IT Systems Engineer - Telecom

This position will be responsible for planning, deploying, and maintaining the St. Louis County network infrastructure which includes over 250 network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, wireless and VPN devices spread across over 50 county locations. A person in this position should have familiarity with the following networking concepts:

• Routing (RIP, OSPF, static routes or similar protocols)
• Switching (Ethernet, fiber, VLAN, protected ring technologies, spanning tree, LACP or general switching concepts)
• Wireless (SSID, wireless controllers, or similar experience)
• Firewall (NAT/PAT, site to site VPN, user VPN)
• Telephony (VoIP Concepts/telephony fundamentals)
• Video collaboration systems

Responsible entry-level professional work planning and engineering the County's systems infrastructure and database environments.

The salary range reflected above is the normal hiring range for 2025 and 2026 rates are pending.
The full salary range for an IT Systems Engineering Associate, including longevity pay, is $29.02 - $41.01 per hour.
The full salary range for an IT Systems Engineer, including longevity pay, is $33.43 - $47.63 per hour.
The full salary range for an IT Systems Engineer Senior, including longevity pay, is $35.96 - $51.38 per hour.

This position is part of the Civil Service Basic Union Contract represented by Council 5 of AFSCME.

St. Louis County does not participate in E-Verify. All employees must be continuously authorized to work in the United States, for St. Louis County, on a full-time basis. St. Louis County does not provide sponsorship for employment visas.
An employee in this class is responsible for assisting and performing routine IT engineering infrastructure tasks; building and maintaining infrastructure and database systems. Duties include assisting in the designing, monitoring and maintaining the County's infrastructure services, database systems and servers. The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.
These work environment factors are general in nature and may vary depending on the specific position being filled. CONSTANT:
Near vision; use fingers; and sit. FREQUENT:
Midrange vision, hear within 5 feet and up to 20 feet; grasp; work alone and work inside. OCCASIONAL:
Lift and carry up to 10 pounds; far vision; talk/speak; walk; work with others and drive.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - IT Systems Engineer - Associate (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, information technology or a closely related field; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in computer science, management information systems, information technology, or a closely related field AND two (2) years full-time paid verifiable experience in the infrastructure or database discipline;
  
  OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the Human Resources Director.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - IT Systems Engineer (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, management information systems, information technology or a closely related field AND four (4) years full-time paid verifiable experience in either the infrastructure or database discipline; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in computer science, information systems, management information systems, information technology, network administration or a closely related field AND six (6) years full-time paid verifiable experience in infrastructure or database discipline;
  
  OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the Human Resources Director.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - IT Systems Engineer Senior (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, management information systems, information technology or a closely related field AND six (6) years full-time paid verifiable experience in either the infrastructure or database discipline; OR graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate's degree in computer science, information systems, management information systems, information technology, network administration or a closely related field AND eight (8) years full-time paid verifiable experience in either the infrastructure or database discipline;
  
  OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as determined by the Director of Human Resources and Administration.
• Possession of a valid driver's license.

Note: At the discretion of the hiring authority, the successful candidate may be considered for appointment at the IT Systems Engineer Associate, IT Systems Engineer, or IT Systems Engineer Senior level contingent on minimum qualifications and department need. This…