Linux Administrator

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Orange County Superior Court, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 7913SG-0425
Department: Court Technology Services
Opening Date: 04/17/2025
Closing Date: 5/1/:59 PM Pacific

Position Information
LINUX ADMINISTRATOR

(Official Classification: Systems Administrator I/II/III)

(Depending on qualifications, positions may be filled at level I, II or III)
DEADLINE TO APPLY

This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees, internal OCSC promotions, and internal OCSC lateral transfers. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future positions.
ANNUAL SALARY

Systems Administrator I: $93,163.20 - $115,876.80

Systems Administrator II: $103,896.00 - $129,105.60

Systems Administrator III: $115,876.80 - $143,894.40
BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS

Choice of five medical plans

Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula)

Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)

Vacation and sick leave packages

14 paid holidays per year

Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)
TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY
This position is eligible for a combination of telework and on-site work assignments. Telework must be completed from a pre-designated home-based location within the State of California and employees may be required to report on-site to address business needs.
Telework is at the sole discretion of the Court and may be rescinded with 48 hours' notice, based on needs of the Orange County Superior Court.

Opportunity Details
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

The Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. We have a staff of about 1,500 and an operating budget of nearly $280 million. The Court's Judges, Commissioners and employees are recognized for their high standards of achievement, integrity, and diversity. The Court is committed to ensuring equal access to court services and enhancing public confidence in the court system.
To learn more about the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, visit our homepage at
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Court Technology Services (CTS) department is responsible for providing the court with proactive leadership in implementing and maintaining the court's network infrastructure, core business and departmental applications, as well as ensuring the security of the court's data and processes. CTS works with court leaders, judicial committees, the State Judicial Council staff, justice agencies, court departments, vendors, and others to ensure the Court is fully supported by the appropriate levels of technology services.
The Servers, Storage & Database unit provides core Infrastructure services to support Court IT operations and is seeking qualified candidates with a deep understanding of Linux, WebLogic, Tomcat, Azure, Virtualization, Storage, Security, and Networking stack. The System Administrator will be required to exercise excellent judgment and perform their duties with the highest degree of integrity to uphold the public's trust and confidence in the administration of justice. The incumbent is expected to use sound judgement when making decisions, be self-driven, stay on top of technology trends, and research and propose solutions.

The Systems Administrator reports to a Court Technology Manager and performs advanced level of system administration tasks across Linux Server OS (Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS), WebLogic, Tomcat, Java, Azure, Oracle Cloud, VMware, NetApp, Veeam, and Zerto stack.
System Administrator I is the entry-level classification responsible for performing routine to moderately complex duties in configuring, administering, maintaining, and upgrading on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, operating systems, and applications.
System Administrator II is the journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing difficult and highly responsible duties in installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, updating, patching, monitoring, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating system hardware and software.
System Administrator III is the lead/advanced journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing advanced, highly complex duties in installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating systems hardware and software.
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Systems Administrator I

Systems Administrator II

Systems Administrator III

Minimum Qualifications
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR I

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

OPTION I

High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- Two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) server operating system administration experience including server and virtualized platform installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange servers in a high-availability environment.

OR

OPTION II

One (1) year of full-time (or equivalent) experience with the Court as a Technology Trainee performing duties related to system administration.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- five (5) years of full-time (or equivalent) of server operating system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, with at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience which was at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator I.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR III

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- seven (7) years of full-time (or equivalent) network and system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and complex operating systems, severs, virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, -AND- at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator II, -AND- at least two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience using Windows (PowerShell) or Linux (Bash, KSH) scripting.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION FOR ALL LEVELS:

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a closely related technical field may substitute for two (2) years of required experience. Note: To receive substitution credit, a copy of your college official transcripts must be included with your application.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
•  At least six (6) years of experience installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, and supporting various Linux Operating Systems: Oracle Linux (8.x/7.x), RHEL (8.x/7.x), CentOS, Ubuntu.
•  At least four (4) years of experience administering (installation, configuration, planning, upgrading, patching, problem resolution, and debugging) across the enterprise web and middleware application server stack: Oracle WebLogic (12cR2, 14c), Tomcat (8.x/9.x), Apache, Java.
•  At least two (2) years of experience with Cloud Systems IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Storage, and Security stack. Additional Information
APPLICATION PROCESS

All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click Résumés will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking
SELECTION PROCESS

STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed by Human Resources to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications. It is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.
STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, additional assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.
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