Network Services Administrator at City of Vacaville – Vacaville, California

The City of Vacaville is accepting applications for the position of Network Services Administrator in our City Manager's Office. Currently there is one (1) vacancy. This recruitment will serve to establish an eligibility list that may be used to fill additional vacancies that could occur over the next 12-month period.

Salary Information
$100,565 - $122,234/Annually

Working for the City of Vacaville comes with an excellent benefits package including:

• Medical Insurance at affordable rates - City covers up to 85% of Kaiser premium, other plans are also available
• Vision and Dental Insurance monthly premiums covered 100% by the City

• Paid sick leave, vacation leave, thirteen holidays and two floating holidays a year
• Up to 75 hours per year of Administrative Leave

• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment
• Deferred compensation plan with up to 6% City contribution available
• California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) plan enrollment and Retiree Health Savings account

*Please see our generous benefits package here.*

The City of Vacaville's Network Services Administrator role is a senior-level position focused on managing and supporting the city's IT infrastructure. This includes overseeing networks, servers, virtualization platforms and data center systems.

Infrastructure Management: Design, implement and maintain LAN/WAN networks, wireless systems, virtual infrastructure (e.g., VMware) and data center components.
Systems Administration: Administer Windows Server infrastructure services such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, DFS and more.
Performance Monitoring: Monitor server logs and performance data, configuring systems to maximize efficiency.
Technical Support: Provide Tier III support and guidance to end-users and IT staff and serve as the primary liaison with vendors for technical issues.
Documentation and Analysis: Prepare and maintain system procedures, documentation and perform statistical analysis to troubleshoot enterprise-level issues.

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The ideal candidate is a seasoned IT professional with a strong foundation in enterprise network and systems administration. They thrive in a dynamic environment, take initiative to solve complex problems and are committed to delivering high-quality service to internal clients.

Minimum Qualifications Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities is:

Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, data or information processing, information/networking systems or closely-related field preferred.

Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible experience in the areas of computer science, data or information processing or a closely related field.

Certification: Cisco CCNA certification is highly desirable at time of appointment. Incumbents who do not possess this at the time of hire must obtain this certification as a condition of passing probation and as a condition of continued employment.

The following certifications are desirable:

• CCNP or CCIE
• Microsoft administrator or equivalent certifications
• VMware certified Professional (VCP) certifications
• Firewall certifications
• Wireless certifications

.A completed City of Vacaville employment application and supplemental questionnaire must be received by the Human Resources Department at 650 Merchant Street, Vacaville, CA 95688 by 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online at www.cityofvacaville.com. Application packets may also be requested in person at the Human Resources Department or by calling (707) 449-5101.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application packet.

IMPORTANT: Contact with applicants will primarily occur via email. Please ensure that your application indicates a valid email address which you check on a regular basis.

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Applicants receiving a conditional offer of employment must successfully complete the pre-placement process for this position before a final offer will be extended. Pre-placement assessments for this position include a Livescan (FBI/DOJ fingerprint review), drug screen, medical exam, employment and education verification and DMV record review.