DEPARTMENTAL SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Job Description:

DEPARTMENTAL SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION

The District Attorney Family Support Division (DAFS) is seeking a highly skilled Departmental Systems Administrator to join our IT Development team. This role is ideal for an experienced technical lead with a strong background in supervising IT teams, managing enterprise-level applications, and implementing development projects that support critical public services. The successful candidate will oversee the development and maintenance of custom applications and reports using C#, VB.NET, JavaScript, CSS, and T-SQL, and will be responsible for guiding the team through all phases of the software development lifecycle. This includes scoping, budgeting, planning, requirements gathering, documentation, testing, deployment, and training. Projects may follow Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or Hybrid methodologies, depending on complexity and scope. The ideal candidate will also have experience with both manual and automated user acceptance testing, scripting and automating deployment processes, and managing service requests through ServiceNow or a comparable ITSM platform. Additionally, you will contribute to personnel matters such as employee selection, performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and other related decisions.

This examination will establish an Open Competitive Eligibility list to fill current and/or future vacancies that may occur within the next six (6) months or may be extended as needed by Human Resources.

Human Resources reserves the right to call only the most qualified applicants to the selection process.

Some positions may be Grant Funded. Grant Funded positions are subject to continuation based on availability of grant funds and the employee will be terminated without right of appeal when such funds are no longer available.

Some positions may be confidential positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Some positions may be non-union positions and are excluded from membership in the union.

Employment is contingent upon the results of a background investigation, which may include both a pre-and post-offer background check for positions within the District Attorney’s Office.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field and four (4) years of full-time professional level experience in systems analysis and design and hardware and software acquisition in a departmental environment, including some lead or supervisory experience. Additional experience in systems analysis and/or programming may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis to a maximum of two (2) years. An advanced degree in appropriate field preferred.

All qualifying education and each experience must be clearly documented in the “Education” and “Work Experience” sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see attached resume" on your application. All details must be written in your own words and cannot be copied from job descriptions or other external sources.

Background Investigation: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation. Periodically after employment background investigations may be conducted.

Citizenship: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Please note, Clark County does not provide H1B visa sponsorships or transfers for any employment positions.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing: Employment is contingent upon the results of a pre-employment drug examination.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Provides lead direction, training and work review to departmental staff assisting in the automation process; organizes and assigns work, sets priorities, and follows-up to ensure coordination and completion of assigned work.
• Provides input into selection, evaluation, disciplinary and other personnel matters; may sign evaluation forms and counsel employees as required.
• Gathers and analyzes information regarding departmental systems and requirements and those of related departments and develops or modifies automated systems to fulfill these needs.
• Conducts feasibility studies and develops hardware and software specifications and cost requirements.
• Coordinates departmental activities with activities of the centralized information systems staff; serves as liaison between the department and information systems staff.
• Plans, organizes and installs departmental personal computer and network hardware and software.
• Develops program specifications, logic and processing steps; may code programs in a variety of languages using structural programming techniques or may modify personal computer ASSEMBLER language and related systems utilities.
• May install and configure personal computer and/or network systems.
• May install, design, maintain, and/or troubleshoot a complex computer inter-network, including physical cable and telecommunications within the department and with other County users.
• Plans and develops test data to validate new or modified applications; designs input and output forms and documents.
• Troubleshoots hardware and software problems, as needed, for departmental user staff. Writes program documentation, user procedures, documentation and instructions and instructs departmental staff in using hardware and software applications and automated systems; conducts training programs and provides one-on-one instruction as required.
• Maintains records and prepares periodic and special reports of work performed.
• Maintains current knowledge of hardware, software and network technology and recommends upgrades to departmental management.
• Contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the unit's service to its customers by offering suggestions and directing or participating as an active member of a work team.
• Uses standard office equipment, including a computer, in the course of the work; may drive a personal or County motor vehicle in the course of the work to visit various departmental work sites.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Mobility to work in a typical office setting and use standard office equipment, stamina to remain seated and maintain concentration for an extended period of time, vision to read printed materials and a computer screen, and hearing and speech to communicate in person or over the telephone. Must be capable of traveling to and from various County locations to attend meetings and other off-site events. Accommodation may be made for some of these physical demands for otherwise qualified individuals who require and request such accommodation.

Come Make a Difference and Join the Clark County Family where we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Flexible Schedules including 4/10 options
• More Money in Your Pocket
  • 100% Employer Paid Defined Benefit Retirement
  • No Social Security Deduction
  • No State Income Taxes
• Two Employer Sponsored Health Plans Offered - Choice of PPO or EPO (hybrid of HMO)
  • Medical - Employer pays 90% of premium
    • Pharmacy Benefits (30, 90-day retail or mail order fills)
    • 24/7 Telephone Advice Nurse - no employee cost
    • Teledoc, Doctoroo, and Dispatch Health
• Retiree insurance - eligible after 5 years of service
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance - Employer Paid
• AD&D - Employer Paid
• Long Term Disability - Employer Paid
• Generous Leave Accruals that include:
  • 13Paid Holidays includinga Floating Birthday Holiday
  • Paid Vacation Leave
  • Paid Sick Leave
  • Holiday Leave
• Other leave options
  • Catastrophic Leave
  • Parental Leave - Up to 90 days
• Wide Variety of Voluntary Benefits that include
  • Guardian - Accident, Cancer, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and Short-Term Disability Insurance.
  • Trustmark - Permanent Life Insurance benefits and long-term care.
  • Sunlife Financial - Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance
  • TASC - Flexible Spending Account - FSA & Dependent Day Care Debit Card Available
  • Morgan Stanley - Deferred Compensation Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Onsite Fitness Center - $12/month

*Benefits vary and are subject to change depending on assignment, hiring organization and bargaining unit.

Closing Date/Time: 9/9/2025 5:01 PM Pacific

Salary:

$41.31 - $61.02 Hourly