Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, supporting, and maintaining the systems infrastructure and hardware required to meet the needs of the Treasury Department’s internal and external end users, including writing code to ensure the functionality of operating systems, drivers, and utility tools. Updating system-related installation documentation and providing end-user support. Managing the full hardware lifecycle for servers, storage devices, and other IT infrastructure. Working autonomously on advanced, complex technical projects requiring state-ofthe-art technical knowledge; and participating in the planning and execution of business continuity and disaster recovery exercises.

• Design, develop, support, and maintain the organization’s systems infrastructure, applying systems architecture, systems design, and systems analysis discipline to advanced, complex technical projects.

• Plan and implement infrastructure that promotes security, reliability, efficiency, and scalability across non-production and production environments.

• Write code that ensures the functionality of operating systems, drivers, and utility tools. Develop, test, and maintain low-level software and utilities required for the reliable operation of Treasury systems infrastructure.

• Apply software engineering discipline to the development and validation of system-level code

• Manage the infrastructure lifecycle for computer servers, containerization technologies, storage devices, firewall and other security hardware, load-balancing tools, and other IT infrastructure. Evaluate, recommend, configure, and maintain hardware and supporting software.

• Monitor infrastructure capacity and performance, and recommend changes to meet current and future demand
• Perform system implementation, system monitoring, and system testing activities. Apply system security and infrastructure management practices to protect Treasury systems and data. Monitor environments to detect or assess problems, troubleshoot issues to identify root-cause problems, and implement solutions.

• Update system-related installation documentation and maintain accurate records of infrastructure configuration, dependencies, and important notes

• Create graphical diagrams and other design documentation that describe processes, relationships, and data flows. Perform end-user support related to systems infrastructure, and provide timely resolution of infrastructure-related issues.

• Ensure systems adhere to state and federal security standards, including data protection regulations and audit requirements

• Work independently on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues, with goals generally defined in terms of desired outcomes. Provide leadership within the work group through deep technical expertise.

• Maintain detailed documentation of systems, processes, and incident responses for operational continuity and audits
• Advise management and partner teams on technical, systems, risk, and process-related topics. Participate in professional development activities to maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of infrastructure technologies and methodologies.
• Collaborate with other IS teams to share technical insights, recommendations, and strategies while applying State, department, and team standards and processes in all work.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field from a college or university Experience: Ten (10) years of related professional-level experience in the design, development, implementation, and support of systems infrastructure, including networking, firewalls, virtualization, operating systems, drivers, utility software, and other IT infrastructure hardware., * Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer Professional-E, Cisco CCNA

• Experience with high-availability systems in a government, financial, or regulated environment.
• Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., FedRamp, CIS, NIST)
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash).
• Experience with both datacenter and cloud hosting (e.g.,Colocation Providers,Microsoft Azure).
• Experience with containerization technologies and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Bicep, Terraform, Ansible).
• Knowledge of version control and workflow automation tools (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk)

Preferred Competencies:

• Problem Solving
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Decision Quality
• Technical Competency
• Strategic Agility
• Troubleshooting
• Time Management
• Technical Learning
• Perseverance
• Timely Decision Making