VMware Windows Administrator (Information Technology Systems Specialist)

ABOUT THIS POSITION

With more than 14,000 employees working across 41 departments, the City of Phoenix offers opportunites for career growth and advancement. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your career, working in public service offers many rewards! Be a part of building the Phoenix of tomorrow. The Information Technology Services Department has an opening for a VMware Windows Administrator. In this role, you will join a team responsible for the administration, management, security, and operations for the shared VMware-based enterprise computing environment supporting the City's business operations. This team is also involved in various city and department projects requiring technical support and subject matter expertise.

As a VMware/Windows Server Administrator, you will work with Senior and Lead VMware/Windows Server Administrators to perform operational tasks, such as server deployment and configuration, security patching, and operating system upgrades, process improvements. As a team you will provide high-level support services to resolve technical issues and ensure maximum uptime of the City's computing resources along with team projects.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Manage VMware virtualization infrastructure, including vSphere, vCenter.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for VMware environments.
• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server operating systems and applications.
• Perform system upgrades, patches, and security updates.
• Monitor system performance and optimize resource utilization.
• Automate routine tasks using scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell).
• Collaborate with other IT teams to ensure smooth operations and integration.
• Perform other responsibilities as requested by leadership.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

• Customer service focus mindset.
• Desire to learn new technologies.
• Knowledge in administering Windows servers in a medium-to-large enterprise environment.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team as well as individually.
• Ability to prioritize workloads and adapt change.
• Ability to effectively communicate detailed technical information to a non-technical audience.

SALARY

Pay Range: $76,627.20 to $118,892.80/annually.

Hiring Range: $76,627.20 to $107,806.40/annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

BENEFITS

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

• Traditional pension with employer and employee contributions, click here for more details: Pension Information
• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

For more details, visit: Unit 007 Benefits

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years of responsible experience in technical systems software (i.e., data base management telecommunications and operating systems)
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum requirements may be substituted
• The City job description can be found here .
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• This position is subject to Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) background standards. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate's suitability for the job.
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PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Three years of experience supporting physical or virtual Microsoft Windows servers.
• Three years of experience administering virtual servers in a VMware environment.
• Two years of experience administering servers in an environment with 50 or more servers
• Experience working with CISCO Unified Computing System (UCS).
• Experience designing, implementing, and managing Active Directory Objects.
• Experience working with Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) as a series of practices in IT Services Management (ITSM) for aligning operations and services
• Experience using PowerShell or scripting.
• Other experience with servers, backup, patching, or updating, is a plus.

RECRUITMENT DATES

Recruitment closes September 16, 2024. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

During the online application process, you will provide responses to questions regarding your experience and qualifications. Information you provide in these questions should align to the information in your resume. Information not consistent with your resume may not be considered when determining your education and/or experience level.

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REFERENCE

Information Tech Systems Spec, JC:09560, ID# 55552, 9/4/202, USM, KA, Benefits:007.

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City of Phoenix is an equal opportunity employer. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni who meet the required qualifications are encouraged to apply.