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Allegheny County · 1 day ago

Systems Engineer

Pittsburgh, PA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$85K/yr - $95K/yr

4+ years exp

Allegheny County Department of Human Services is dedicated to improving the welfare of the County’s most vulnerable residents. The Systems Engineer will own server and platform operations across on-prem and Microsoft Azure, focusing on improving reliability through standard builds, automation, and dependable backups.

Government Administration

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Engineer and support Windows Server platforms across on-prem and Azure, including provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management

Own server patching and vulnerability remediation, including scheduling, validation, and rollback planning

Own backup operations and recovery testing, including routine restore tests and documented recovery procedures

Support identity and core platform services, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy operations in coordination with security standards

Support virtualization and storage operations, such as VMware or equivalent, capacity checks, performance triage, and host health

Support Azure operational needs tied to server workloads, including VM operations, images, RBAC assignments, tagging support, and monitoring

Build and maintain monitoring and alerting for server and platform health. Tune noisy alerts and define clear escalation paths

Write and maintain automation scripts for routine operations using PowerShell and one additional scripting language where practical

Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to after-hours incidents per established procedures

Participate in incident response and after-action reviews. Drive root cause analysis and remediation plans with measurable follow-through

Maintain runbooks, build standards, and documentation. Keep documentation current after approved changes

Work within change control practices and coordinate planned maintenance with stakeholders

Office 365 Administrative duties, including Exchange and SharePoint

Cisco Call Manager\VoIP administration duties

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Windows ServerPowerShellAzureBackupRestoreActive DirectoryVirtualizationMicrosoft 365Patch ManagementIncident ManagementChange ControlCisco Call ManagerLinux AdministrationMonitoring ToolsNISTHIPAADocumentation

Required

4 or more years of hands-on experience supporting Windows Server in an enterprise environment

Strong experience with patch management and server operations, including troubleshooting performance and availability issues

Strong experience with backup and restore processes, including recovery testing

Strong PowerShell skills used for automation and operational support

Working knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy operations

Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, or equivalent

Experience supporting server workloads in Azure, including VM operations and basic Azure administration

Experience providing Microsoft 365 administrative support, including Exchange and SharePoint

Experience supporting an enterprise voice and VoIP environment in a coordination role, including incident triage and partner engagement

Strong documentation and experience working within incident management and change control processes

Preferred

Basic Linux administration experience

Experience supporting monitoring tools and log platforms

Experience working in environments aligned to NIST or HIPAA controls

Company

Allegheny County

Allegheny County is home to some of the world’s leading businesses and organizations in the fields of advanced manufacturing, information & communications technology, healthcare & life sciences, finance & business services, education & research, and energy & environmental solutions.

Founded in 1788

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs

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