Senior IT Engineer
Senior IT Engineer
Central Jackson County Fire Protection District (CJCFPD) is looking to hire a talented SR IT Engineer to join our team. If you are hard-working and dedicated, CJCFPD is a great place to grow your career. We offer highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
This position will remain open until filled. Interviews to begin immediately. Candidates must submit to/pass pre-employment background screening. CJCFPD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Us
Central Jackson County Fire Protection District is a full-service fire department in eastern Jackson County providing fire and emergency medical service (EMS) response, fire safety and life safety education, fire and EMS training and education, hazardous materials, and technical rescue. We offer highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 3 or more years of experience working in IT operations
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience leading and managing large IT projects and rolling out IT infrastructures across various technologies
- Excellent working knowledge of computer systems, security, network and systems administration, databases and data storage systems, and Telecommunications
- Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Excellent project management skills and strong ability to prioritize
- In-depth knowledge of analysis, implementation and evaluation of IT systems and their specifications operations best practices
Job Responsibilities:
- Manage large IT projects, including the design and deployment of new IT systems and services which includes installation and maintenance
- Manage District security procedures and protocols
- Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels, and to make recommendations for improving the IT infrastructure
- Help define IT infrastructure strategy, architecture, and processes
- Analyze business requirements by partnering with key stakeholders across the organization to develop solutions for IT needs
- Build long-term relationships with vendors and develop test strategies for new hardware and software
- Troubleshoot and manage hardware and software issues related to internal IT, dispatch communications and all audio-visual technologies
- Time management and budget control