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Hiring Agency:

Supreme Court - Agency 5

Location:

Lincoln, NE

Hiring Rate:

$36.417

Job Posting:

JR2026-00025616 Information Technology Systems Administrator (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

05-12-2026

Job Description:

** The (Judicial Branch) does not sponsor STEM (form i-983) or non-immigrant work visas for this position. **

The Judicial Branch offers:

Health & Wellness
• 79% employer-paid health and prescription insurance
• Dental and vision insurance plans available to purchase
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, available to purchase
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential support
• Flex Spending (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

Financial Security
• 156% state-matched of the first 4.8% contribution to retirement plan
• FREE $20,000 Life Insurance Policy
• Optional Life Insurance and AD&D available to purchase

Paid Time Off & Leave
• 13 paid holidays annually
• Paid vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately
• Military leave and Funeral/Bereavement leave

Professional Growth
• Paid training to develop your skills
• Free continuing education credits to maintain professional certifications
• Access to specialized courses through Judicial Branch Education
• Opportunity for bilingual pay

Under limited supervision, manages the activities and operations required to maintain the Nebraska Judicial Branch’s servers and associated storage environments, and various other systems in support of the Branch’s data infrastructure. Responsibilities include managing statewide activities and operations required to create and maintain the Nebraska Judicial Branch data systems infrastructure. This includes overseeing system administration, system cybersecurity program architecture, configuration, and maintenance; monitoring system performance; providing technical resolutions for complex system issues; training staff; and providing systems architecture and policy recommendations to senior management.

 

Location:

521 S. 14th Street, Ste 300, Lincoln, NE 68508

Work Schedule: This is an in-office only position, full-time, 40 hours per week. Some non-traditional hours may be required.

Salary:

An Information Technology Systems Administrator’s salary range is $75,746.52 to $92,289.93 per year.

After probation period is completed, the Permanent wage will increase at least 2.5%. Pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints, if approved.

Job Duties

1. Design and implement long-term strategic goals and short-term tactical plans for managing and maintaining the Judicial Department’s systems and software.

2. Responsible for planning, architecture/design, and implementation of hardware and software installations, configurations, and decommissions.

3. Responsible for monitoring and maintenance of relevant systems and associated hardware/software and provides support and troubleshooting for those systems when required.

4. Responsible for maintaining and monitoring the secure configuration and operations of all in-place devices to include security tools, workstations, mobile devices, servers and network devices.

5. Assists the Information Security Officer in the design and execution of system vulnerability assessments, system penetration tests, and system security audit.

6. Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.

Functional Specific Responsibilities Might Include:

• Manage enterprise IT systems and cloud infrastructure, which includes maintenance, testing, system backups, restoring the system after a failure, configuring and maintaining on-prem and cloud systems, creating and maintaining system scripts, installing system software, understanding connections to other computer systems, and answering questions and providing assistance as needed.

• Designs, installs, monitors, and maintains system security, which includes implementing security practices, configuring equipment, diagnosing and resolving connectivity issues, and ensuring system security standards are enforced.

• Establishes, implements, and maintains system security strategy and requirements.

• Develops and implements strategies for server management including monitoring performance, preventative maintenance, problem avoidance, and troubleshooting

 

Requirements / Qualifications: 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

• and 7 years of related experience

• or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

Preferred Qualifications: Previous M365 Tenant and/or Global Administration experience.

All educational credits must be granted from an accredited institution approved by the U.S. Dept. of Education.

Knowledge

• Project management principles and practices.

• Applicable hardware, software, and peripheral devices.

• Systems design, maintenance, and implementation practices and procedures.

• Azure cloud environments.

• System security software and tools.

• Diagnostic analyzer tools and equipment.

• Troubleshooting techniques and methods.

• Windows operating systems.

• Database management and/or administration principles.

• IBM DB2 cloud environments.

• DataStage for IBM Cloud Pak for Data.

Skills

• Prioritizing work.

• Coaching and developing others.

• Organizing, planning, and prioritizing activities and assignments.

• Developing objectives and strategies.

• Designing, installing and maintaining networks.

• Utilizing complex diagnostic analyzers and related equipment and tools.

• Troubleshooting complex IT issues.

• Preparing long-term plans, contracts, and operational reports.

• Utilizing, managing, and administering systems.

• Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Physical Requirements

Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

 

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Benefits

We offer a comprehensive package of pay, benefits, paid time off, retirement and professional development opportunities to help you get the most out of your career and life. Your paycheck is just part of your total compensation.

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Equal Opportunity Statement

The State of Nebraska values our teammates as well as a supportive environment that strives to promote diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recruit, hire, train, and promote in all job classifications and at all levels without regard to race, color, religion, sex. age, national origin, disability, marital status or genetics.