Database/Systems Engineer

South Dakota State Government; Pierre (SD); On-site; USD 73,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The South Dakota Bureau of Information & Technology is hiring a Systems Engineer to manage enterprise infrastructure platforms. The role involves server management, virtualization, and providing technical support, focusing on ensuring optimal system performance and data integrity.

Benefits

Employee health insurance options

Generous vacation and sick leave

Retirement benefits

Paid holidays

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Windows servers in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure.
• Familiar with cloud technologies and enterprise storage management.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain enterprise hosting systems for optimal performance.
• Provide technical support for clients to resolve issues.
• Support large-scale operational production subsystems.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Tools

Microsoft Windows Server Operating System

VMware

Microsoft Powershell

Job description

Job ID: 31626
Agency: Bureau of Information & Technology
Location:Pierre, SDSalary: $73,063.30 - $91,329.12 Annual Salary, depending on qualifications
Pay Grade: 07
Closing Date: 6/25/25

This is a Full-Time position with the Bureau of Information & Technology. For more information on the Bureau of Information & Technology, please visit https://www.sd.gov/bit .

We are seeking a skilled professional to join our team in the role of Systems Engineer. As a member of our team, you will collaborate on various projects focused on the implementation and maintenance of enterprise infrastructure platforms for the State of South Dakota. Responsibilities will include server and storage management, virtualization, and other related areas, and providing technical support to clients to identify and resolve issues.

In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for implementing and maintaining enterprise hosting systems to ensure optimal performance, data integrity, and security. The Incumbent will also play a key role in providing technical support to team members, external staff, and third-party providers, helping to identify and resolve problems.

Candidate may be required to work outside normal working hours. This can include maintenance and upgrades to systems/infrastructure and any emergency patches and events.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively as both a team and independently. The ability to build productive relationships with clients and other team members is a must.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• support of Microsoft Windows servers in an enterprise environment;
• Microsoft Windows Server Operating System;
• centralized services offerings in an enterprise computing environment;
• Microsoft Active Directory infrastructure;
• private and public cloud technologies;
• enterprise disk management and storage area network systems.
• enterprise backup products;
• server hardware;
• HPE System Management and Monitoring Tools;
• VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors;
• clustering or high availability technologies;
• Microsoft Powershell scripting;
• security best-practices for data center infrastructure components;
• basic networking concepts and components; such as, Ethernet,TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls;
• basic storage networking concepts ISCSI, Fiberchannel;
• Privileged Access Management;
• file auditing systems.

Skill to:

• support large-scale, 24x7 operational production subsystems, including backup, recovery, maintenance, tuning, performance analysis, capacity planning, resource utilization, online reorganization strategy, security, and troubleshooting;
• train and mentor, with a strong willingness to support the development of junior systems engineering team members;
• possess broad knowledge of information technology project management methodologies, including cost-benefit analysis and decision analysis;
• continuously improve standard processes related to financial and risk analysis, as well as systems engineering;
• understand how software, procedures, and infrastructure components integrate and are maintained to achieve enterprise-level disaster recovery and backup goals.

Ability to:

• apply depth of knowledge and skill in complex and varied work situations with limited need for direction;
• approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products, frameworks, and improvements to computer systems;
• design and implement system software configurations to support the needs of the users while ensuring compatibility with other installed software;
• develop the enterprise systems by defining technical aspects;
• gather data pertaining to customer needs, and use the information to identify, predict, interpret, and evaluate system requirements;
• perform and guide systems administrators in the effective management of the system software and hardware;
• plan and install upgrades of system software to enhance performance;
• implement disaster recovery and contingency plans and participate in the development of recovery plans;
• propose new technologies, new technical and architectural strategies, and new processes to meet business challenges;
• ensure compliance with hardware and software license agreements;
• engage in opportunities to learn enterprise-wide architecture and technologies;
• design and deploy multiple systems that have enterprise-wide impact;
• proactively assess the impact of technology changes on business practices, budgets, and clients;
• perform root-cause analysis of information technology system issues to prevent future occurrences;
• plan for, implement, troubleshoot, and maintain the systems and infrastructure used in backing up, recovering, and troubleshooting enterprise data storage locations and their content;
• tune, troubleshoot, and update as needed the software products and infrastructure components used for enterprise level disaster backup and recovery.

This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

Successful applicant(s) will be required to undergo a background investigation. An arrest/conviction record will not necessarily bar employment.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

Must apply online: https://gen-stateofsouthdako-trn.inforcloudsuite.com/hcm/xmlhttp/shorturl.do?key=1PI
You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: [phone] Email: [e-mail]
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
'An Equal Opportunity Employer'

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