court’s classification of Systems Administrator II, and at least two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience using Windows (PowerShell) or Linux (Bash, KSH) scripting.
  

EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION FOR BOTH LEVELS: 

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a closely related technical field may substitute for two (2) years of required experience.  Note: To receive substitution credit, a copy of your college official transcripts must be included with your application. 
 
 DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• At least six (6) years of experience installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, and supporting various Linux Operating Systems: Oracle Linux (8.x/7.x), RHEL (8.x/7.x), CentOS, Ubuntu.
• At least four (4) years of experience administering (installation, configuration, planning, upgrading, patching, problem resolution, and debugging) across an enterprise web and middleware Linux application server stack: Oracle WebLogic (12cR2, 14c), Apache Tomcat (8.x/9.x), or Apache HTTP Server.
• At least two (2) years of experience administering Linux in a virtualized environment.
• At least two (2) years of experience with cloud (Azure or AWS) IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Storage, and Security stack: identity management, role-based access controls, privilege identity management, and a deep understanding of core security concepts and processes as it relates to securing Cloud technologies.
• Experience in deploying optimized virtual hybrid environments for an enterprise application and database stack – Oracle Database, Oracle WebLogic, Apache Tomcat.
• Experience working with one or more of the following DevOps/Automation technologies: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform, Ansible, Chef, cloud-native infrastructure-as-code (IAC).
• Ability to architect cloud-based high availability and disaster recovery environments.
• Ability to create and maintain technical documentation in assigned areas of responsibility.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click HERE. Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking HERE.

SELECTION PROCESS

STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and/or desirables; those candidates will be referred to step 2 in the selection process.

STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.

STEP 3: Those candidates who are successful in the review/assessment may be placed on the eligible list. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of interview or employment.

All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check and a reference check.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at HRStaffing@occourts.org if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process.

ELIGIBLE LIST

This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted, or a new recruitment opens.

STATUS NOTIFICATIONS

You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through GovernmentJobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with GovernmentJobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at http://www.governmentjobs.com/.

E-VERIFY

The Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the E-Verify program which confirms employment eligibility of new hires.

QUESTIONS?

For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Joseph Salafia at j2salafia@occourts.org. For general employment information, please click HERE.

Orange County Superior Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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