Systems engineer Jobs in Tacoma, WA

Salary : $95,326.40 - $122,782.40 Annually

Location : Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, WA

Job Type : Regular

Job Number : 2025-0019

Division : Administrative Services

Program : Admin - Information Technology

Opening Date : 02 / 28 / 2025

Closing Date : 3 / 7 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

Job Summary

Are you an experienced IT professional that enjoys assisting with the development, implementation, and escalation support critical to the success of an organization? If this is you, we invite you to apply to join us as an IT System Engineer I. This is a Regular, Full-time (1.0 FTE) position within the Administrative Services Division.

Internal Posting Only

Some of what you'll do :

• Help to evaluates both the technical and non-technical aspects of the technology environment and proposes alternative infrastructure or systems which are technically feasible, efficient and economical.
• Provide infrastructure systems and various software licenses and applications to integrate, secure, stabilize, support and grow the technological architecture.
• Follow the direction of senior personnel in the design and implementation of disaster recovery strategies, hardware and software and security roadmaps.
• Assist in the design and implementation of enterprise-wide system policies, procedures and security to comply with regulatory compliance.
• Compile and analyze usage and capacity metrics for strategic planning, researching solutions, and make recommendations affecting the expansion of the department's technology environment.
• Help to provide advanced and escalated support and troubleshooting for technology systems, services and infrastructure.
• Conduct systems and infrastructure diagnostics, stabilizes, troubleshoots, and resolves issues.
• Assist in providing direction for troubleshooting efforts, helps to develops paths for resolution options and builds documents for department and team to utilize for knowledge transfer and skill building.
• Contribute to development and recommendations to repair, rebuild or replace technology infrastructure to ensure stable and supportable environment in support of business needs.
• Assist the Senior personnel in providing technical expertise, deployments and project builds on all components of the technology environment.
• Contribute to advance system management, administration and guidance of systems, services, infrastructure and to support the current and future technologies.
• Work to provide capacity management, documentation, testing, training and mentoring in utilization of technology systems and services to ensure technology environment is scalable and supportable.
• Provide vendor management, technology procurements, coordination and utilization in delivery and support of solutions to meet business requirements.
• Assist in research and analysis to identify best possible technology infrastructure solutions to be acquired to meet business goals and projects.

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What you bring to the table

Job Specific Technical Skills :

Who should apply

Bachelors degree in computer engineering or computer science; And, four years of experience with network, servers, technology appliances, services and Windows environment; Or the equivalent education and experience.

Required

Desired

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

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Travel :

When public health responds to an emergency, you may be assigned duties outside of your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.

Benefits

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department offers an excellent pay and benefits package, combined with the opportunity to provide innovative Public Health services to our community, making this a rewarding place to work!

Salary : Salary ranges are listed on the job announcement and are based on the unique skills, education, and experience for the position. Salary offers are typically made at the starting pay step and are reviewed annually. You will get an annual cost-of-living adjustment that increases the salary range as well as an annual step increase on your anniveristy date. All salary offers are subject to administrative approval.

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance : The Department pays a significant portion of these premiums for employees, their spouse or domestic partner, and dependent children, with an FTE of .80 or greater. Employees with an FTE between .50 and .80 pay a pro-rated portion of their premiums. Medical, vision and dental coverage begins the first day of the month following date of hire.

Life Insurance : The Department provides a term Life Insurance policy equal to the employee's annual salary, up to a maximum of $50,000.

Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) : The Department provides a base LTD policy which provides 40% income replacement for participants who are unable to work due to illness or injury for greater than 180 days. Buy-Up LTD is available at group rates and provides 60% income replacement to participants who are unable to work due to illness or injury for greater than 90 days.

Retirement : Eligible employees participate in the Tacoma Employees' Retirement System (TERS). TERS is a defined retirement benefit plan funded by both the employee and the Department. We also have a 457 Deferred Compensation retirement program available which allows individuals to set aside a portion of their income on a tax deferred basis.

Additional Benefits include : Generous paid vacation

Living in Tacoma-Pierce County :

Please Note :

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. For assistance, contact our civil rights coordinator Darlene Mendoza, MJR, Office of Human Resources / Risk Management at or (253) 649-1660.

This position requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business Administration or a related field that incorporates experience in information systems analysis, design and programming; and 4 or more years of information systems experience. Equivalent education, training and experience in technology and systems analysis may substitute for the degree. Which of the following most closely represents how you meet this requirement?

How many years of professional experience do you have working with Information Technology?

Please describe your experience working in Information Technology. If you do not have this experience, please indicate n / a.

Do you have experience assisting with deployments and project builds on all components of the technology environment?

Please describe your experience assisting with deployments and project builds on all components of the technology environment. If you do not have this experience, please indicate n / a.

For which of the following do you have industry certifications? Select all that apply

List the industry certifications you have from the above organizations and the year you received them. If you don't have these certifications, please indicate n / a.

Do you have experience providing advanced and escalated support and troubleshooting for technology systems, services and infrastructure?

Please describe your experience providing advanced and escalated support and troubleshooting for technology systems, services and infrastructure. If you do not have this experience, please indicate n / a.

This position requires proof of a valid driver's license and acceptable driver's abstract prior to employment. Can you meet this requirement?

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