Information Technology Analyst

Information Technology Analyst OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

This recruitment is being held to establish an open eligible list to fill current and future Information Technology Analyst positions. This recruitment may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the City of Menifee.

This recruitment will remain open on a continuous basis until 11:59 p.m. (PST) on the day the needs of the City are met. The first round of review for consideration will take place on (2 weeks after open, date will be added once finalized). Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.

The City of Menifee is a vibrant and rapidly growing municipality located in southwestern Riverside County, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for its residents through innovative public service and strategic development. Under the leadership of the City Manager, Menifee operates through a dynamic organizational structure composed of fourteen (14) departments - Building & Safety, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Manager, Code Enforcement, Community Development, Community Services, Economic Development, Public Works, Finance, Fire Department, Human Resources, Information Technology, Police, and Public Works, each committed to supporting the city’s mission of responsive governance, sustainable growth, and public safety.

With a strong emphasis on infrastructure development, community engagement, and innovation, the City of Menifee continues to enhance the quality of life for its diverse and dynamic population

The Information Technology (IT) Department supports and secures the technology infrastructure that powers the City of Menifee’s operations, providing strategic leadership and essential services across its four divisions, Administration, Cyber Security, Operations, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The department maintains hardware, software, and networks; delivers user support and training; manages and protects city data; develops mapping and visualization tools; and safeguards systems through risk management, network security, and data protection practices.

Through these efforts, IT ensures reliable, innovative, and secure technology that enables city staff to serve the community effectively.

The City is seeking a technically driven Information Technology (IT) Analyst to serve as a primary technical resource for the administration, security, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the City’s technology infrastructure. This position will have a strong emphasis on enterprise networking, including network architecture and design, switching, firewall administration, wireless infrastructure, network segmentation, traffic analysis, performance optimization, and troubleshooting, while also providing support for servers, virtualization, backup and recovery, and related infrastructure technologies.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise-grade network technologies, with experience supporting Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Firewalls and Aruba switching and wireless solutions highly desirable. The successful candidate will understand how networking, servers, virtualization, storage, backups, and facility infrastructure work together to provide reliable and secure City services.

This position will take a proactive role in maintaining the health, reliability, performance, security, and lifecycle of the City’s technology environment. Responsibilities include infrastructure patching and upgrades; firewall and switch configuration; network monitoring and packet/traffic analysis; server and VMware administration; backup and recovery; wireless optimization;…