Job Description :
IT Systems Engineer Team Lead
Chesapeake, VA
6 Months
LOCAL candidates STRONGLY preferred (position in Chesapeake)
City of Chesapeake - IT Systems Engineer Team Lead
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Job Description:
IT Systems Engineer Team Lead – City of Chesapeake
The City of Chesapeake’s Department of Information Technology IT Enterprise Operations Team is searching for an IT Systems Engineering Team Lead. This position will be a hands on the keyboard technical position responsible for leading the matrixed infrastructure engineer teams day-to-day operations. The systems engineering team is responsible for server builds and support, network engineering, storage solutions, messaging and directory services, remote working technologies and IT customer service. The IT Systems Engineer Team Lead will be the resident POC/SME per infrastructure platforms and systems engineering efforts for the City of Chesapeake DIT as efforts matriculate from Conceptual phase through Implementation phase while also supporting Current Operations. This position supports the coordination of and delivery of IT system engineering and operational support services to include IT system engineering, IT operational issues, IT network engineering, IT infrastructure support services, IT server management and asset inventories, requests for new IT infrastructure services and improvements in IT workflow processes. There may be occasional lifting up to 35 pounds including activities such as moving files and small equipment. This is a hands-on the keyboard/technical position with supervisory/leading technical staff components.
The IT Systems Engineer Team Lead will have experience with large enterprise system infrastructure platforms to include network communication/topology, server infrastructure, messaging and directory services, systems engineering design/implementation, IT security and IT disaster recovery. The IT Systems Engineer Team Lead will have the following minimal qualifications:
-3 to 5 years experience leading technical team members supporting day-to-day operations.
-5 to 7 years experience relating to systems engineering of large enterprise systems with a specialty in at least two of the following arenas. Network Communications/Topology, Server Infrastructure, Messaging and Directory Services, IT Storage Solutions, IT Security, Systems Engineering and IT Disaster Recovery.
-5 to 7 years experience of IT server and network systems with emphasis on IT systems engineering and operations technical support services.
-5 to 7 years experience of IT server based applications and the life-cycle management with a demonstrated ability and skill to analyze, evaluate, and resolve complex IT problems.
-7 to 9 years experience of IT customer service experience and understanding of a complex multi-vendor matrixed IT environment.
-3 to 5 years experience of IT cross-functional awareness and how the IT platforms support the functional business needs.
-3 to 5 years experience bringing new Infrastructure platforms to fruition from concept to implementation.
-College Degree in IT field and/or at least 8 years of IT experience.
-Although it is not a requirement, at least 3 years experience supporting public sector IT environments.
This position is targeted to last 6 months.
Required skills:
Experience leading technical teams in support of day-to-day operations – Required 3 Years
Systems Engineering experience with large enterprise system infrastructure platforms – Required 5 Years
Technical support of IT Server and Network systems with emphasis on IT Systems Engineering – Required 5 Years
Analyzing, evaluating and resolving complex problems within server based applications – Required 5 Years
Building infrastructure platforms from concept to implementation – Required 3 Years
College degree in IT field, or additional 4 years of experience to all required skills