System Engineer Senior

Posting Date

01/08/26

Application Deadline

01/14/26

Pay Range

$82,000 - $125,000 annually

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. This position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Enterprise Technology

About The Position

The Systems Engineer Senior plays a critical role in architecting, deploying, and managing enterprise infrastructure across cloud, compute, storage, load balancing, and datacenter environments. As a senior member of the Cloud, Infrastructure, and Platform Services (CIPS) team, this position ensures the reliability, security, and performance of both on-premises and cloud-based services.

This role requires a deep understanding of virtual and physical compute systems, SAN and NAS storage, enterprise backup and disaster recovery, application delivery and load balancing platforms, and modern public cloud services. The Systems Engineer Senior will collaborate closely with architects, cybersecurity professionals, and development teams to integrate systems and services while maintaining compliance, automation, and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable managing VMs in a hypervisor cluster, provisioning storage in a datacenter, implementing high-availability in the cloud, and building infrastructure as code.

About Us

Are you looking for a career in a dynamic organization that embraces a can-do spirit? Look no further than Maricopa County’s Enterprise Technology & Innovation!

We are a team that prides ourselves on leveraging technology to create digital transformations. We look for ways to bring about innovative solutions while providing top-notch customer service. Apply today and become part of the team that makes a lasting impact on the future of technology at Maricopa County.

Proud to Offer

• Exciting opportunity to work with modern public cloud technologies and enterprise infrastructure
• Key role in driving cloud strategy, system optimization, and automation
• Collaborate with architects, security teams, and developers to deliver scalable, secure solutions
• Direct impact on reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of IT services
• Enhance efficiency through automation, governance, and cloud best practices
• Tuition reimbursement
• Exceptional work-life balance, with hybrid and alternative work schedule options
• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County
• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents
• Child care benefits including access to our on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively
• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave
• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts
• Employee discounts for goods and services
• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1
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We Require

• Four years of progressively responsible experience in administering, configuring, managing, installing, and troubleshooting server, storage, and virtualization systems in an enterprise environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis
  
  

We Also Value

• Experience with public cloud service providers (Azure, AWS)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code platforms (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Hands-on experience managing and supporting Windows and Linux server platforms, including patching, performance tuning, and system hardening
• Experience with virtualization technologies and compute infrastructure, including provisioning, migration, and resource optimization
• Experience deploying and maintaining cloud-based infrastructure and services in hybrid or fully cloud environments
• Exposure to configuring and supporting load balancing solutions, ensuring high availability and optimized traffic distribution for critical services
• Practical experience integrating server and storage systems with identity, access, and network security components in a secure enterprise setting
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or ARM/Bicep to provision, configure, and manage infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments
• Experience integrating automation into configuration management and change control processes to improve repeatability and reduce human error.
• Ability to build or contribute to automated workflows and task orchestration within CI/CD pipelines or IT automation platforms
  
  

Job Contributions

• Lead cloud strategy and implementation by designing, deploying, and managing public and hybrid cloud environments, while ensuring alignment with governance, security, and operational best practices
• Provide advanced systems and infrastructure support for virtualized and physical environments, including Windows and Linux servers, storage, backup platforms, identity services, and enterprise directory systems
• Manage and deliver infrastructure projects and roadmaps, including planning, technical research, requirements gathering, and execution of IT modernization and cloud initiatives
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and practices to inform IT strategy, assess feasibility, and recommend adoption where beneficial to organizational goals
• Analyze and optimize system performance and cost efficiency, evaluating Return on Investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership for new and existing technologies
• Administer and maintain core infrastructure platforms, including compute, storage, backup, identity, and cloud systems, with a focus on performance, availability, and lifecycle management
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, guiding IT staff on infrastructure architecture, cloud strategy, automation standards, and best practices
• Coordinate system migrations and maintain documentation, ensuring secure transitions, minimal downtime, and comprehensive documentation to support ongoing operations and scalability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues across on-prem and cloud environments, participating in root cause analysis and rotating 24/7 on-call support as required
• Ensure infrastructure security and regulatory compliance by implementing and maintaining security controls, working with cybersecurity teams, and aligning with applicable standards and frameworks
• Other job duties as assigned
  
  

Working Conditions

• Exerting up to 10 pounds occasionally or negligible weights frequently; sitting most of the time. Position is typically office or administrative work and is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions
  
  

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered
• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications
• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile
• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive
  
  

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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