Systems Engineer

Connect with Treasury Online Systems Engineer Tennessee Department of Treasury To apply, please submit your resume to: [email protected] Department of Treasury: The Tennessee Department of Treasury administers many programs related to financial management, such as the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), which includes pension plans for state employees, higher education employees, teachers and local government employees, and the State’s Deferred Compensation plans, which includes the 401k, 457(b), 403(b) Plans and Optional Retirement Program. Treasury also serves all Tennesseans by helping to educate and empower individuals to make informed financial choices, and by providing public serving programs in the areas of college savings, financial literacy, unclaimed property, criminal injuries compensation, claims and risk management, state insurance and more. Treasury’s mission is to invest in the well-being of Tennesseans through exceptional financial leadership, management, service and education. Job Overview: This is an expert-level individual-contributor class. Under general direction, designs, develops, supports, and maintains the organization's systems infrastructure, including the hardware and supporting software on which Treasury systems operate. Writes code that ensures the functionality of operating systems, drivers, and utility tools, and performs related work as required. The incumbent works autonomously, with goals generally communicated in solution or project terms, and may provide a leadership role for the work group through knowledge in the area of specialization. Work involves advanced, complex technical projects or business issues requiring state-of-the-art technical or industry knowledge with responsibility for systems infrastructure and hardware. Key Responsibilities: • Design, develop, support, and maintain the organization's systems infrastructure, applying systems architecture, systems design, and systems analysis discipline to advanced, complex technical projects. • Plan and implement infrastructure that promotes security, reliability, efficiency, and scalability across non-production and production environments. • Write code that ensures the functionality of operating systems, drivers, and utility tools. Develop, test, and maintain low-level software and utilities required for the reliable operation of Treasury systems infrastructure. • Apply software engineering discipline to the development and validation of system-level code.

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws. • Manage the infrastructure lifecycle for computer servers, containerization technologies, storage devices, firewall and other security hardware, load-balancing tools, and other IT infrastructure. Evaluate, recommend, configure, and maintain hardware and supporting software. • Monitor infrastructure capacity and performance, and recommend changes to meet current and future demand. • Perform system implementation, system monitoring, and system testing activities. Apply system security and infrastructure management practices to protect Treasury systems and data. Monitor environments to detect or assess problems, troubleshoot issues to identify root-cause problems, and implement solutions. • Update system-related installation documentation and maintain accurate records of infrastructure configuration, dependencies, and important notes. • Create graphical diagrams and other design documentation that describe processes, relationships, and data flows. Perform end-user support related to systems infrastructure, and provide timely resolution of infrastructure-related issues. • Ensure systems adhere to state and federal security standards, including data protection regulations and audit requirements. • Work independently on advanced, complex technical projects or business issues, with goals generally defined in terms of desired outcomes. Provide leadership within the work group through deep technical expertise. • Maintain detailed documentation of systems, processes, and incident responses for operational continuity and audits. • Advise management and partner teams on technical, systems, risk, and process-related topics. Participate in professional development activities to maintain state-of-the-art knowledge of infrastructure technologies and methodologies. • Collaborate with other IS teams to share technical insights, recommendations, and strategies while applying State, department, and team standards and processes in all work. Minimum Qualifications: Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field from a college or university. Experience: Ten (10) years of related professional-level experience in the design, development, implementation, and support of systems infrastructure, including networking, firewalls, virtualization, operating systems, drivers, utility software, and other IT infrastructure hardware. Certifications: None required.

Connect with Treasury Online Preferred Qualifications: • Palo Alto Networks Systems Engineer Professional-E, Cisco CCNA • Experience with high-availability systems in a government, financial, or regulated environment. • Knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., FedRamp, CIS, NIST) • Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash). • Experience with both datacenter and cloud hosting (e.g.,Colocation Providers,Microsoft Azure). • Experience with containerization technologies and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes). • Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Bicep, Terraform, Ansible). • Knowledge of version control and workflow automation tools (e.g., GitHub, GitHub Actions). • Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk). At the present time, this position is primarily remote, with occasional required in-person meetings. It is anticipated that the department will regularly utilize its downtown Nashville office on a hybrid schedule in the future. Job location is subject to change at the discretion of the Department. The successful candidate should live in Tennessee and provide sufficient internet connection. This position is not eligible for VISA sponsorship (of foreign nationals). The State of Tennessee is an Equal Opportunity Employer. View other career opportunities at Treasury.