Linux Administrator
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Location: Duluth, MN 55802
Description:
Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Orange County Superior Court, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 7913SG-0425
Department: Court Technology Services
Opening Date: 04/17/2025
Closing Date: 5/1/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Position Information
LINUX ADMINISTRATOR
(Official Classification: Systems Administrator I/II/III)
(Depending on qualifications, positions may be filled at level I, II or III)
DEADLINE TO APPLY
This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees, internal OCSC promotions, and internal OCSC lateral transfers. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future positions.
ANNUAL SALARY
Systems Administrator I: $93,163.20 - $115,876.80
Systems Administrator II: $103,896.00 - $129,105.60
Systems Administrator III: $115,876.80 - $143,894.40
BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS
Choice of five medical plans
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula)
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Vacation and sick leave packages
14 paid holidays per year
Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)
TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY
This position is eligible for a combination of telework and on-site work assignments. Telework must be completed from a pre-designated home-based location within the State of California and employees may be required to report on-site to address business needs.
Telework is at the sole discretion of the Court and may be rescinded with 48 hours' notice, based on needs of the Orange County Superior Court.
Opportunity Details
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
The Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. We have a staff of about 1,500 and an operating budget of nearly $280 million. The Court's Judges, Commissioners and employees are recognized for their high standards of achievement, integrity, and diversity. The Court is committed to ensuring equal access to court services and enhancing public confidence in the court system.
To learn more about the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, visit our homepage at
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Court Technology Services (CTS) department is responsible for providing the court with proactive leadership in implementing and maintaining the court's network infrastructure, core business and departmental applications, as well as ensuring the security of the court's data and processes. CTS works with court leaders, judicial committees, the State Judicial Council staff, justice agencies, court departments, vendors, and others to ensure the Court is fully supported by the appropriate levels of technology services.
The Servers, Storage & Database unit provides core Infrastructure services to support Court IT operations and is seeking qualified candidates with a deep understanding of Linux, WebLogic, Tomcat, Azure, Virtualization, Storage, Security, and Networking stack. The System Administrator will be required to exercise excellent judgment and perform their duties with the highest degree of integrity to uphold the public's trust and confidence in the administration of justice. The incumbent is expected to use sound judgement when making decisions, be self-driven, stay on top of technology trends, and research and propose solutions.
The Systems Administrator reports to a Court Technology Manager and performs advanced level of system administration tasks across Linux Server OS (Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS), WebLogic, Tomcat, Java, Azure, Oracle Cloud, VMware, NetApp, Veeam, and Zerto stack.
System Administrator I is the entry-level classification responsible for performing routine to moderately complex duties in configuring, administering, maintaining, and upgrading on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, operating systems, and applications.
System Administrator II is the journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing difficult and highly responsible duties in installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, updating, patching, monitoring, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating system hardware and software.
System Administrator III is the lead/advanced journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing advanced, highly complex duties in installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating systems hardware and software.
To view the full job description, click on the following link:
Systems Administrator I
Systems Administrator II
Systems Administrator III
Minimum Qualifications
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR I
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
OPTION I
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND-Two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) server operating system administration experience including server and virtualized platform installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange servers in a high-availability environment.
OR
OPTION II
One (1) year of full-time (or equivalent) experience with the Court as a Technology Trainee performing duties related to system administration.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- five (5) years of full-time (or equivalent) of server operating system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, with at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience which was at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator I.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR III
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- seven (7) years of full-time (or equivalent) network and system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and complex operating systems, severs, virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, -AND- at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator II, -AND- at least two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience using Windows (PowerShell) or Linux (Bash, KSH) scripting.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION FOR ALL LEVELS:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a closely related technical field may substitute for two (2) years of required experience. Note: To receive substitution credit, a copy of your college official transcripts must be included with your application.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Additional Information
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click Rsums will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking
SELECTION PROCESS
STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed by Human Resources to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications. It is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.
STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, additional assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.
STEP 3: Those candidates who are successful in the assessment/review may be placed on the eligible list and may be considered for an interview. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of interview or employment. All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check, reference check, and physical exam.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process.
ELIGIBLE LIST
This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted, or a new recruitment opens.
STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through GovernmentJobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with GovernmentJobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at
E-VERIFY
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the E-Verify program which confirms employment eligibility of new hires.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Gloria Ojeda at For general employment information, please click
Orange County Superior Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Follow us on social media!
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INSURANCE PLANS: Employees have an option to enroll in one of five medical plans; three HMO's (Cigna Select, Cigna Choice, and Kaiser Choice) and two PPO's (Wellwise Choice or Sharewell Choice), both administered by Blue Shield. The employee contributions toward the HMO or PPO insurance vary based on plan, coverage level and participation in the annual wellness credit program. To view health plan rates and summaries of benefits and coverage, click
Various non-medical benefits (dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability (STD) insurance) are available and are administered by the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA).
HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENT: The Court will contribute $61.50 per pay period into individual employee Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) accounts for eligible full-time employees ($30.75 per pay period for eligible part-time). This Court contribution will increase 2.5% annually each first full pay period in July.
LONG-TERM CARE: CalPERS Long-Term Care coverage is available to current and former California public employees, retirees, their spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings (including stepbrothers and stepsisters), grandparents, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law between the ages of 18 and 79 when they apply. Eligible family members may apply even if the public employee or retiree who makes them eligible does not apply or is not approved for coverage. NOTICE: CalPERS has temporarily suspended open enrollment for the Long-Term Care Program due to current uncertainty in the long-term care market. Therefore, until further notice, CalPERS will no longer accept new applications for coverage at this time.
RETIREMENT: Defined Benefit, fully qualified plan based on the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Government Code Section 31450 et. al.). Employee and Court contributions are based on several variables including age, hire date, and salary. The plan is administered by an independent agency, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), and has reciprocity with various California systems. Currently, eligible new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, will be enrolled in a defined benefit retirement plan referred to as Plan U (2.5% at 67 formula). *If you were employed by an OCERS employer or reciprocal agency prior to January 1, 2013, you have less than a six-month break in service, and reciprocity is established, you may be eligible to select from two other retirement pension formula options (Plan J or Plan P). See website for more information.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Optional deferred compensation 457 & Roth 457 Deferred Contribution Plans are available.
VACATION ACCRUAL: New full-time employees earn 80 hours of vacation after the employee has accumulated 2,080 regularly scheduled paid hours (after approximately 1 year of service). Following the first year, vacation is accrued as follows: 1-3 years, 80 hours per year; 4-9 years, 120 hours per year; 10-19 years, 160 hours per year; 20 or more year, 200 hours per year. Maximum accrual of hours: 0-9 years; 240 hours; 10 or more years, 320 hours. Part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis.
HOLIDAYS: 14 paid holidays per year.
SICK LEAVE: 0-3 years accrue 72 hours of sick time per year as full-time employees. After 3 years, full-time employees accrue 96 hours per year. Part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis. Unlimited accrual. Some sick leave maybe converted to cash or vacation time
COMP TIME: All employees receive compensatory time every March. Full-time employees receive 4 hours and part-time employees receive 2 hours.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: 5 days of paid leave per qualifying instance.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Court pays into county administered insurance fund.
OVERTIME: In addition to legally required overtime, the Court pays overtime to represented, FLSA-exempt employees for work ordered and performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Represented Court Technology employees who are FLSA-exempt earn overtime for work ordered and performed in excess of 80 hours per pay period.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Administered by the Judicial Council's, third party administrator.
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT: Court reimburses up to $3,500 per year of tuition for approved, necessary courses, subject to availability of funds.
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS: Employees of the Court may be eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs.
BILINGUAL PAY: Available at additional $0.58/hour for selected classes in selected positions.
EXCEPTIONAL BILINGUAL PAY: Available for specific classes at a rate of $1.15/hour in selected positions.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): Court offers EAP confidential services to assist employees with marital, family, emotional, legal, financial, and chemical dependency problems. This service is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: There are numerous discount programs available to Court employees. These include, but are not limited to discounts on hearing aids, pet insurance, local attractions, technology products, wellness services and gym memberships.
ONLINE PRIVACY BENEFIT: Employees may elect to enroll in a voluntary online privacy protection plan provided by IronWall360. This benefit helps protect employee's online privacy by searching the Internet and locating any personal information and making sure it is removed.
Provisions are subject to terms:
01
INSTRUCTIONS: The information you provide on this questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the selection process and may also be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Be as specific as possible and include all information requested. If you do not have experience in an area, please answer "N/A". Statements such as "see application," will not be accepted in lieu of a response. All employers referenced on this questionnaire must be listed on your application. Do you understand these instructions?
02
I understand that a rsum MAY NOT be submitted in lieu of the employment application (or completion of the work history section of the application). A rsum may be submitted in addition to the employment application, but applicants are selected for an interview and/or testing based primarily on information supplied by the application and supplemental forms. Do you understand these instructions?
03
RESIDENCY/WORK ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: I understand that I may live outside of the State of California while participating in a recruitment process, however if am selected for a position, I must reside within the State to be eligible for Court employment. In addition, work performed while working for the Court, even remote work, must be done within the State of California. I also understand that the Orange County Superior Court does not provide US visa or employment sponsorship. Do you understand this requirement?
04
Do you have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, or higher?
05
EDUCATION VERIFICATION: to receive substitution credit, a clear copy of your transcript must be attached with your application. Do you understand that if no transcripts are attached, you will not receive substitutional credit?
06
Indicate your years of Linux server operating system administration experience, with regards to installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, and supporting various Linux Operating Systems: Oracle Linux (8.x/7.x), RHEL (8.x/7.x), CentOS, Ubuntu.
07
Indicate your years of experience administering (installation, configuration, planning, upgrading, patching, problem resolution, and debugging) across the enterprise web and middleware application server stack: Oracle WebLogic (12cR2, 14c), Tomcat (8.x/9.x), Apache, Java.
08
Do you have at least two (2) years of experience administering Linux in a virtualized environment.
09
Indicate your years of experience managing cloud-based IaaS and PaaS technology stack.
10
Please describe a complex Linux on-premises or Cloud workload migration project that you were responsible for completing. Include: workload type(s), high availability, load balancing, storage, network segmentation, monitoring, security, automation, backup, and DR methodologies. If you have no experience in this area, write, "N/A".
Required Question
Location : Orange County Superior Court, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 7913SG-0425
Department: Court Technology Services
Opening Date: 04/17/2025
Closing Date: 5/1/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Position Information
LINUX ADMINISTRATOR
(Official Classification: Systems Administrator I/II/III)
(Depending on qualifications, positions may be filled at level I, II or III)
DEADLINE TO APPLY
This recruitment will remain open until the needs of the Court have been met and may close at any time. However, the deadline to apply for first round consideration is Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PST.
This recruitment is open to external candidates, internal OCSC employees, internal OCSC promotions, and internal OCSC lateral transfers. The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future positions.
ANNUAL SALARY
Systems Administrator I: $93,163.20 - $115,876.80
Systems Administrator II: $103,896.00 - $129,105.60
Systems Administrator III: $115,876.80 - $143,894.40
BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS
Choice of five medical plans
Defined Benefit Retirement Plan (2.50% at 67 formula)
Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
Vacation and sick leave packages
14 paid holidays per year
Optional deferred compensation program (457 plan)
TELEWORK/ON-SITE OPPORTUNITY
This position is eligible for a combination of telework and on-site work assignments. Telework must be completed from a pre-designated home-based location within the State of California and employees may be required to report on-site to address business needs.
Telework is at the sole discretion of the Court and may be rescinded with 48 hours' notice, based on needs of the Orange County Superior Court.
Opportunity Details
ABOUT ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
The Orange County Superior Court is the third largest court of general jurisdiction in California. We have courthouses throughout the county, including locations in Orange, Westminster, Fullerton, Newport Beach, and Santa Ana. We have a staff of about 1,500 and an operating budget of nearly $280 million. The Court's Judges, Commissioners and employees are recognized for their high standards of achievement, integrity, and diversity. The Court is committed to ensuring equal access to court services and enhancing public confidence in the court system.
To learn more about the Superior Court of California, County of Orange, visit our homepage at
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Court Technology Services (CTS) department is responsible for providing the court with proactive leadership in implementing and maintaining the court's network infrastructure, core business and departmental applications, as well as ensuring the security of the court's data and processes. CTS works with court leaders, judicial committees, the State Judicial Council staff, justice agencies, court departments, vendors, and others to ensure the Court is fully supported by the appropriate levels of technology services.
The Servers, Storage & Database unit provides core Infrastructure services to support Court IT operations and is seeking qualified candidates with a deep understanding of Linux, WebLogic, Tomcat, Azure, Virtualization, Storage, Security, and Networking stack. The System Administrator will be required to exercise excellent judgment and perform their duties with the highest degree of integrity to uphold the public's trust and confidence in the administration of justice. The incumbent is expected to use sound judgement when making decisions, be self-driven, stay on top of technology trends, and research and propose solutions.
The Systems Administrator reports to a Court Technology Manager and performs advanced level of system administration tasks across Linux Server OS (Oracle Linux, RHEL, CentOS), WebLogic, Tomcat, Java, Azure, Oracle Cloud, VMware, NetApp, Veeam, and Zerto stack.
System Administrator I is the entry-level classification responsible for performing routine to moderately complex duties in configuring, administering, maintaining, and upgrading on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, operating systems, and applications.
System Administrator II is the journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing difficult and highly responsible duties in installing, configuring, testing, troubleshooting, repairing, updating, patching, monitoring, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating system hardware and software.
System Administrator III is the lead/advanced journey-level professional classification responsible for independently performing advanced, highly complex duties in installing, configuring, upgrading, patching, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining on-premises and Cloud-based servers, storage, virtualized platforms, and operating systems hardware and software.
To view the full job description, click on the following link:
Systems Administrator I
Systems Administrator II
Systems Administrator III
Minimum Qualifications
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR I
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
OPTION I
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND-Two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) server operating system administration experience including server and virtualized platform installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange servers in a high-availability environment.
OR
OPTION II
One (1) year of full-time (or equivalent) experience with the Court as a Technology Trainee performing duties related to system administration.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR II
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- five (5) years of full-time (or equivalent) of server operating system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and systems, servers, and virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, with at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience which was at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator I.
SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR III
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or GED equivalent -AND- seven (7) years of full-time (or equivalent) network and system administration experience in the installation, configuration, troubleshooting, repair, maintenance, upgrades, backups and performance monitoring of multi-segmented networks and complex operating systems, severs, virtualized platforms and related software on midrange to high-end servers in a high-availability environment, -AND- at least three (3) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience at the level equivalent to the Court's class of Systems Administrator II, -AND- at least two (2) years of full-time (or equivalent) experience using Windows (PowerShell) or Linux (Bash, KSH) scripting.
EXPERIENCE SUBSTITUTION FOR ALL LEVELS:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology or a closely related technical field may substitute for two (2) years of required experience. Note: To receive substitution credit, a copy of your college official transcripts must be included with your application.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- At least six (6) years of experience installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, and supporting various Linux Operating Systems: Oracle Linux (8.x/7.x), RHEL (8.x/7.x), CentOS, Ubuntu.
- At least four (4) years of experience administering (installation, configuration, planning, upgrading, patching, problem resolution, and debugging) across the enterprise web and middleware application server stack: Oracle WebLogic (12cR2, 14c), Tomcat (8.x/9.x), Apache, Java.
- At least two (2) years of experience with Cloud Systems IaaS, PaaS, Networking, Storage, and Security stack.
Additional Information
APPLICATION PROCESS
All applicants are required to submit a completed online application and supplemental questionnaire. To learn more about how to create an application, click Rsums will not be accepted in lieu of the required application and supplemental questionnaire. For tips on completing/updating your application, refer to our "Helpful Application Tips" guide by clicking
SELECTION PROCESS
STEP 1: Applications will be reviewed by Human Resources to identify candidates who meet the minimum qualifications. It is to your benefit to include all current and previous related work experience. Only those who meet the minimum qualifications and desirables (if applicable) will proceed to the next step in the recruitment process.
STEP 2: Candidates' supplemental question responses may be evaluated and ranked. Depending on the number of applications, additional assessments and/or screening interviews may be conducted.
STEP 3: Those candidates who are successful in the assessment/review may be placed on the eligible list and may be considered for an interview. Placement on the eligible list is not a guarantee of interview or employment. All candidates will be notified via email of their status at each step of the process. Additional steps in the selection process will include a local background check, reference check, and physical exam.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
Orange County Superior Court provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, upon request. Please contact the Human Resources Department at if you feel that you will need a reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the selection process.
ELIGIBLE LIST
This recruitment will be used to establish an eligible list for current and future vacancies. The eligible list will remain active until the list is exhausted, or a new recruitment opens.
STATUS NOTIFICATIONS
You will be notified by email during the process of this recruitment through GovernmentJobs.com. Please check your email spam/junk folders and accept emails ending with GovernmentJobs.com and occourts.org. If your information changes, please update your profile at
E-VERIFY
The Superior Court of California, County of Orange participates in the E-Verify program which confirms employment eligibility of new hires.
QUESTIONS?
For questions regarding this recruitment, please contact Gloria Ojeda at For general employment information, please click
Orange County Superior Court is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Follow us on social media!
LinkedIn | Facebook | X
INSURANCE PLANS: Employees have an option to enroll in one of five medical plans; three HMO's (Cigna Select, Cigna Choice, and Kaiser Choice) and two PPO's (Wellwise Choice or Sharewell Choice), both administered by Blue Shield. The employee contributions toward the HMO or PPO insurance vary based on plan, coverage level and participation in the annual wellness credit program. To view health plan rates and summaries of benefits and coverage, click
Various non-medical benefits (dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short-term disability (STD) insurance) are available and are administered by the Orange County Employees Association (OCEA).
HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENT: The Court will contribute $61.50 per pay period into individual employee Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) accounts for eligible full-time employees ($30.75 per pay period for eligible part-time). This Court contribution will increase 2.5% annually each first full pay period in July.
LONG-TERM CARE: CalPERS Long-Term Care coverage is available to current and former California public employees, retirees, their spouses, parents, parents-in-law, children, siblings (including stepbrothers and stepsisters), grandparents, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law between the ages of 18 and 79 when they apply. Eligible family members may apply even if the public employee or retiree who makes them eligible does not apply or is not approved for coverage. NOTICE: CalPERS has temporarily suspended open enrollment for the Long-Term Care Program due to current uncertainty in the long-term care market. Therefore, until further notice, CalPERS will no longer accept new applications for coverage at this time.
RETIREMENT: Defined Benefit, fully qualified plan based on the County Employees Retirement Law of 1937 (Government Code Section 31450 et. al.). Employee and Court contributions are based on several variables including age, hire date, and salary. The plan is administered by an independent agency, Orange County Employees Retirement System (OCERS), and has reciprocity with various California systems. Currently, eligible new employees hired on or after January 1, 2013, will be enrolled in a defined benefit retirement plan referred to as Plan U (2.5% at 67 formula). *If you were employed by an OCERS employer or reciprocal agency prior to January 1, 2013, you have less than a six-month break in service, and reciprocity is established, you may be eligible to select from two other retirement pension formula options (Plan J or Plan P). See website for more information.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION: Optional deferred compensation 457 & Roth 457 Deferred Contribution Plans are available.
VACATION ACCRUAL: New full-time employees earn 80 hours of vacation after the employee has accumulated 2,080 regularly scheduled paid hours (after approximately 1 year of service). Following the first year, vacation is accrued as follows: 1-3 years, 80 hours per year; 4-9 years, 120 hours per year; 10-19 years, 160 hours per year; 20 or more year, 200 hours per year. Maximum accrual of hours: 0-9 years; 240 hours; 10 or more years, 320 hours. Part-time employees accrue vacation on a prorated basis.
HOLIDAYS: 14 paid holidays per year.
SICK LEAVE: 0-3 years accrue 72 hours of sick time per year as full-time employees. After 3 years, full-time employees accrue 96 hours per year. Part-time employees accrue sick leave on a prorated basis. Unlimited accrual. Some sick leave maybe converted to cash or vacation time
COMP TIME: All employees receive compensatory time every March. Full-time employees receive 4 hours and part-time employees receive 2 hours.
BEREAVEMENT LEAVE: 5 days of paid leave per qualifying instance.
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE: Court pays into county administered insurance fund.
OVERTIME: In addition to legally required overtime, the Court pays overtime to represented, FLSA-exempt employees for work ordered and performed in excess of 40 hours per week. Represented Court Technology employees who are FLSA-exempt earn overtime for work ordered and performed in excess of 80 hours per pay period.
WORKERS' COMPENSATION: Administered by the Judicial Council's, third party administrator.
EDUCATION REIMBURSEMENT: Court reimburses up to $3,500 per year of tuition for approved, necessary courses, subject to availability of funds.
FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AND FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS: Employees of the Court may be eligible for Federal Student Loan Repayment and Loan Forgiveness Programs.
BILINGUAL PAY: Available at additional $0.58/hour for selected classes in selected positions.
EXCEPTIONAL BILINGUAL PAY: Available for specific classes at a rate of $1.15/hour in selected positions.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP): Court offers EAP confidential services to assist employees with marital, family, emotional, legal, financial, and chemical dependency problems. This service is offered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
DISCOUNT PROGRAMS: There are numerous discount programs available to Court employees. These include, but are not limited to discounts on hearing aids, pet insurance, local attractions, technology products, wellness services and gym memberships.
ONLINE PRIVACY BENEFIT: Employees may elect to enroll in a voluntary online privacy protection plan provided by IronWall360. This benefit helps protect employee's online privacy by searching the Internet and locating any personal information and making sure it is removed.
Provisions are subject to terms:
01
INSTRUCTIONS: The information you provide on this questionnaire will be evaluated and used to determine your eligibility to participate in the next phase of the selection process and may also be used in a competitive evaluation of qualifications. Be as specific as possible and include all information requested. If you do not have experience in an area, please answer "N/A". Statements such as "see application," will not be accepted in lieu of a response. All employers referenced on this questionnaire must be listed on your application. Do you understand these instructions?
- Yes
- No
02
I understand that a rsum MAY NOT be submitted in lieu of the employment application (or completion of the work history section of the application). A rsum may be submitted in addition to the employment application, but applicants are selected for an interview and/or testing based primarily on information supplied by the application and supplemental forms. Do you understand these instructions?
- Yes
- No
03
RESIDENCY/WORK ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENT: I understand that I may live outside of the State of California while participating in a recruitment process, however if am selected for a position, I must reside within the State to be eligible for Court employment. In addition, work performed while working for the Court, even remote work, must be done within the State of California. I also understand that the Orange County Superior Court does not provide US visa or employment sponsorship. Do you understand this requirement?
- Yes
- No
04
Do you have a high school diploma or GED equivalent, or higher?
- Not Applicable
- No, I do not have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Yes, I have a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
- Yes, I have a bachelor's degree or higher in management information systems, computer science, information technology, or a closely related technical field.
- Yes, I have a bachelor's degree or higher, but not in a closely related technical field (e.g., computer science, information technology, etc.).
05
EDUCATION VERIFICATION: to receive substitution credit, a clear copy of your transcript must be attached with your application. Do you understand that if no transcripts are attached, you will not receive substitutional credit?
- Yes
- No
- Not Applicable
06
Indicate your years of Linux server operating system administration experience, with regards to installing, configuring, patching, upgrading, and supporting various Linux Operating Systems: Oracle Linux (8.x/7.x), RHEL (8.x/7.x), CentOS, Ubuntu.
- None
- Less than 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 4 years
- 5 - 7 years
- More than 7 years
07
Indicate your years of experience administering (installation, configuration, planning, upgrading, patching, problem resolution, and debugging) across the enterprise web and middleware application server stack: Oracle WebLogic (12cR2, 14c), Tomcat (8.x/9.x), Apache, Java.
- None
- Less than 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 6 years
- More than 6 years
08
Do you have at least two (2) years of experience administering Linux in a virtualized environment.
- Yes
- No
09
Indicate your years of experience managing cloud-based IaaS and PaaS technology stack.
- None
- Less than 1 year
- 1 - 3 years
- 3 - 5 years
- More than 5 years
10
Please describe a complex Linux on-premises or Cloud workload migration project that you were responsible for completing. Include: workload type(s), high availability, load balancing, storage, network segmentation, monitoring, security, automation, backup, and DR methodologies. If you have no experience in this area, write, "N/A".
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