Systems Engineer II

Job Posting End Date:

October 11, 2026Department:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYCompensation Grade:

A17Compensation Range & Starting Salary:

Pay Range: $83,033.60 - $128,710.40

Starting salary may be negotiable based on qualificationsJob Exempt (If No, Position is eligible for overtime):

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Recognized as one of America’s Best-In-State Employers for 2024, the City of Virginia Beach is proud to offer a diverse and dynamic work environment. Our workforce plays a crucial role in delivering exceptional government services to both our citizens and fellow City employees. Apply now to join an organization where you truly make a difference.

Job Duties and Preferred Qualifications

Award-winning. Results-drive. Future-ready.

We believe the government should be at the forefront of technological innovation. Our teams are experimenting with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other emerging technologies to conceive tomorrow's solutions. Our mission has never been clearer.

We understand how citizens and employees can benefit from conveniences afforded by the latest tech offerings.

Our department provides training opportunities for staff at all levels. It's critical for IT members to constantly elevate their skill sets in preparation for what's to come. We appreciate candidates from diverse backgrounds who are energized by the challenges of working in government IT.

An inquisitive imagination, purposeful passion, and consistent customer-focus are all welcome traits.

You might have what it takes. Apply today!

This Systems Engineer II - Solutions Engineering position is a member of the Systems Support Team and is responsible for planning, coordinating, installing, upgrading, and supporting business-critical applications.

The Solutions Engineering Team is responsible for performing application maintenance and monitoring, systems patching, updates, server upgrades, application architectural design, support, and application administration.

Specific Duties:

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This position will focus on the capabilities of software solutions and planning to engineer enterprise systems that are robust, secure, reliable, scalable, flexible, and meet customer expectations for Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO).

This position is responsible for identifying application hardware and software requirements, creating architecture and implementation plans, installing and configuring software, conducting user acceptance testing, and developing support documentation for assigned systems and hardware/software life cycles.

The selected applicant will design, install, baseline, support, maintain, secure, monitor, document, and upgrade the City's enterprise software solutions, with an emphasis on maintaining systems current with vendor versions, updates, security requirements, and industry best practices.

A primary responsibility of this position will be ownership and administration of the City's Microsoft 365 tenant and associated Microsoft cloud services and dependencies. The selected applicant must be capable of serving as a technical owner for the City's Microsoft 365 environment and have the knowledge and experience necessary to administer, secure, troubleshoot, monitor, maintain, and continuously improve the environment.

The position will be responsible for the planning, configuration, administration, security, integration, and lifecycle management of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure services, including the identification and management of dependencies between Microsoft cloud services, on-premises infrastructure, applications, identity services, networking, security controls, and third-party solutions.

The selected applicant will also provide technical support, administration, integration, and lifecycle assistance for other critical enterprise-wide applications and systems used throughout the City.

This includes working collaboratively with application owners, infrastructure teams, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure these systems remain available, secure, supported, properly integrated, and aligned with the City's technology standards and business requirements.

The selected applicant will be expected to:

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• Own and administer the City's Microsoft 365 tenant and associated services.
• Administer and support Microsoft Azure resources and services supporting enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Manage Microsoft 365 services and capabilities, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and other services deployed within the City's tenant.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), including identity, authentication, access, security, and integration with on-premises and cloud systems.
• Understand and manage dependencies between Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, networking, security, applications, endpoints, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Establish and maintain appropriate security, monitoring, logging, configuration, and governance standards for Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Plan and implement Microsoft cloud service changes, migrations, upgrades, integrations, and new capabilities while minimizing operational impact.
• Monitor the health, performance, availability, security, and licensing of the Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Troubleshoot complex issues spanning Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, networking, applications, and on-premises infrastructure.
• Assist with the administration, support, integration, troubleshooting, upgrades, and lifecycle management of critical enterprise-wide applications and systems.
• Work with application owners and stakeholders to understand application dependencies, infrastructure requirements, integrations, security requirements, and operational needs.
• Provide technical support and engineering assistance for applications that are critical to City-wide operations and are used across multiple departments or business functions.
• Participate in the architecture, implementation, testing, upgrades, and maintenance of enterprise-wide applications and their associated infrastructure.
• Identify and document dependencies between enterprise applications and supporting services, including Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, networking, databases, servers, integrations, and third-party services.
• Develop and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration standards, implementation plans, operational procedures, disaster recovery documentation, and other technical documentation.
• Ensure Microsoft 365, Azure, and other assigned enterprise applications support the City's business continuity, disaster recovery, RTO, and RPO requirements.
• Maintain systems current with vendor-supported versions, security updates, configuration requirements, and recommended best practices.
• Evaluate new Microsoft cloud capabilities and other enterprise technologies and make recommendations regarding their applicability, security, cost, and operational impact to the City.
• Coordinate with vendors, consultants, internal IT staff, application owners, and business stakeholders to implement and support enterprise solutions.

The successful applicant should demonstrate the ability to take end-to-end technical ownership of enterprise cloud platforms while also contributing to the support and engineering of other critical enterprise applications.

The applicant must be able to independently assess dependencies and risks, develop implementation and support strategies, troubleshoot complex enterprise environments, and serve as a subject-matter resource for Microsoft 365, Azure, identity, and enterprise application technologies.

Pursuit of relevant IT industry certifications is strongly encouraged for the duration of employment in this position, including certifications related to Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, identity and access management, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, and enterprise infrastructure.

Preferences:

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• CRITICAL: Experience supporting large enterprise -wide apps or Public Safety systems/applications
• Experience as a Windows Systems Engineer
• Experience working as a Microsoft O365 Engineer
• Experience as a Server or Network Administrator
• Experience supporting Web Applications - Experience with deploying or migrating applications to cloud platforms
• Possess current or demonstrate the pursuit of IT certifications relevant to System Engineer/Cloud ar
• Experience supporting Windows Server 2019 or above & SQL 2019 & above

Additional requirements:

• DMV Transcript: No
• CDL: No
• Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse: No
• CPS Check: No
• Physical: No
• Respirator: No
• Psychological Screening: No
• Polygraph: No
• At Will: No

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in an Information Technology related field plus four (4) years of professional IT experience; OR any combination of education (above the high school level) and/or professional progressive IT experience equivalent to eight (8) years in fields utilizing the knowledge, skills, and abilities in technology systems, systems 3 functions, and systems capabilities; and associated with such positions as Systems Engineer, Network Engineer, Database Administrator, or Programmer Analyst.

Special Requirements

• All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.
• Must be available to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime when required to meet operational needs.
• Position may require certain Expert Level I Certifications specific to the work to be performed and maintain currency of those, or successor, certifications; such required certifications will be listed in the requisition that announces the vacancy.

Skills

Working Conditions:

Per HR Policy 6.19, Americans with Disabilities, the City follows the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all hiring and employment decisions. The City shall not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring and employment practices.

The City shall make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability upon request unless the accommodation would cause an undue hardship on the operation of the City’s business.

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VRS Contribution: All full-time employees are required to contribute 5% of annual salary toward their retirement account; in accordance with VRS retirement provisions. This will be handled through a pre-tax payroll deduction.

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The City of Virginia Beach maintains a drug free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

The City of Virginia Beach is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status as defined by applicable law.