The Ohio Attorney General's Office is currently seeking an exceptional, highly motivated candidate for a Lead System Administrator (Infrastructure Specialist 4) position within our Information Technology Services section. This position will work a hybrid in-person/remote schedule. There may be changes to this schedule based on training and operational needs. The headquarter location is 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, OH
The successful candidate will perform the following duties, which include but are not limited to:
-Lead a team of System Admins by providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship to enhance their technical skills and professional growth.
-Assign tasks effectively to ensure timely delivery of systems/storage-related projects and operations.
-Serve as the primary contact for systems/storage-related issues, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication with all relevant stakeholders.
-Proactively identify opportunities to automate repetitive tasks, such as systems/storage maintenance, backups, or performance monitoring, to improve team efficiency.
-Anticipate potential risks to systems/storage (e.g., security vulnerabilities, capacity issues) and take preemptive measures to mitigate them before they
become critical problems.
-Monitor system health and performance by conducting regular checks, analyzing metrics, and addressing issues to ensure optimal systems/storage functionality, availability, and reliability.
-Prepare, test, and validate deployment scripts to ensure accuracy, compliance with standards, and rollback readiness.
At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
- Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
QualificationsCompletion of undergraduate core program or associate degree in computer science, information systems, mathematics, or related field, or equivalent work experience, and minimum 8 yrs. combined work experience in network, database, server, or storage administration.
-Or 2 years of exp. as an Infrastructure Specialist 3;
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Preferred Qualifications:
Technical Skills:
Database Architecture & Optimization
Scripting Automation
Backup & Recovery
Performance Tuning
Data Security & High Availability
Troubleshooting
Storage and VDI experience
Job Skills: Information Technology, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Analyzation
