Kansas Bureau of Investigation

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Agency Information: 

Secretary of State

About the Position: 

Who can apply: Anyone

Classified/Unclassified Service: Unclassified

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Work Schedule: M - F 8-5

Eligible to Receive Benefits: Yes

Search Keywords: Systems Administrator, Technical Solutions, Software, Hardware, Technology

Compensation: 

$65,000 - $80,000

• Salary can vary depending upon education, experience, or qualifications.

Employment Benefits:

• Comprehensive medical, mental, dental, vision, and additional coverage
• Sick & Vacation leave
• Work-Life Balance programs: parental leave, military leave, jury leave, funeral leave
• Paid State Holidays (designated by the Governor annually)
• Fitness Centers in select locations
• Employee discounts with the STAR Program
• Retirement and deferred compensation programs

Visit the Employee Benefits page for more information…

Position Summary & Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The agency is seeking an experienced Systems and Security Administrator/Engineer who’s eager to further develop technical solutions and fine tune existing systems. The person in this role will help protect our critical systems and assets, build solutions, implement new software and hardware, and provide timely user support and training when needed.

Job Responsibilities may include but are not limited to the following:

Position responsibilities:

• Perform server and endpoint administration tasks, such as, administration and troubleshooting in identity and access management, directory services management, virtual server infrastructure, network services, and resource monitoring.
• Monitor service delivery using existing management tools, respond to hardware and software issues as they arise. Help build, test, deploy, and maintain servers and services.
• Monitor network traffic and help maintain desired security posture for the agency. 
• Assist other teams to identify root cause and provide Tier2 support.

Education:

A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field or 8 years of work-related experience.

Equivalent vocational education and experience, along with certification(s), will be considered.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience managing virtualization (VMWare preferred), file servers, web servers, application servers and database servers. 
• Understanding of current enterprise technologies, backup and recovery procedures, and systems and security performance monitoring tools.
• Maintenance experience of internal infrastructure requirements, including laptop and desktop computers, switches, VoIP phones, and security updates.
• Experience in Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools, workstation policy management, vulnerability management, rapid deployment, network policy management, and network segmentation.
• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer engineering or a related field or combination of academic and professional experience adding up to 8 years. 
• Necessary Special Requirements: Ability to obtain and retain a security clearance is a requirement of employment and continued employment.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong infrastructure management experience for highly visible and reliable applications.
• AWS or Azure experience from infrastructure and services perspective
• SysOps and or DevOps experience.
• Experience with building and maintaining servers in a cloud or hybrid infrastructure.
• Strong project management, license management and documentation experience.

This is an in-house position. Remote not available.

This is an in-house position. Remote not available.

Recruiter Contact Information:

• Name: Sandy Tompkins
• Email: kssos.applications@ks.gov
• Phone: 785-296-4580
• Mailing Address: Memorial Hall - 120 SW 10th Ave. Topeka, KS 66612

Job Application Process: 

Email cover letter and resume to kssos.applications@ks.gov

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential elements that create and foster a welcoming workplace. All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, political affiliation, disability or any other factor unrelated to the essential functions of the job.

If you wish to identify yourself as a qualified person with a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act and would like to request an accommodation, please address the request to the agency recruiter.

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