Senior Network & Systems Engineering Lead

City-of-Oxnar; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Oxnard's Information Technology Department seeks aSenior Manager, Networking and System Engineering to architect, build, and maintain the City's IT backbone. You will lead the engineering team responsible for network fabric, virtualization, and core computing, reporting to the Deputy CIO.

The role emphasizes operational excellence, high availability, and seamless connectivity across departments. You will drive strategy for switching, routing, edge services, and public-safety networks,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
• Minimum 5+ years in network/system engineering or IT leadership.
• CJIS or public-sector security familiarity preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain City networking fabric and virtualization stack.
• Lead multi-vendor edge security, routing, and wireless platforms.
• Oversee data centers, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Ensure compliance with CJIS and security controls.
• Collaborate with Security team and City leadership to align architecture.

Skills

Networking architecture

Team leadership

Vendor management

Security collaboration

Performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

VMware

MoveIT

Synology

Veeam

N-Central

Splunk

LogicMonitor

CrowdStrike

Okta

LastPass

vCenter

ESXi

Cloudflare

Starlink

Job description

City of Oxnard's Information Technology Department seeks aSenior Manager, Networking and System Engineering to architect, build, and maintain the City's IT backbone. You will lead the engineering team responsible for network fabric, virtualization, and core computing, reporting to the Deputy CIO.

The role emphasizes operational excellence, high availability, and seamless connectivity across departments. You will drive strategy for switching, routing, edge services, and public-safety networks,