Remote Senior IT Systems Engineer: Cloud & Automation

County of Santa Barbar; California (MO); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Primarily remote

Health plan with HSA

Pension retirement

CalPERS reciprocity

Holiday and leave

Job summary

County of Santa Barbara is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to oversee the engineering, implementation, and delivery of the County’s enterprise technology infrastructure. You will translate approved designs into secure, reliable production systems within the Build function of the Service Operations division.

The role covers identity services, Microsoft 365, on‑prem and cloud servers, storage, backups, disaster recovery, and Azure.

Qualifications

• Four years of experience analyzing, designing, testing, and implementing enterprise-wide software and hardware.
• Two years of experience with a large WAN (about 5000 devices).
• A combination of training, education, and experience equivalent to the above employment standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex system implementations, upgrades, and modernization initiatives.
• Develop automation, deployment pipelines, and repeatable build processes.
• Serve as escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Validate and optimize system builds for performance, security, and compliance.
• Coordinate with Systems Architects to align with enterprise architecture.
• Lead technical project teams through major deployments and transformations.
• Conduct deep testing, troubleshooting and remediation during upgrades.
• Mentor engineers across levels, sharing advanced build techniques.
• Recommend enhancements to standards and practices based on experience.

Job description

County of Santa Barbara is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to oversee the engineering, implementation, and delivery of the County’s enterprise technology infrastructure. You will translate approved designs into secure, reliable production systems within the Build function of the Service Operations division.

The role covers identity services, Microsoft 365, on‑prem and cloud servers, storage, backups, disaster recovery, and Azure.