Systems Administrator

State of Wisconsin Division of Personnel Management

$89K — $97K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience with Microsoft Active Directory, DNS, and Group Policy.
  • Expertise in maintaining Windows Server environments.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft M365, SharePoint, SQL Server, and IIS integration.
  • Proficiency in networking tech, including firewalls and WAN/LAN protocols.
  • Skilled in using automation tools like PowerShell and Intune for endpoint management.
  • Knowledge of Zero Trust cybersecurity principles and NIST standards.

Responsibilities

  • Design and manage high-availability infrastructure services for mission-critical platforms.
  • Lead technical initiatives for hybrid cloud integration and modernization strategies.
  • Ensure system reliability and security compliance across agency platforms.
  • Optimize performance of server and cloud environments.
  • Coordinate disaster recovery and backup solutions.
  • Oversee integration of identity and access management systems.

Benefits

  • On-the-job training opportunities tailored to individual bureaus.
  • Access to unique collaboration and mentoring experiences within the department.
  • Possibility for career advancement given the focus on modernization and technology integration.
  • Supportive work environment with a clear focus on efficiency and effectiveness.
Full Job Description
Position Summary

This is a senior-level IT infrastructure position responsible for the design, administration, security, and lifecycle management of DATCP's mission-critical server, cloud, identity, and digital workforce platforms. This role delivers high-availability infrastructure services that underpin all agency business operations and is a key contributor to DATCP's modernization strategy, including hybrid cloud integration, Microsoft 365 expansion, Zero Trust security alignment, and future-state digital service delivery.

This position provides technical leadership across a broad portfolio of platforms, including Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure AD, M365 services, CRM, SharePoint, IIS, SQL, Citrix, endpoint management, and enterprise backup/disaster recovery systems. It is responsible for ensuring system reliability, security posture, regulatory compliance readiness, performance optimization, and continuity of agency operations during planned changes as well as unplanned disruptions.

Position Description

Salary Information

The classification of this position is IS Technical Services Specialist, which is in schedule-range 07-33 with a starting pay of $43.00 up to $47.00 per hour.

This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit. A 12-month probationary period is required. Pay for current state employees will be set in accordance with the State Compensation Plan at the time of hire.

Job Details

At DATCP, we strive to deliver efficient and effective programs and services to Wisconsin agriculture, consumers, and businesses. The Department has numerous on-the-job training (OJT) opportunities, unique to each Bureau.

These OJT opportunities include direct experience and practice through collaboration with co-workers/supervisor, peer mentoring, and job-specific training modules.

Conditions of Employment:

DATCP does not sponsor work visas. Any appointment made will be contingent on the selected applicant being able to provide documentation of eligibility to work in the United States.

A criminal background check will be performed on the selected applicant prior to an offer of employment.

Possession of a valid driver's license or the ability to provide one's own transportation for work purposes, is required.

Occasional travel, including overnights may be required.

Qualifications

Minimally qualified candidates will have each of the following:

  • Experience administering Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services, including domain controllers, DNS, Group Policy, authentication, and related domain services.
  • Experience administering Windows Server environments and supporting enterprise server infrastructure.
  • Experience administering and integrating Microsoft enterprise platforms including M365, SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, SQL Server, and IIS.
  • Experience supporting enterprise networking technologies, including firewalls, load balancing, and WAN/LAN protocols, in secure network environments.
  • Experience using automation, scripting, and endpoint/configuration-management tools such as PowerShell, Intune, MECM, Group Policy.
  • Experience applying Zero Trust and NIST-aligned, or comparable cybersecurity principles to enterprise infrastructure and systems.


In addition to the minimum qualifications above, highly qualified candidates will have the following:

  • Experience administering or supporting Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics CRM, or Dynamics 365.
  • Experience administering Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and/or network-connected laboratory or chemistry equipment.
  • Experience administering Citrix environments, including application virtualization and delivery.
  • Experience administering components of the Microsoft System Center suite (beyond endpoint configuration management.)


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Deadline to Apply

The deadline to apply for this position is 11:59 p.m. on August 23, 2026.

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