Systems Engineer II

Join the City of Modesto’s IT team as a Systems Engineer and play a key role in maintaining and improving the networks and systems that keep our city connected. If you’re passionate about technology and public service, we’d love to meet you.Salary Incentives:2.5% Education Incentive (bachelor's degree)5% Education Incentive (master's degree)The Systems Engineer is responsible to perform duties pertaining to the management of Network Operating Systems (NOS), Local Area Networks/Wide Area Networks (LAN/WANs), telecommunications networks and/or other computing platforms; and to analyze, plan, install, evaluate, monitor, test, and maintain system and application software in a personal computer, client/server, or web environment.APPLICATION PROCESSApplicants will be assessed on the application submitted. It is the applicant's responsibility to fill out the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application with complete information and adequate detail. Applications will be screened to the most qualified. Please do not substitute any part of the application with the words "see resume". The following information is provided for use as a reference and as a planning tool. Human Resources is unable to schedule make-up examinations. Applicants considered to be the most qualified will be invited to continue in the testing process. The Human Resources Department reserves the right to revise the testing process to best meet the needs of the City. Tentative Testing ScheduleOnline examOctober 30, 2026 - November 5, 2026 The City of Modesto is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of inclusion. A City application is required, including Supplemental Questionnaire. The City of Modesto does not sponsor H-1B Visas. Salary offered depends on candidate’s experience.Minimum Qualifications:Experience and Training Guidelines:Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:Experience:Three years of increasingly responsible experience performing network administration, installation, and implementation, monitoring communications or operating system software and hardware, maintaining high-end computing platforms or automated business systems, technological project management, and the implementation of new systems using client server technology.ORTwo years of responsible experience equivalent to Systems Engineer I with the City of Modesto.Training:Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business information systems, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.License or Certificate:Possession of, or the ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license.Additional Requirements:Incumbent must be able to pass a P.O.S.T. level background investigation prior to appointment for clearance to work on Police Department Information Systems.