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City of Austin Hiring for IT Systems Consultant (Cloud & Virtualization) Job at Austin, TX Full Time
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Position Information
Posting Title
IT Systems Consultant (Cloud & Virtualization)
Job Requisition Number
AE502982
Position Number
109339
Job Type
Full-Time
Division Name
Information Technology
Minimum Qualifications
- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in a field related to the job plus four (4) years of related experience in a focused technology.
- Experience may substitute for education up to four (4) years
- Master’s Degree in a related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience
Licenses or Certifications:
- None
Notes to Applicants
Austin Energy (AE) seeks an IT Systems Consultant to provide systems support for the Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure team. This position provides 24/7 advanced technical support, management and implementation of virtualized server infrastructure, including VMWare software-defined data center (SDDC), and enterprise business continuity solutions.
As part of the regular job duties, this position requires on-call rotations and the ability to travel to more than one work location.
Position supports:
- Data center compute technologies
- Windows server
- RedHat satellite server
- VMWare
- Storage Area Network (SAN)
- NERC/CIP compliance activities
- Monitor infrastructure availability
The IT Systems Consultant will review documents and translate business requirements into recommendations for improvements and enhancements to the client operating environment, develop complex configuration designs to address those requirements, and lead the implementation of solutions, including developing and reviewing test plans, post-implementation maintenance plans and knowledge transfer by creating detailed system policies and/or training documentation.
Additionally, the candidate must have a proven record of providing specific deliverables of complex solutions to customer needs and possess strong communications skills for collaborating within Austin Energy and other City Departments, able to develop strong working relationships with vendors, and present information on emerging technologies to management to meet business needs in compliance with NERC/CIP and other mandated standards.
Employment Application:
The City of Austin employment application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered. Please be sure to detail on the application all current and previous employment that you wish to be considered as part of your qualifications.
The Employment Record should be complete with job titles, employment dates, job duties, functions, and responsibilities for each position held. Starting salary will be based on overall relevant experience from your application.
Résumés will not be accepted and statements such as “see résumé” will not be accepted. You may use “N/A” for fields that are not applicable.
Please note that Austin Energy may close the job posting at any time after 7 days from the date of the initial advertisement. Once the job posting has closed, applications cannot be changed.
Assessments:
Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.
Your skill level in some of the competency areas for this job may be assessed through skills testing.
If you are selected as a top candidate, verification of your education (which may include high school graduation or GED, undergraduate and/or graduate degrees) will be required. You must provide proof of education from an accredited organization/institution.
Veteran Interview Preference:
If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
If you are identified as a top candidate and are in the military or a veteran, you will need to provide a copy of your DD-214 prior to confirming a start date.
Travel:
If you are selected for this position, and meet the City of Austin Driving Standards in the City of Austin Driver Safety Program, you may drive when necessary to multiple locations as part of your regular job duties. Otherwise, you are responsible for getting to and from these locations.
Criminal History Background Check:
This position requires a criminal background investigation.
Pay Range
Commensurate
Hours
Monday through Friday; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Additional work hours may be required to support the 24-hour Utility operations which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, inclement weather and emergency closures.
Additional work hours may be required to support the 24-hour Utility operations which may include evenings, weekends, holidays, inclement weather and emergency closures.
This position requires on-call assignments which might result in a call back to work.
Job Close Date
01/08/2023
Type of Posting
External
Department
Austin Energy
Regular/Temporary
Regular
Grant Funded or Pooled Position
Not Applicable
Category
Technical
Location
Austin, TX 78741 – Currently teleworking
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing VMware vCenter server and ESXi 6.x hypervisor
- Experience managing VMware NSX-T (SDDC)
- Experience configuring, installing, and supporting Windows Server Operating Systems (Windows Server 2016 and 2019)
- Experience managing Linux server
- Experience with VM resource management, monitoring, and/or capacity planning
- Experience managing VxRail or VSAN ReadyNodes
- Experience managing Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS)
- Experience managing VMware VDI Horizon
- Experience managing VMware Vrops
- Experience managing VMware VRA
- Experience working with InfoBlox
- Experience with SAN All-Flash Array
- Experience working with blade servers and fabric interconnects
- Experience working with Fiber Channel switches and HBAs
- Experience working within a regulated environment
- Certifications: VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or VMware Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP)
- Ability to travel to more than one work location
- Ability to accept on-call duty to support a 24×7 utility
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Implement and integrate highly complex business systems including the design and architecture of system interfaces, configuration management, documentation, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting and maintain detailed plans for systems disaster recovery and testing
- Plan and forecast budget needs for new hardware and software including the retirement of existing systems
- Make independent decisions with significant impact for procurement of technical solutions in their focus area
- Test, install and/or upgrade, and implement new software and/or hardware and releases
- Develop and/or implement and ensure the compliance of IT policies, standards and procedures
- Provide solution based cost analysis
- Consult on projects or lead project management of enterprise storage, systems implementations and development
- Assist project teams in planning, designing, evaluating, procuring and delivering software and/or hardware purchases ensuring specification compliance
- Communicate and make presentations to the City’s technical departmental representatives and department business managers
- Research and analyze the technology market and vendor products to determine the strategy that best meet the IT business needs
Responsibilities– Supervision and/or Leadership Exercised:
- May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge, at an expert level, in storage, email systems, directory services, and/or virtual systems
- Knowledge of application and operating systems
- Knowledge of industry and department best practices, requirements and policies and procedures
- Knowledge of system capacity planning
- Skill in mentoring and monitoring daily work activities of others
- Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures
- Skill in documenting and maintaining complex application and process or configuration information
- Skill in installing and maintaining applications, operating systems, or equipment
- Skill in providing day-to-day system/application administration in support in a variety of work environments
- Ability to accurately identify/determine customer needs and take appropriate actions and/or steps to address identified needs
- Ability to recognize, value, and include different perspectives, experiences, approaches, and cultures in achieving organizational goals
- Ability to gain and maintain the trust and confidence of others and the organization through consistency and reliability
- Ability to give, receive, or share thoughts, ideas, perspective, and data to create shared understanding
- Ability to inspire, motivate, and influence others to achieve individual and collective goals
- Ability to make sound decisions in a timely manner that solve issues and stand the test of time
- Ability to recognize, plan, focus upon, and work toward what is most important or critical
- Ability to recognize strengths and areas for improvement in others and to provide opportunities, guidance, and encouragement to build skills and capacity
- Ability to recognize, manage, and resolve conflict efficiently and equitably
Criminal Background Investigation
This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation.
EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or TTY (512) 974-2445.