Senior Systems Administrator (Open to Internal Only)

Description

Please note : This opportunity is only available to current Office of Financial Management employees. Interviews will begin the week of December 3rd.

The starting salary offer will be determined based on the successful candidates qualifications within the annual salary range of $92760.00 to $124752.00.

Hybrid : Our physical office is in Olympia WA. We offer flexible work schedules and locations. This is a hybrid position where most of the work allows teleworking. However you must travel to in-person activities meetings and events as needed for business purposes.

Why work for OFM

The Office of Financial Management (OFM) serves as the backbone of Washington state government. Our mission is to make our state a better place by connecting people budgets policies data and systems for state agencies and the Legislature. Our team includes budget advisors researchers and other experts all dedicated public servants working towards an equitable future for every Washingtonian. If you want to play a key role in enhancing how state government serves its citizens youve found the right place. Join us in making a meaningful difference for every Washingtonian!

The job opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to support and enhance statewide enterprise reporting platforms that connect critical statewide applications and deliver financial data to agencies across Washington. This role administers and maintains reporting technologies including SAP Business Objects Power BI and Microsoft Analysis Services and provides essential operational support for business intelligence analytics and financial reporting services. The position leads the architecture development and deployment of SAP Business Objects Universes and platform environments with authority over production control decisions for the statewide SAP reporting platform. Additionally the role involves collaborating with architects and supporting other enterprise BI solutions while working closely with the OFM Data Management team to create maintain and promote statewide data and reporting standards. Serving as a platform administrator and consultant for Statewide Financial Systems the incumbent gathers business and technical requirements and develops reporting and analytics solutions for systems such as AFRS HRMS CIM and budget applications used by 120 state agencies and thousands of users supporting mission-critical services that directly impact Washington residents.

If you are ready to contribute your expertise to a program of statewide importance and help drive one of Washingtons most transformational initiatives we encourage you to apply and join this historic effort.

Duties

What you will work on

• Responsible for the operational support / maintenance for SAP Business Objects business intelligence suite that serves 120 state Agencies supporting statewide financial applications data delivery. Technical experience and familiarity with the SAP Business Objects suite to make informed technical decisions.
• Troubleshot outages and conduct root-cause analysis across multiple platforms and coordinate activities across multiple teams to resolve outages.
• Provide technical knowledge for an enterprise-wide reporting platform.
• Support ongoing installations upgrades maintenance and support of the agencys enterprise reporting platform solutions.
• Architect reporting platforms and implements changes as necessary to align towards service goals (Service Level Agreements SLAs) and direction.
• Maintain Business Objects Platform identify bugs in code and provide temporary workarounds and permanent solutions. Work with vendors on support issues.
• Provide input and architectural guidance to ensure the Business Objects environment is resilient and available to OFM customer agencies during expected SLA hours.
• Diagnose and resolve platform performance issues.
• Coordinate architect plan and execute software upgrades in support of OFM Data Management supported Business Intelligence and Analytics platforms.
• Assemble analyze and document technical specifications for enterprise solutions.
• Proactively monitor production data exchanges for performance and capacity to ensure timely delivery of messages and data.
• Design and development of Business Object Universes (semantic data model) solutions for statewide data systems.
• Utilize knowledge and is trusted by management to independently deliver the highest-level technical BI / Analytics platform solutions to high-risk high-profile statewide initiatives that fundamentally impact statewide accounting and financial Systems data.
• Coordinate with Server Network and Platform vendor teams to install / deploy configure and monitor the OFM business intelligence platforms.
• Design a robust platform as work performed directly impacts the availability and accuracy of the states financial accounting state payroll general ledger and enterprise budgeting systems data.
• Provide technical consulting to other teams divisions or projects on an ad-hoc basis using technical knowledge of how the state systems interact and knowledge of the technical frameworks underpinning them. Consult with other teams on technical issues related to Business Intelligence platforms.
• Work with Server and Network teams to install / deploy configure and monitor the OFM reporting platforms
• Monitor services that support the Enterprise Reporting infrastructure.

Qualifications

What we need you to bring

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

Bachelors degree in computer science or related area (Mathematics Engineering Data and Business Intelligence Design)

Eight (8) years of experience :

Supplemental Information

What we offer :

At OFM we foster a culture of integrity innovation inclusion and belonging. We value both learned and lived experiences believing that diversity makes us stronger. To support your health and well-being we offer a variety of benefit programs for our employees.

Please visit our Recruitment Page for a full list of benefits available to employees. Heres a quick glance at some of the unique benefits that OFM offers :

Application Process :

Once youve decided to apply for a state government job youll complete an online application to showcase your qualifications. Keep in mind that once you submit the application a real person is going to read it. We do not use AI or other technology that screens your application and rejects it. So please be sure to provide clear and detailed information about your work history so your qualifications can be accurately assessed. We will contact the top candidates directly to schedule interviews. If you need reasonable accommodation in applying please call 7-1-1 or 1-.

Your application will not be considered complete and sent to the hiring teams for review unless youattach all of the following :

Questions :

OFMs Staff ASL interpreter is available to all deaf and hard of hearing applicants. For questions about this recruitment or to request a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process please email us at .

The Office of Financial Management is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural racial ethnic sexual orientation and gender identity diversity. Women racial and ethnic minorities persons of disability persons over 40 years of age and disabled and Vietnam-era veterans are encouraged to apply.

This position is exempt from civil service rules.

For more information please see WAC.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Computer Science,Active Directory,Computer information Technology,PowerShell,OS,Windows,Database,SCCM,Linux,SAN,Troubleshoot,Backup,Setup,Technical Support,UNIX

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 92760 - 124752