Systems Engineer II

Starting Salary:

$69,696.59 annually, $1,340.32 weekly

Responsible for performing technical work, planning, implementing, analyzing, designing, and maintaining virtual infrastructure, computer hardware, operating system software, data storage, and database management systems in a complex multi-system environment. Mentors other Systems Engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field, AND
• Two (2) years of experience in systems or database administration.
• A comparable amount of education and experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida driver’s license.

This position will require an extensive background investigation.

• Designs, implements, and maintains VMware Horizon VDI environment.
• Designs, implements, and maintains VMware vSphere and Hyper‑V Server Environment.
• Prepares detailed technical analyses, recommendations, project plans, and cost projections for network projects.
• Maintains high level of technical knowledge of network hardware and software.
• Defines and allocates disk storage for file and database systems on servers and storage area networks (SAN).
• Trains operational staff and automates routine operational and maintenance tasks.
• Develops, documents, and enhances system administration procedures.
• Prepares detailed technical analysis, recommendations, project plans, and cost projections for server and SAN projects.
• Maintains high level of technical knowledge of server hardware, virtual environments, SANs, operating system software, and database management software.
• Designs and implements high‑availability hardware and software systems.
• Analyzes user requirements, developers’ needs, and technical constraints.
• Implement solutions across multiple operations systems.
• Integrates new technologies into the existing data center environment.
• Establishes Service Level Agreements with customers.
• Communicates with customers regarding ongoing technical issues affecting performance.
• Mentors and guides other System Engineers.
• Assists in development of strategic plans for growth and resiliency.
• Identifies key success factors and identifies necessary resource.
• Verifies the integrity and availability of datacenter hardware.
• Determines root cause of issues and communicate with the appropriate parties.
• Notifies management of the need for escalation.
• Thoroughly documents incidents, remediation activities, and resolutions.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, including system diagrams, configuration records, and standard operation procedures.
• Performs system monitoring; verifies the integrity and availability of systems.
• Tunes system performance tuning and optimizes resource utilization.
• Performs backup operations, ensuring successful and recoverable backups.
• Manages inventory and physical storage and security of backup media.
• Performs operating system updates, patches, and configuration changes.
• Performs hardware and software upgrades and migrations.
• Performs system installation and recovery operation on a 24x7x365 basis.
• Performs decommissioning of systems.
• Provides technical expertise and assistance to other Information Technology staff.
• Interfaces with vendor technical representatives.
• Must adhere to Federal, State, County and Local ordinances.
• Attends work on a regular and consistent basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Civilian

Minimal Risk

• General office settings with most duties being performed while sitting at a desk, table, or workstation.
• Must be able to work under stressful conditions.
• Must be able to relocate to other county locations based upon operational needs.
• Must be able to remain available to work when a public emergency or disaster occurs.

• Skilled in design, implementation, and administration of VMware vSphere ESXi environments.
• Skilled in design, implementation, and administration of VMware Horizon VDI environments.
• Skilled in design and implementation of computer server environments; including security, backup and recovery, disaster recovery,…