System Engineer

System Engineer

Oxnard CA

6-12 months contract

only GC or US Citizen

Role Overview
Join a mission-driven public-sector technology organization supporting a diverse community of more than 200000 residents. This team maintains the core infrastructure behind essential services public safety operations and ongoing digital modernization efforts. As a Systems Engineer you will design implement and maintain enterprise-grade server virtualization and storage systems that ensure reliability security and continuity for high-impact citywide services. This is a hands-on role with real ownership across infrastructure architecture long-term planning and complex multi-site initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect deploy and maintain Windows Server environments and enterprise virtualization platforms
• Administer Active Directory at an expert level including GPO design cleanup replication and restructuring
• Oversee full lifecycle of physical and virtual servers using VMware and related tooling
• Manage NAS/SAN storage systems including data integrity expansion planning and performance tuning
• Redesign and manage backup and disaster recovery strategies for long-term resilience
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automations for system optimization and repeatable operations
• Lead OS and application patching workflows including compliance reporting
• Manage certificate issuance renewals and security-related updates
• Implement and tune system monitoring platforms for availability performance and alerting
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for infrastructure-level issues
• Present updates proposals and project progress to technical leadership
• Support ongoing modernization initiatives including Linux updates virtualization improvements and backup strategy redesign

Education & Qualifications:

• Expert-level Active Directory experience including architecture design GPO creation and remediation
• Deep experience with Windows Server and enterprise virtualization (VMware required)
• Strong hands-on background with physical servers storage systems and lifecycle planning
• Demonstrated success leading infrastructure projects with multiple stakeholders
• Proven experience with enterprise backup and recovery solutions
• Proficiency with PowerShell scripting for automation
• Experience with SAN/NAS systems and storage networking protocols
• Strong understanding of OS and application patching strategies
• Solid communication skills with ability to present recommendations to leadership
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and work styles in a dynamic environment
• Experience with Linux administration (system updates patching scripting)
• Ability to work onsite 5x/week

Preferred Experience:

• Background with MFA or identity-related security integrations
• Horizon/VDI support or deployment experience
• SFTP/FTP secure file transfer tools
• IIS or Apache web server administration
• Exposure to hybrid cloud environments (AWS or Azure)
• Experience designing high-availability storage or server architectures

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