Systems Engineer

Oakland County (MI) • Waterford, MI

53d

About The Position

Are you passionate about designing and maintaining powerful, secure, and innovative technology systems? Join Oakland County's dynamic IT team, where you'll play a key role in shaping and supporting the enterprise systems that power County operations, as well as those of partnering cities, villages, townships, and external agencies. What You'll Do: Plan, design, implement, and maintain enterprise-level systems with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and automation. Participate in research and development projects, executing proofs of concept and contributing to forward-thinking technology solutions. Manage and resolve system incidents, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure seamless operations. Perform system administration tasks and maintain detailed technical documentation. Use the latest Countywide and department-specific software tools to complete assignments efficiently. Why You'll Love This Job: You'll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact, supporting the systems that serve thousands across Oakland County and its partner communities. You'll work in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment that values innovation, professional growth, and creative problem-solving. You'll gain hands-on experience with a broad range of technologies, from enterprise design to incident management. You'll be part of a team that's dedicated to excellence, continuous improvement, and delivering reliable public service through technology.

Requirements

• Possess a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a majorin Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Have had at least five (5) years of full-time work experience in one or more of the following areas: Server administration applied to Servers using Microsoft Windows Operating System, server virtualization, and/or server hardware platforms, Software implementation and maintenance using Microsoft or virtualization products and technologies, storage administration, Microsoft Active Directory administration and/or Information Security; OR 2. a. Possess an Associate's degree or equivalent education from an accredited college or university in any major. b. Have had at least seven (7) years of full-time work experience as specified in "1.b." above: OR 3. a. Have had at least ten (10) years of full-time work experience as specified in "1.b."
• Possession of the following training certificates will each substitute for six (6) months of the required experience: a. Windows Server Hybridb. AWS Solutions Architect Associatec. VMware Certified Professional

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, implement, and maintain enterprise-level systems with a focus on scalability, performance, security, and automation.
• Participate in research and development projects, executing proofs of concept and contributing to forward-thinking technology solutions.
• Manage and resolve system incidents, coordinating with vendors and internal teams to ensure seamless operations.
• Perform system administration tasks and maintain detailed technical documentation.
• Use the latest Countywide and department-specific software tools to complete assignments efficiently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees