Systems Administrator

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) Tech Team is hiring a Systems Administrator to provide support to our DNC staff! We are looking for someone who can ensure that the Democratic National Committee runs smoothly from a technical perspective, and ensures our staff can fight to win elections in every zip code. The ideal candidate will provide Tier 3 support to our staff at the DNC headquarters and remote staff across the country to solve their most pressing technical needs. This individual will report directly to the IT Director.

• Manage long-term projects from start to finish, ensuring we execute efficiently. Communicate effectively with clients from both technical and non-technical backgrounds
• Install, configure, support, and maintain networking equipment such as firewalls, switches and routers
• Facilitate, create, and manage system permissions and user accounts
• Must have the ability to evaluate IT infrastructure and application solutions and make recommendations in support of our userbase
• Increase the IT department’s workload efficiency through automation and simplification of IT infrastructure and ticket remediation
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may also frequently be required to communicate using the telephone, email, and in person with stakeholders
• Ability to integrate and collaborate side by side the Security team
• Other duties as assigned to support the department and the DNC's mission.

• 2+ years of experience in IT roles, including prior experience in Systems or Network Administration
• Dedication to customer service with strong interpersonal skills;
• Strong knowledge of networking such as TCP/IP, routing and switching;
• Experience with both computer and mobile device enterprise management systems such as Google Workspace and JAMF;
• Knowledge of Zendesk or other similar ticketing systems
• Knowledge of macOS, iOS, and ChromeOS

The starting salary for the Systems Administrator position is $95,000, on an annualized basis, commensurate with experience and qualifications.

This is a full-time, exempt position. This position is in the bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local-500.

Travel: The Systems Administrator position will require travel, which could be up to 15% of the time.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC), is committed to diversity among its staff, and recognizes that its continued success requires the highest commitment to obtaining and retaining a diverse staff that provides the best quality services to supporters and constituents. The DNC is an equal opportunity employer and it is our policy to recruit, hire, train, promote and administer any and all personnel actions without regard to sex, race, age, color, creed, national origin, religion, economic status, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity or expression, ethnic identity or physical disability, or any other legally protected basis. The DNC will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination and any such conduct is strictly prohibited.

Benefits:

The DNC offers a generous benefit package, including:

- More than 30 days of paid time off, including Federal holidays, vacation, and personal days;

- Health and dental insurance for employee and dependents;

- 90% paid by the DNC, 10% paid by employee;

- Supplementary vision plans available to employees for purchase;

- Up to a 4% employer match DNC 401(k) plan;

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) available to DNC employees and their dependents at no cost to staff;

- Pre-tax Flexible spending account benefits available to employees and dependents.