Senior IT Systems Engineer: VMware Horizon & Hybrid Cloud Lead

Clark Public Utilities; Vancouver (WA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

Washington State PERS enrollment

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

Clark Public Utilities in Vancouver, WA is seeking an IT Senior Systems Engineer to lead enterprise VMware, Horizon/VDI, and Windows Server infrastructure. You will own architecture, oversee upgrades, and drive secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with Cybersecurity and storage teams.

The role requires a strong background in AD, Group Policy, and scripting with PowerShell, plus mentoring and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, certifications and experience.
• Experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and supporting enterprise VMware vSphere/ESXi, VMware Horizon/VDI, Windows Server, and related infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, storage, backup/recovery, and hybrid cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, optimize, and support enterprise VMware, VDI, Windows Server, RDS, and related systems infrastructure.
• Own VMware Horizon/VDI architecture, performance, lifecycle, and support while partnering on storage and other shared infrastructure.
• Lead complex systems infrastructure projects and provide technical direction on scalable, resilient, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Administer and troubleshoot Windows Server environments and shared Microsoft infrastructure, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and certificates.
• Plan and execute upgrades, patching, capacity improvements, and lifecycle changes while maintaining availability and minimizing operational impact.
• Partner with Cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to reduce risk, remediate vulnerabilities, strengthen resiliency, and support backup and disaster recovery readiness.
• Monitor performance, capacity, availability, and trends; improve automation, documentation, standards, and operating practices.
• Support physical server infrastructure as needed and maintain working knowledge of enterprise storage and growing cloud environments.
• Mentor Systems Engineers and other technical staff by sharing knowledge, reviewing approaches, and promoting sound engineering practices.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Collaboration

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Automation tools

Job description

Clark Public Utilities in Vancouver, WA is seeking an IT Senior Systems Engineer to lead enterprise VMware, Horizon/VDI, and Windows Server infrastructure. You will own architecture, oversee upgrades, and drive secure, scalable solutions while collaborating with Cybersecurity and storage teams.

The role requires a strong background in AD, Group Policy, and scripting with PowerShell, plus mentoring and problem-solving skills.