IT Systems Engineer III - Port of San Diego

The Port of San Diego is looking for an individual with significant experience managing, configuring and troubleshooting on-premises technologies such as Active Directory, Windows Servers, virtualization Hypervisor, SAN and NAS storage systems as well as cloud services such as compute, storage and networks. This individual will be expected to lead technical discussion and coordinate changes with business partners. This individual will also have an opportunity to work backup solutions, firewalls, web application firewalls and other security solutions. Experience in these additional areas is preferred but not required.  

GENERAL PURPOSE
Under general direction, implements and maintains all of the hardware, software, networks, facilities etc. that are required to deliver, monitor, control and support all of the enterprise applications and/or hardware platforms/appliances utilized to provide Information Technology (IT) services for the San Diego Unified Port District (District).
The term "Technology Domain(s)" is utilized to refer to the various IT Systems or operational competencies/skill areas that may comprise the primary duties performed by an incumbent in this classification.    A listing of these competencies may be found under the Other Duties section of this class specification.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
IT Systems Engineer III is the journey-level class in the professional Systems Engineer class series and is intended for individuals who possess considerable prior experience supporting complex IT systems, Systems operations and maintenance across multiple Technology Domains.  An incumbent is expected to be assigned primary responsibility for systems across multiple Technology Domains of considerable complexity requiring particularized skills, sensitivity and involve significant risk and consequences for the District's operations.  IT Systems Engineer III will gather requirements, define specifications, and participate in procurement efforts and drafting of contract task/work authorizations for items within their assigned Technology Domains.  Incumbents may routinely represent the Business Information and Technology Services department on District implementation projects or committees.  Overall assignments will vary in difficulty and be conducted under general direction, examples include evaluate effectiveness and risk of IT processes, recommend changes in IT procedures to meet customer needs, and evaluate and/or research hardware and/or software solutions and provide feedback to project team or higher-level staff. 

IT Systems Engineer III is distinguished from the following more advanced classes within the Systems Engineer class series in that advanced-level class is expected to be highly skilled, experienced and extremely capable of independently representing the District in most if not all matters. 

The IT Systems Engineer class series is distinguished from IT Systems Engineering Supervisor in that an incumbent in the latter class typically has overall responsibility for the District's Technology Infrastructure and is responsible for supervising, overseeing and monitoring section operations and activities.