Infrastructure & Systems Engineer - Department of Technology

Infrastructure & Systems Engineer - Department of Technology

Albemarle County Public Schools Technology – Charlottesville, Virginia. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5725367

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 19, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position: Infrastructure & Systems Engineer

Department: Department of Technology

Employment: Full Time, 12 months/year

Benefits: VRS-Eligible, Benefits-Eligible

The Albemarle County Public Schools Department of Technology is actively recruiting an Infrastructure & Systems Engineer to join our team. The major focus of this work involves the engineering, installation, maintenance and administration of Wide Area Network and Local Area Network resources and complex division-wide systems for the School Division including core intranet working and internetworking equipment, multi-platform servers, wireless and telephony networking equipment, cross‑platform applications, division-wide databases and Enterprise directory services.

The Infrastructure & Systems Engineer performs hardware and software installation, technical troubleshooting, problem resolution, and training for Enterprise systems; serves as a technical leader for assigned high-level Enterprise engineering projects; and provides departmental oversight of division-wide networking infrastructure.

ACPS employees enjoy competitive pay and benefits, including health & dental coverage, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid time off, wellness program, discounts on gym memberships, and more! Be sure to check out our website to learn more about our Division and our Schools.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Performs the engineering & administrative work for multiple technical support teams;
• Serves as high‑level technical engineering leader on complex projects for the County & School Division through all stages of research, development and implementation;
• Works closely with department staff to ensure interoperability and standardization of site‑based, School Division & County‑wide technical systems;
• Collaborates with department staff and members of other departments to engineer and integrate technology solutions for new or existing applications, and to provide consultation and support of division‑wide information processing needs;
• Installs, configures and maintains critical systems and applications software necessary to support core Enterprise services including, but not limited to, administrative and instructional servers, LAN/WAN switching and routing equipment, wireless infrastructure components, VoIP equipment, directory services, client/server applications, e‑mail services, web services, database back‑end services, content filtering, enterprise wireless broadband, dark fiber infrastructure and other technical systems;
• Configures and maintains operating systems, network operating systems and internetworking operating systems critical to the operation of central and remote data centers;
• Engineers and manages all aspects of the School Division VoIP telephone network including, but not limited to, call‑processing servers, voicemail servers, gateway and circuit termination equipment, 911 PS‑ALI database, and coordinates service implementation from the local telephone company;
• Installs, configures and maintains multi‑platform computer hardware and software, and cross‑platform network‑based applications;
• Functions as central systems and network administrator to maintain and control user databases and system security for Enterprise directories, services and system;
• Provides high‑level technical troubleshooting and problem resolution for hardware, software, and core systems;
• Maintains regular backups of Enterprise servers and systems;
• Regularly performs hardware and software maintenance for Enterprise systems during evenings or weekends as necessary;
• Reviews Enterprise systems load statistics and status reports, and tunes systems for maximum operating efficiency;
• Maintains documentation of critical Enterprise systems, networks and operational information;
• Performs cost analysis for automation including justifications for additional hardware, software and networking…