IT Supervising Systems Administrator - Sheriff's Office - County of Riverside
Riverside, CA 92501
About the Job
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has an opportunity for a IT Supervising Systems Administrator that will be assigned to the Technical Service Bureau in Riverside.
The IT Supervising Systems Administrator will supervise staff engaged in designing, programming, installing, configuring, and/or maintaining computer resources supporting application and database servers in a mid-range/mainframe and/or client server environment.
The incumbent will exercise the full scope of supervision, which includes accountability for coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the work of subordinate staff; participating in the employee selection process; training, coaching, counseling, and mentoring employees. Additionally, the incumbent will also have authority to approve timesheets and leave requests, investigate complaints and performance issues and issue formal disciplinary action.
Please note: advancement to the IT Supervising Systems Administrator class requires competitive selection through the open recruitment process. The IT Supervising Systems Administrator class is distinguished from the IT Systems Administrator III in that the latter is the senior or lead level that does not include the full scope of supervision.
Meet the Team!
The law enforcement professionals of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department , with a staff of over 3,600 dedicated men and women, cover the expanse of over 7,300 square miles in southern California. The Sheriff's Department is dedicated to serving the citizens of its communities with integrity, professionalism, leadership, and loyalty and believes in service above self.
EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES
• Supervise, assign, review, and evaluate the work of staff performing systems administration work; plan, organize, and provide opportunities to develop and maintain job-related competencies.
• Determine hardware and operating system resource requirements.
• Plan and implement hardware installation and upgrades; maintain physical technical infrastructure, directories, and system documentation; plan and implement operating system and application upgrades.
• Monitor resource use, and tailor and tune to ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Conduct analysis of network and system management, capacity planning, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery.
• Develop utility programs and shell scripts (e.g., backup, security); evaluate software; assist with application testing.
• Develop system security and firewall requirements based on industry standards and management preferences; plan and implement systems backups, coordinating recoveries, including offsite disaster recovery.
• Research, evaluate, and test proposed products, product versions, and systems solutions; coordinate design, installation, and support activities with application vendors.
• Evaluate conformance of system security and database integration requirements with County standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, computer information systems, data processing, information management, or related field. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on the basis of one year of experience for one year of education.)
Experience: Four years of successful journey level IT job-related experience with two of those years including supervisory or lead duties over staff engaged in technically advanced IT-related work. One year experience as a Riverside County IT Systems Administrator III may substitute for the required experience.
Knowledge of: The principles, methods, and techniques used in the course of work for the IT Systems Administrator series; principles, methods, and techniques of effective supervision; principles, methods, and techniques applied to IT devices, applications, and systems; principles' of organization and administration; principles of documentation and recordkeeping, storage and retrieval.
Ability to: Gather and analyze data, reason logically, draw valid conclusions and make appropriate recommendations; resolve technical problems and innovate more efficient use of IT resources; perform systems analysis work and problem solving; effectively supervise subordinates, interpret and follow written and oral instructions; prepare concise reports and documents; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, customers, other employees and the public; communicate effectively with people at all organizational levels.
Skill in: Supervision, coordination, and evaluation of the work of assigned personnel; identifying learning needs and overseeing the orientation and training of personnel.
Other Requirements: A successful Security Clearance conducted by the Sheriffs' Office is required for positions within the Riverside County Information Technology Department.
IT-Related Skills:
Required: Support of mainframe, stand-alone or single platform computer environment; use of OS software; use of system management software; use of back-up and recovery utilities.
Preferred: Support of a networked, multi-user or single platform mid-range (e.g., UNIX/NT/VMS) system; use of OEM, 3rd party tools, and native scripts/languages to perform upgrades, tuning and security administration.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Application Deadline
Applications will be reviewed in the order in which they are received. Based on the number of applications received, this posting may close without notice.
Reasonable Accommodations
The County of Riverside is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA). Qualified individuals with disabilities who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process should contact the recruiter for the position noted above. For additional information and/or to obtain the appropriate form for requesting a reasonable accommodation, please visit the Disability Access Office web page located at: http://dao.rc-hr.com/ .
Degree Verification:
Prior to the closing date, upload a copy of any license(s), official/unofficial transcript(s), degrees, and/or related employment documents to your NeoGov account. If your education was completed outside of the United States, you will need to provide a copy of your Foreign Education Equivalency evaluation from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services( NACES ) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. ( AICE ).
***Prior to the closing date, upload a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts or Foreign Education Equivalency report. ***
Veterans' Preference
The County has a Veterans Preference Policy. Upload a copy of your (or your spouse's) Member-4 Form DD-214 (or NGB-22) indicating dates of service, and a copy of your spouse's letter of disability (if applicable) with your application. For privacy reasons, it is recommended that you remove your social security information from the document(s). A Human Resources Representative will review the materials and determine if you qualify for veterans' preference. See the policy here (Download PDF reader) (Download PDF reader) .
What's Next?
This recruitment is open to all applicants.
Applicants who are currently County of Riverside employees and/or current employees of the The Riverside's Sheriff Office may be considered before other applicants depending on the volume of the applications received.
Qualified applicants may be considered for future vacancies throughout the County.
Applications received prior to the closing date will be considered based on the information submitted. Changes or alterations cannot be accepted. No late applications will be permitted.
For specific questions regarding this position, contact the Ebelyn Skinner at eskinner@rivco.org.
BASED ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED, THIS POSTING MAY CLOSE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION:
Please read and follow any special application instructions on this posting. Click the 'Apply' link located on this page to submit your application. For instructions on the application process, examinations, Veteran's preference, pre-employment accommodation or other employment questions, please refer to our web site, www.rc-hr.com . A pre-employment physical examination and background check may be required.
MEDICAL/DENTAL/VISION INSURANCE: A choice of different medical, dental and visions plan are available to elect. The County provides a Flexible Benefit Credit contribution as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding to contribute towards the cost of these plans.
Note: Employees on assignment through the Temporary Assignment Program (TAP) receive different benefits. See the list here .
MISCELLANEOUS RETIREMENT: County of Riverside has three retirement Tiers through the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS).
- Tier I (Classic Member - Formula 3% @ 60): Applicable to current and former County of Riverside local miscellaneous employees hired prior to 08/24/2012 and did not withdraw CalPERS contributions. The employee contribution is eight (8%) percent.
- Tier II (Classic Member - Formula 2% @ 60): Applicable to local miscellaneous employees 1) hired after 08/23/2012 through 12/31/2012; 2) Previously employed with another CalPERS contracting public agency or a reciprocal retirement system, with a break in service of less than six months between the separation date with the previous employer and the appointment date with the County of Riverside. The employee contribution is seven (7%) percent.
- Tier III (PEPRA New Member - Formula 2% @ 62): Applicable to CalPERS local miscellaneous new members hired on or after the implementation of the Public Employees' Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) which took effect January 1, 2013. As of July 1, 2020, the employee contribution is 7.25% and subject to change annually.
A new member is defined as any of the following:
CalPERS refers to all members that do not fit within the definition of a new member as "classic members".
Contribution rates are subject to change based on the County of Riverside annual actuarial valuation.
Note:
This summary is for general information purposes only. Additional questions regarding retirement formulas can be sent to retirement@rivco.org or by calling the Benefits Information Line at (951) 955-4981,
Option 2.
If you have prior service credit with another CalPERS agency or within agencies, please contact CalPERS at (888) 225-7377 to determine which retirement tier would be applicable to you. CalPERS is governed by the Public Employees' Retirement Law. The Retirement Law is complex and subject to change. If there's any conflict between this summary and the law, the law will prevail over this summary.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Voluntary employee contribution with a choice between two 457 deferred compensation plan options.
VACATION ACCRUAL (Bi-Weekly Accrual):
0< 3 year = 80 Hours (10 Days)
4< 9 years = 120 Hours (15 Days)
10 or more years = 160 Hours (20 Days)
Maximum Vacation leave accumulation is 480 hours.
SICK LEAVE: Four (4) hours Sick Leave accrual per pay period with unlimited accrual.
HOLIDAYS: Normally 12 paid holidays per year.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: Allowed 5 days (3 days are County paid; 2 additional days can be taken from accrued Sick Leave balance).
BASIC LIFE INSURANCE: Equal to one times annual base salary not to exceed $50,000 of term life coverage. Premiums are paid by the County. Additional Supplemental Life plan is available for employee purchase.
DISABILITY - LONG-TERM DISABILITY (LTD): Benefit pays 66.67% of earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month; 30-day waiting period; pays to age 65. Benefit can be coordinated with other available leave balances to provide up to 100% of pay.
POST RETIREMENT MEDICAL CONTRIBUTION: A monthly contribution is made by the County towards retiree health insurance offered through the County as governed by the applicable SEIU Memorandum of Understanding.
OTHER: There may be other benefit provisions as specified in the applicable Memorandum of Understanding. Please contact the recruiter listed on the job posting directly for more information.