Courtesy Posting: Senior System Administrator, Office of the Colorado State Public Defender

MISSION STATEMENT

Colorado’s Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD) maintains a reputation as one of the top organizations in the nation specializing in the delivery of indigent criminal defense.

We operate as an independent agency within the Judicial Branch of Colorado State Government with nearly 1,000 dedicated employees assigned to twenty-one Regional Trial Offices, a centralized Appellate Division, and a centralized Administrative Office.

The mission of OSPD is to defend and protect the rights, liberties and dignity of those accused of crimes who cannot afford to retain counsel.

We do so by providing constitutionally and statutorily mandated representation that is effective, zealous, inspired and compassionate.

We seek to hire professionals who are dedicated to furthering our mission and demonstrate compassion in their service to our clients.

We are a fast paced, team-oriented environment, where self-motivation and a personal commitment to high performance are important attributes for success.

STATEMENT OF DUTIES

Typical duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.)

Responsible for the ongoing maintenance, security, and availability of our comprehensive IT infrastructure; providing on-site hardware maintenance / installation not only for the server and storage environment but also other IT systems;

monitoring and managing system alerts across platforms

• Plans, implements, and maintains complex provisioning, advanced maintenance, virtualization, data replication, disaster recovery, data migration, and documentation for our IT systems encompassing production, storage, network, and backup environments
• Administers Microsoft M365 suite, covering aspects of cloud / hybrid / on-prem Active Directory / Entra ID, GPOs, User Management, AD / NTFS Permissions, Intune, AutoPilot, and M365 Tenant Management
• Managing cloud-based storage and computing solutions, including but not limited to Veeam, Azure, Wasabi, S3 Buckets, and other products with a focus on security and performance
• Provisions, manages, deploys, and configures VMs, Datastores, ESXi, and vSphere or similar products
• Performs change management processes such as managing ACL rules, provisioning new shares, and integrating system updates
• Responds to and resolves incident tickets related to a broad range of IT systems issues.
• Thoroughly understands and documents the application and server architecture, system configuration across platforms, and how various IT systems interface with each other;

supplements policy quality and documentation

• Uses extensive knowledge of IT systems to effectively and efficiently resolve issues that arise
• Leads and participates in the planning and implementation of IT projects across the agency, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with organizational goals
• Performs other related duties, as assigned, which may include strategic project management and advanced troubleshooting
• Attends meetings and trainings as required to stay up-to-date with the latest technological advancements and to support continuous personal and professional development
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