IT Systems Administration – Expert

About WSDOT

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT manages the world's longest floating bridge, leads an award‑winning Active Transportation Plan, holds the record for the world’s widest tunneling project, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!

WSDOT is currently seeking an IT Systems Administration – Expert to lead systems and network administration efforts within the Northwest Region Traffic Management Center (TMC). This position serves as the subject matter expert for tunnel SCADA systems and provides strategic oversight of complex, safety‑critical infrastructure that supports real‑time tunnel monitoring, traffic operations, and emergency response. In this role, you will ensure the security, reliability, lifecycle preservation, and modernization of SCADA hardware, software, servers, workstations, and communication networks while supporting 24/7 operational availability.

You will collaborate with vendors and internal operational teams to align cybersecurity requirements, system configurations, and IT/OT integration, while managing patching, access controls, backups, diagnostics, and remediation efforts. This position also translates enterprise directives into region‑specific implementation plans, influences statewide IT/OT practices, and provides consultation on SCADA and ITS infrastructure upgrades across the agency.

This position generally demands heightened safety awareness and may involve exposure to critical, psychologically challenging incidents, such as collisions and trauma.

• Administer complex server, network, and system environments supporting tunnel life safety systems, tolling systems, and ITS infrastructure within the Northwest Region TMC.
• Monitor system performance and operational status using diagnostic and performance monitoring tools to identify anomalies, resolve issues, and maximize uptime for 24/7 operations.
• Maintain and configure core ITS transport networks (Cisco), including Seattle ITS, Bellingham ITS, and Traffic Buster systems to ensure reliability, scalability, and fault tolerance.
• Lead regional alignment efforts by interpreting statewide directives and designing region‑specific implementation plans that support modernization, compliance, and IT/OT integration.
• Support media connectivity systems by maintaining workstations, servers, and equipment that provide local outlets with live camera feeds and traffic map access.
• Oversee the installation, configuration, testing, and lifecycle upgrades of servers and network equipment to ensure compatibility with ITS infrastructure and compliance with agency standards.
• Implement cybersecurity best practices by conducting vulnerability assessments, applying security patches, managing access controls, and ensuring secure system availability across IT and OT assets.
• Design and administer virtualization environments (VMware and Hyper‑V) by planning architecture, supporting hosted applications, troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, and ensuring disaster recovery readiness.

To be considered for this opportunity, the following are required:

• Systems and Network Administration: Advanced skills in network design and infrastructure alignment, network administration, server maintenance, virtualization, and ensuring real‑time system updates for a large‑scale network 24/7 operation with expertise in applications such as VMware/Hyper‑V, Windows/Linux, and/or Cisco.
• Operational Technology Systems Integration and Management: Experience leading, deploying, and managing industrial control systems and/or OT cybersecurity frameworks, vendor coordination, root cause analysis, patching, updates, back‑up, and recovery efforts with expertise in applications such as Factory Talk, SIDERA, SCADA, Genetec, and Synology.
• IT/OT Convergence and…