Information Technology Supervisor (Network)

$98,260 - $159,753 (CL 29)*

Pasadena, CA

The Information Technology (IT) Supervisor is a member of the Network team, reporting directly to the court’s Director of IT. The IT Supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day hands-on administration of the network team’s operations, staff, projects, and technologies for the court’s Judges and staff spanning nine states.

This is an in-person position based in Pasadena, CA, with occasional work from home opportunities granted at the discretion of the Director of IT. The successful candidate will be a highly motivated and self-starting professional who understands the importance of customer service and teamwork.

Representative Duties

• Day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of the court’s Cisco/HPE wired and wireless data networks.

• Management of the Network Team’s personnel, to include performance reviews, project guidance, and training.

• Track and remediate network server and LAN switch security vulnerabilities via NESSUS.

• Tier 2 level support for VoIP and Cisco Communication Manager.

• Day-to-day administration, maintenance, and support of the court’s VMware ESXi virtual server and hosts environment.

• Liaison with National firewall, WAN (DCN), VoIP, and wireless support teams and service providers.

• Technical project management with minimal supervision related to the court’s voice and data networks.

• Provide upper tier technical support and guidance to the court’s A/V and desktop support teams.

• Create and update procedural configuration and recovery documentation for the technologies supported by the Network Team.

• Travel as required to courthouses and chambers within and outside of California to provide network support both during and after normal business hours at the discretion of the court’s judges and departmental managers.

Required Minimum Technical Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Information Technology from an accredited university is required

• At least five years of professional network team experience in a management or supervisory role.

• Windows Server 2016 or 2022 certification or at least five years of professional configuration and administration experience required. This is to include configuration and troubleshooting proficiency with DNS, DHCP, DFS, ADUC, and Group Policy management.

• Cisco certification or a minimum of five years Cisco IOS LAN services configuration and administration experience required. Specifically, the ability to configure VLANs and AVB / QoS services for A/V use.

• VMware certification or at least five years of professional experience configuring and administering virtual servers and hosts in an ESXi environment.

• At least five years of professional experience with HPE server and storage array configuration and administration experience.

Required Non-Technical Qualifications

• The ability to travel, within and outside of California and occasionally on very short notice, to provide hands-on technical network support for all of the court’s twenty plus locations is essential.

• Must be able to lift at least 50lbs to rack and un-rack network hardware.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of experience supporting voice and data networks for the Federal Court is highly desirable.

• Professional experience managing and configuring physical and virtual server backups and recovery via the Veeam Server Backup and Recovery solution is desirable.

• Application familiarity with PaperCut, ServiceDesk, EMS, Network Operations Manager, and Call Replay is desirable.

Total Rewards and Work-Life Balance

• Salary*: Depending on qualifications and experience, $98,260 - $159,753 (CL 29)

• Time off: 13 vacation days; 13 sick leave days; 11 paid holidays

• Benefits: Employer subsidized health and life insurance plans. Dental, vision, flexible spending account, long-term care plans available. Employer sponsored pension plan and supplemental retirement contribution plans with employer match.

• Other Perks: Telework opportunities, eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, mass transit subsidy, reasonable work hours, team environment, creative people, and enhanced vacation accrual-based tenure.

How to Apply

Please submit a single PDF application packet through the Career Portal that includes:

1. Cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience performing the representative duties;

2. Current Resume.

Only applicants submitting a completed application packet will be considered.

Next Steps

Priority consideration will be given to applicants who apply by November 7, 2025.

If selected for an interview, tentative interview dates start the week of November 17, 2025.

Video conference interviews available.

Position open until filled.

Conditions of Employment

U.S. citizen or a permanent resident in the process of applying for citizenship. Direct deposit of pay required. Provisionally hired pending results of background investigation and fingerprinting. Positions with the U.S. Courts are at-will, excepted service appointments, and may be terminated with or without cause by the Court. Employees are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Judicial Employees.

The Court reserves the right to modify the conditions of this job announcement, or to withdraw the announcement, for any reason including, but not limited to, budgetary issues. Said modifications may occur without prior written or other notice.

Equality Focused Employer

We value diversity and are committed to equity and inclusion in our workplace. The 9th Circuit encourages applications from all qualified individuals and seeks a diverse pool of applicants in terms of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, disability, religion, and socio-economic circumstance.