Systems Administrator, State Auditor Appointed

The Office of the Utah State Auditor (Office) serves the people of Utah by seeking to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. The Office Systems Administrator maintains, secures, and supports IT systems, endpoints, network storage, and core audit applications for the Office. Operating in an independent oversight environment, this role ensures high system availability, robust endpoint security, and strict Segregation of Duties (SoD) between IT administration and confidential audit evidence., * Endpoint & Hardware Lifecycle: Image, deploy, support, and inventory laptops, peripherals, and software for on-site and remote personnel, managing the full onboarding and offboarding process.

• Core Application Support: Provide primary technical support, user provisioning, and vendor update coordination for agency applications, including CaseWare IDEA, CCH Engagement Manager, Clarizen, and PPC.
• Access Control & Segregation of Duties: Administer user accounts, permissions, and security groups in Active Directory and Entra ID (RBAC/ABAC); strictly enforce that IT administrative accounts have no access to alter or inspect confidential audit workpapers and evidentiary records.
• Network Storage & Maintenance: Monitor and manage network file shares (SMB/NFS) and cloud storage, enforcing folder quotas, least-privilege permissions, and reliable backup schedules.
• Security & Patching: Deploy routine and zero-day vulnerability patches across endpoints, enforce Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and utilize PowerShell to automate routine tasks., From promoting good governance to meaningful public service, with training, and many opportunities in between, our office takes pride in its culture. We pursue excellence by investing in our people, being accountable, having open communication, and being trustworthy. We constantly improve through learning, collaborating, adapting, and innovating.

About the Office of the Utah State Auditor We provide Utah taxpayers and government officials with an independent assessment of financial operation, statutory compliance, and performance management, including through interactive graphical tools, for state and local government. The Office performs financial audits, federal funds compliance audits, local government oversight, agency and program performance audits, fraud and compliance audits, reviews operates the State Auditor Hotline for citizens to report suspected financial issues or improprieties. These capabilities strengthen Utah State Government and help taxpayers have confidence in the integrity of Utah’s government agencies.

The State Auditor is a Constitutional Officer of the State of Utah, authorized in Article VII, Section 15 of the Utah Constitution.

Learn more about the Office of the State Auditor and read recently released audits impacting Utah here: auditor.utah.gov/news/.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Two (2) years of professional systems administration or enterprise endpoint/desktop support experience.
• Demonstrated proficiency administering Windows 10/11 Enterprise, Windows Server, and Active Directory / Entra ID.
• Hands-on experience imaging, deploying, and troubleshooting enterprise laptop hardware.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Technical support experience with specialized audit, accounting, or analytics software (e.g., CaseWare IDEA, CCH Engagement, Clarizen, PPC, Tableau, or Power BI).
• Experience in government, legal, or regulated compliance environments requiring strict data privacy controls.
• Practical administrative scripting skills using PowerShell.