System Administrator

General Summary

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Under the direction of the IT Manager and the guidance of the Senior Systems Engineer, the Systems Administrator supports and maintains Lane Transit District's enterprise systems infrastructure. This role focuses on operational reliability; administering server platforms, virtualization environments, storage systems, backup and recovery solutions, and core enterprise services to ensure stable, secure, and efficient system operations in support of 24x7 operations.

The Systems Administrator serves as the primary operational resource with a high degree of hands-on responsibility for monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining systems, executing approved changes, and supporting system lifecycle activities. Work is performed in alignment with architecture, standards, and strategies established by senior IT staff and IT leadership., while this role emphasizes consistent operations, documentation, and continuous improvement. Collaboration with senior staff, other IT teams, and vendors is a core aspect of the position.

*This is a union-represented position under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) and the Lane Transit District (LTD).*

Essential DutiesResponsibilities

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• Monitor enterprise systems including servers, virtualization platforms, storage, backups, and core services. Respond to alerts and take corrective action to maintain system availability and performance.
• Perform routine system administration tasks including patching, updates, maintenance, and verification of system health.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve system issues affecting infrastructure, applications, or users. Triage highly complex or non-standard issues to the Senior Systems Engineer or vendors with clear documentation.
• Serve as escalation resource for system related incidents, working with IT teams and vendors to drive issues to resolution.
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