Senior Data Center & Systems Engineer

The Municipal Information Systems Association of California; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CalPERS retirement pension

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Retiree medical benefit

Holidays

Floating holidays

PTO accruals

Wellness programs

Remote work days option

Job summary

The City of Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior Network & Systems Engineer to design, implement, and support its enterprise infrastructure. The role focuses on data center, server, storage, and virtualization technologies to ensure reliable, secure, and available City IT services.

Ideal candidates will troubleshoot complex issues, monitor system capacity, plan upgrades, coordinate with vendors, and provide technical guidance to teammates while leading infrastructure projects as needed.

Qualifications

• Six years of experience in any two focus areas within data center/IT infrastructure.
• Experience with enterprise storage, virtualization platforms, backup, and disaster recovery.
• Knowledge of design, implementation, and documentation of enterprise IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain and support City enterprise infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and monitor capacity, performance, and availability.
• Plan upgrades and new solutions; coordinate with vendors and IT teams; develop technical documentation.
• Lead small to mid-sized infrastructure projects.

Skills

Data center experience

Server virtualization

Storage & backup

Education

Technology Certificate in IT-related field

Associate’s degree (60+ credits) in IT fields

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/Engineering

High-level certifications (NCDA, PAN ACE, VCP, CCNP, MCSA)

Job description

The City of Sunnyvale is seeking a Senior Network & Systems Engineer to design, implement, and support its enterprise infrastructure. The role focuses on data center, server, storage, and virtualization technologies to ensure reliable, secure, and available City IT services.

Ideal candidates will troubleshoot complex issues, monitor system capacity, plan upgrades, coordinate with vendors, and provide technical guidance to teammates while leading infrastructure projects as needed.