Senior Network and System Engineer

MISAC; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; 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

Are you interested in using your data center and systems engineering experience to make an impact on City operations and the community? Ready to be part of a service-oriented IT team responsible for supporting the critical technology infrastructure that keeps City services running? We're looking for an experienced and knowledgeable IT professional with strong data center experience, particularly in server, storage, and virtualization technologies. In this position, you will help design, implement, maintain, and support the City's enterprise infrastructure while ensuring systems are reliable, secure, and available to meet the needs of City departments and the community.

The City of Sunnyvale is currently recruiting for a Senior Network & Systems Engineer within the Information Technology Department's Infrastructure Services Division. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience supporting enterprise data center environments, including physical and virtual servers, enterprise storage, virtualization platforms, backup and disaster recovery technologies, and related infrastructure. This position will troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues; monitor system capacity, performance, and availability; plan and implement upgrades and new solutions; develop technical documentation and operational procedures; coordinate with vendors and other IT teams; provide technical guidance to team members; and lead small to medium-sized infrastructure projects.

City of Sunnyvale Benefits:

• CalPERS retirement pension
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Retiree medical benefit
• 11 paid Holidays
• 30 hours* of Floating Holidays (*Prorated based on date of hire)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accruals
• Employee Wellness Programs
• 6-month probation, onsite 5 days/week; up to 2 remote days upon successful completion and approval

The City of Sunnyvale provides an excellent benefits package. A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The position opens Tuesday, September 15, 2026 and final filing date is Tuesday, October 13, 2026 5:00 PM.

Salary: $68.72 - $87.70 Hourly

Minimum Qualifications:

Education and Experience

The minimum qualifications for education and experience can be met in one of the following ways:

• A Technology Certificate from an accredited college or trade school in information technology, computer and information research science, computer engineering, computer information systems, network architecture, network and computer systems administration, telecommunications administrations, electronic engineering technology, technology project management, or closely related field AND six years of experience in any two of the focus areas; OR
• An Associate’s degree or have completed 60 semester or 90 quarter units at an accredited college or university in systems administration, network systems administration, business information systems, computer science, information technology, or closely related field AND six years of experience in any two of the focus areas; OR
• A Bachelor’s degree or four years of full-time post-secondary education from an accredited college or university with concentration in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, engineering, or related field; AND five years of experience in any two of the focus areas OR
• At least one of NetApp Certified Data Administrator (NCDA), Palo Alto Networks (PAN) Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE), VMWare Certified Professional (VCP), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification AND six years of experience in any two of the focus areas.