Master It Professional - Systems Administration

Role Summary

This position is part of the Secretary of State’s IT Division, located in either the Carson City or Las Vegas office. It serves as a senior technical lead within the Systems Administration team and is responsible for enterprise-level infrastructure design, implementation, and optimization. The role encompasses advanced systems architecture, administration, and operational oversight for mission-critical environments. The position requires deep expertise across multiple technology domains, including server infrastructure (Windows/Linux), virtualization, storage systems, and network architecture.

The incumbent will design and maintain high-availability and disaster recovery solutions, develop long-range infrastructure roadmaps, and ensure compliance with State IT regulations and agency continuity requirements. Responsibilities include evaluating emerging technologies, implementing automated maintenance workflows, and leading complex deployments and migrations with zero-impact transitions. Beyond internal infrastructure management, the role demands proficiency in advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis using tools such as SIEM, Wireshark, and forensic utilities.

As a technical lead, this position will oversee statewide infrastructure projects, conduct cost/benefit analyses, and coordinate with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery and compliance. Strong documentation and knowledge management skills are essential, including authoring architecture diagrams, SOPs, and recovery playbooks. The ideal candidate should demonstrate expertise in systems architecture, network design, operational security, and performance management. A Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification is required to apply for this role and must be maintained throughout employment.

Additional nationally recognized certifications in cloud or virtualization technologies are highly desirable. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Master Information Technology (IT) Professionals provide the highest level of professional IT expertise in an agency in one or more functional areas such as information systems project management, quality assurance, database administration, network administration, systems administration, applications analysis and development, or information security. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in computer science, management information systems, or closely related field and six years of progressively responsible professional IT experience, three years of which were at the advanced journey level in a pertinent specialty area such as information systems project management, quality assurance, systems administration, network administration, database administration, applications analysis and development, or information security;

or an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

Positions in this series are assigned duties and projects deemed vital to the agency mission. Duties are associated with major long-term projects, which significantly impact the agency’s business processes. Without the successful completion of those duties and projects, there would be significant disruption to agency operations and reduced levels of service to the citizens of the State, reduced levels of public safety, and/or substantial loss of revenue to the State.

Incumbents function as individual contributors who possess advanced level experience and specialized skills, and provide technical expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Information systems project management including responsibility for specialized projects of significant size, scope, and impact to agency operations. Duties include serving as the project leader; planning, organizing and directing project activities; conducting cost/benefit analyses; resolving design conflicts; data administration;…