About Our Job

Do you love interacting with a variety of customers and providing exceptional service? Are you excited about the idea of building new systems? Does motivating, coaching, and mentoring team members sound stimulating? Want to wear multiple hats and get involved in different technical areas? Looking for a fun team to support you? Can you play nice with both humans and machines? Are you an ardent learner who is always looking to improve? This is the place for you!

The Division

The Court IT Department team will consist of 4 System Administrators, 5 Developers, 2 data analysts, IT Supervisor, and an IT Director.  The team utilizes an agile development methodology.  As a small team, we strive to create a culture that fosters open communication, goal orientation and results. The team supports each other while providing a fun environment.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The annual salary range for this position is $ 86,634.00- $ 142,947.00. This position qualifies for our generous benefits which include but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year
• 11 Paid Holidays per year, plus 1 personal holiday, and 8 hours of Denver Good Deeds volunteer time
• Education Refund Program (ERP) - a chance for the city to support your continued learning and career growth by investing in your future with the city

• Care Bank – 8 weeks of Paid Family Leave (after the probation period is passed)
• Free RTD Eco Pass
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

In this position you can expect to work in downtown Denver in the Denver Post Building.  We also do onsite support in 4 other locations nearby; City & County Building, Denver Detention Center, Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse, and the Minoru Yasui Building. Opportunity to Work From Home 1 day a week after successfully passing 6-month probation period.

What You’ll Do

The Denver County Court (DCC) is seeking a Senior IT Systems Administrator to join our specialized team.

• As a Senior IT Systems Administrator, you can expect to:
• Be a part of a dynamic, collaborative, and specialized team
• Be a team lead and mentor/coach other teammates in the department.
• Provide help desk support to Denver County Court staff including Judges and Magistrates, troubleshooting issues remotely and in-person.
• Manage projects that are assigned by IT Manager.
• Configure and manage enterprise technologies including network, infrastructure, web hosting, cryptography, operation systems and applications.
• Maintain hardware and software patch management and inventory.
• Set up technology requirements for presentations and meetings.
• Collaborate with other teams throughout the Court.
• Manage user accounts.
• Monitor logs and performance on servers and networks
• Be on call 24/7 in a rotation schedule shared with other members of the team.
• Assist IT Supervisor with updates on policies & procedures and CJIS compliance

Perks

• Training provided for you to stay up to date in the ever-changing technology era
• Ability to be cross functional and learn about multiple areas within IT
• Ability to be creative and find solutions
• FUN team!

What You'll Bring

The ideal candidate must be able to communicate effectively and be open to new technology and innovative ideas. Additionally, the candidate will have the following:

• Strong PowerShell command-line interfaces and Cisco experience
• Background in Systems Administration using Windows desktop and server operating systems
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Office 365
• Prior team lead experience
• Project management experience
• Cybersecurity, intrusion detection, and firewall knowledge a plus
• Experience managing resources/budget
• Desire to always learn and improve

We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Mathematics or a directly related field.

Experience:  Three (3) years of professional Information Technology experience installing, maintaining, and/or modifying application software, operating system and/or network operating system software and associated hardware.

Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. A combination of appropriate education and experience may be substituted for the minimum education and experience requirements.

Required Documents

To be considered for this position, please include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Resume - required
• Cover Letter - required

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until 11:59 pm MST July 2, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 11:59 pm MST July 2, 2026  to ensure consideration.

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