County Security Systems Administrator

Description

THE AGENCY

The General Services Agency (GSA) is comprised of Fleet Services Facilities Procurement Special Services Parks Security and Business Support and is responsible for a broad spectrum of services to all the County departments and agencies. It requires a very diverse workforce to accomplish the GSA mission of contributing to the quality of life in Ventura County by partnering with their customers to provide expertise and cost-effective service delivery and foster the preservation of natural resources.

THE POSITION

Under general direction of the Manager Security Operations the County Security Systems Administrator coordinates and monitors the progress of office automation projects from original analysis through final implementation; performs high level systems analysis and provides technical assistance to department / agency personnel by supporting and coordinating tasks related to office automation systems; and may provide supervision to subordinate staff in the Security / Special Services Division of the General Services Agency.

The incumbent is responsible for managing analyzing troubleshooting and coordinating all aspects of the County security systems that are used to maintain and enhance physical security at our facilities including ID card access to card access readers panic alarms intrusion alarms and closed-circuit television systems using analog and digital technology. Additional responsibilities include meeting with department and agency representatives to assess current and future security requirements and ensuring the security County systems meet the business needs of the divergent departments and agencies.

The ideal candidate will have considerable experience in the technical support of digital access control systems integrated SQL databases programming Transmission Control Protocols (TCP) and Internet Protocol (IP) technology and server and software maintenance while providing customer services to multiple divergent customer businesses including gathering business requirements. Knowledge of federal state and local fire and building codes related to security facilities operation technical project management and contract administration are also highly preferred.

PAYROLL TITLE

Office Systems Coordinator IV

WHAT WE OFFER

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes :

• Merit Increases New employees are eligible for an initial 5% merit increase within the pay range upon completion of at least 1040 hours (approximately 6 months) assuming work meets satisfactory standards. Subsequent merit increases within the pay range will be upon completion of each additional 2080 hours (approximately one year) from the initial merit increase.
• Educational Incentive - An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associates degree 3.5% for completion of a bachelors degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Vacation Accrual New regular full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase atand 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Annual Leave Redemption After 14560 hours of continuous County service an employee may elect to cash in or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Sick Leave - Full time regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per bi-weekly pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
• Deferred Compensation - Eligible to participate in the Countys 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and / or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3.00% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans Full time employees are given a flexible credit allowance to offset the purchase of medical dental and / or vision insurance for you and your dependents.
• Flexible Spending Accounts -Pre-tax benefit towards eligible medical dental and vision care and / or dependent care expenses.
• Pension Plan - Participation in the Countys defined benefit pension plan which has reciprocity with CalPERS.
• Holidays - 12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Optional Benefits - Tuition Reimbursement Disability Plans Employee Assistance Program Life Insurance Wellness Program.

Office Systems Coordinator IV is represented by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and is exempt and not eligible for overtime compensation.

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Of Duties

Duties may include but are not limited to the following :

Typical Qualifications

These are entrance requirements to the examination process and assure neither continuance in the process nor placement on an eligible list.

EDUCATION TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Progressive responsible experience in automated office systems coordination which has led to the acquisition of the required knowledge skills and abilities.

The required knowledge skills and abilities also can be obtained by completion of pertinent office systems coursework with five (5) or more years of related experience to include one (1) year of supervisory or lead experience.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS :

Possession of or the ability to obtain and maintain a valid California driver license.

Recent experience of five (5) years or more with :

Desired :

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

Comprehensive knowledge of :

Considerable knowledge of :

Comprehensive ability to :

Working ability to :

Recruitment Process

FINAL FILING DATE : Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5 : 00 p.m. on November 27 2025. (Formerly : This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore apply as soon as possible if you are interested in it. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura California no later than 5 : 00 p.m. on the closing date.)

To apply on-line please refer to our website at . If you prefer to fill out a paper application form please call for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources 800 South Victoria Avenue L-1970 Ventura CA 93009.

Note to Applicants : Sufficient information must be provided under the Education / Work experience portion of the application and supplemental questionnaire to thoroughly and accurately demonstrate your qualifications to determine eligibility. A resume may be attached to supplement your responses in the above sections; however it may not be substituted in lieu of the application.

Lateral Transfer Option : If presently permanently employed in another merit or civil service public agency / entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a merit or civil service style examination then appointment by Lateral Transfer may be possible. If interested please click here (Download PDF reader) for additional information.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE qualifying

All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this examination at the time of filing. This questionnaire may be used throughout the examination process to assist in determining each applicants qualifications for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in removal of the application from further consideration.

APPLICATION SCREENING qualifying

All applications will be reviewed to determine whether the stated requirements are met. Applicants meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the examination process.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION

The Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated a T&E applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored / ranked in relation to one another; consequently when the pool of candidates is exceptionally strong many qualified candidates may receive a score or rank which is moderate or even low resulting in them not being advanced in the process.

NOTE : The selection process will likely consist of an Oral Exam which may be preceded by or replaced with the score from a Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) contingent upon the size and quality of the candidate a typical T&E your training and experience are evaluated in relation to the background experience and factors identified for successful job performance during a job analysis. For this reason it is recommended that your application materials clearly show your relevant background and specialized knowledge skills and abilities. It is also highly recommended that the supplemental questions within the application are completed with care and diligence.

ORAL EXAMINATION - 100% : A job-related oral examination will be conducted to evaluate and compare participating examinees knowledge skills and abilities in relation to those factors which job analysis has determined to be essential for successful performance of the job. Examinees must earn a score of seventy percent (70%) or higher to qualify for placement on the eligible list.

NOTE : If there are three (3) or fewer qualified applicants an examination may not be conducted. Instead a score of seventy percent (70%) will be assigned to each application and each applicant will be placed on the eligible list.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-term) Intermittent and extra Help vacancies for this position only. There is currently one (1) Regular vacancy within the General Services Agency.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

A thorough pre-employment post offer background investigation which may include inquiry into past employment education criminal background information and driving record may be required for this position. Sheriff background clearance is required for this position.

For further information about this recruitment please contact Chinna Nahabedian by e-mail at

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

The County of Ventura is an equal opportunity employer to all regardless of age ancestry color disability (mental and physical) exercising the right to family care and medical leave gender gender expression gender identity genetic information marital status medical condition military or veteran status national origin political affiliation race religious creed sex (includes pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding and related medical conditions) and sexual orientation.

Required Experience :

Unclear Seniority

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 : 91657 - 121728