City of Gainesville
Government
SystemsEngineer
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“Systems Engineer at City of Gainesville. Skills: System administration, Data center operations, Cloud infrastructure. Design data center facilities. Implement data center facilities”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting
Work remotely and on-site, Work in data centers, Work outside business hours, Occasional long-distance travel, Lift up to 50 pounds, Stand for extended periods, Bend, Reach, Work with rack-mounted equipment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Mid-level position, Broad IT skills, System administration specialization, Server infrastructure, Data center design, Data center operations, Public cloud platforms, Virtualization, Automation, Security, Cloud-first strategy support, Physical data center maintenance, Work with MSPs, Work with vendors, Work with cloud environments, ITIL framework, Team-oriented system architecture, Team-oriented system planning, Secure, regulated, audited environment, Enterprise-level IT environment, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Change management, Preventative maintenance, Access control
Nice to Have
NIST framework knowledge
What You'll Do.
Design data center facilities
Implement data center facilities
Administer data center facilities
Monitor data center operations
Coordinate with vendors
Coordinate with contractors
Maintain data center infrastructure
Troubleshoot data center infrastructure
Upgrade data center infrastructure
Conduct data center assessments
Participate in data center assessments
Plan for disaster prevention
Conduct safety inspections
Participate in disaster response training
Monitor environmental conditions
Maintain environmental conditions
Respond to environmental alarms
Respond to environmental incidents
Implement cloud infrastructure
Configure cloud infrastructure
Administer cloud infrastructure
Monitor cloud infrastructure
Troubleshoot cloud infrastructure
Implement Infrastructure as Code
Maintain Infrastructure as Code
Implement server environment
Configure server environment
Administer server environment
Monitor server environment
Troubleshoot server environment
Implement virtual server environment
Configure virtual server environment
Administer virtual server environment
Monitor virtual server environment
Troubleshoot virtual server environment
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Team-oriented architecture; Team-oriented planning; Work with MSPs; Work with vendors; Work with cloud environments
Full Job Description
# ******If you are an Internal City Employee, Retiree or Dependent/Survivor of a City Employee please apply internally via Career Icon in your Workday account.****** **Make a difference in the community you live in! As a Community Builder—an employee with the City of Gainesville— you will have a direct hand in building and improving your community and making a visible impact on the lives of your neighbors. Working for local government is more than a job, it’s a chance to contribute to community success and to help enhance the Gainesville way of life.** **Department:** GG_Technology: GG Information Technology Administration **Salary Range Minimum:** $76,398.40 **Salary Range Maximum:** $127,744.24 **Closing Date:** 06/15/2026 **Job Details:** This is a mid-level position that performs advanced, complex technical work in the public sector. It involves a broad range of professional activities supporting a highly automated, multi-site enterprise computing environment for government and business applications. There is an emphasis on team-oriented system architecture and planning within an ITIL framework. Work is performed remotely and on-site across multiple data center facilities in a secure, regulated, and audited environment. Work requires broad information technology skills with specialization in system administration, including server infrastructure, data center design and operations, public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), virtualization, automation, and security. The position supports the organization's cloud-first strategy while maintaining physical data center facilities, working closely with Managed Service Providers (MSPs), vendors, and cloud environments. Incumbents in this classification report to a designated supervisor and work under general supervision. Work in this class is distinguished from higher classes by its lack of supervisory responsibility, and from other infrastructure positions by its specialized focus on system administration, data center op
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