What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Engineer II position at City of Chesapeake?
The City of Chesapeake's Department of Information Technology Enterprise Operations Team is searching for an experienced Systems Engineer II to join a team of engineers who all work to integrate best practices and innovative solutions within data center infrastructure and cloud computing. The Systems Engineering Team is responsible for projects, operational support, troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrades, and expansion of the City's foundational computer and public cloud infrastructure. Project responsibilities include coordination, documentation, detailed implementation / migration planning, meeting timelines, and coordinating vendor installations. This position reports to the Systems Engineering Team Lead and will work closely with both the Systems Engineering Team and other teams within the IT department.
The IT Systems Engineer will be a resident POC / SME for infrastructure platforms and systems engineering efforts for the City of Chesapeake DIT as efforts progress from the conceptual phase through the implementation phase while also supporting current operations.
The selected candidate must possess good interpersonal, customer support, verbal and technical writing skills; be a self-starter with the ability to achieve deadline-driven priorities. Candidates must have the ability to collaborate and work in a team environment, exhibit professional initiative and self-direction, and the willingness and ability to document knowledge and share with others is required. Strong communication skills and creativity as a problem solver is a must. Must have a passion for new technologies, motivation, time management skills, and attention to detail.
Candidate should have experience in the following areas :
- Converged or Hyper-converged Architecture (vSAN)
- Microsoft Windows Server engineering / administration experience (Server 2016 and up)
- Microsoft 365
- System Monitoring Software (SolarWinds)
- Server Virtualization Platforms (VMware)
- Identity and Access Management (Entra ID)
- Enterprise Level Data Protection Technologies (Cohesity / Rubrik)
- Desktop and Application Virtualization (Horizon)
- Strong understanding of Active Directory and Group Policies.
- Load Balancing Concepts and Application Delivery Controllers (NSX-ALB)
- Experience working with a team of highly skilled technology engineer.
The City of Chesapeake offers an exceptional range of benefits. Please browse our Benefits Brochure for a full list of benefits and employee perks.
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