🚀 Sr. Systems Engineer (Johns Hopkins Public Safety)

We are seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer for Johns Hopkins Public Safety. The role provides technical leadership, project management, and task execution for administration, programming, maintenance, and performance implementation of departmental platforms. It includes the installation of new software, operating systems, utilities/services, and hardware products, as well as the integration of new products and software into the organization.

Job Scope/Complexity

Provide technical leadership based on extensive knowledge, skills, and experience; influence clients toward innovative solutions. Responsible for full life‑cycle of large‑complex projects that span department, division, or enterprise level. Projects often involve 501‑3000 concurrent users requiring uptime for critical clinical, business, education, or enterprise systems. Complex and large projects typically have no obvious workarounds and impact multiple systems.

Specific Duties and Job Responsibilities

• The responsibilities below are typical examples of the work performed by this position.
• Not all duties are listed; not everyone in this position will be assigned every responsibility.

Systems Analysis/Design (Environment/Platform)

• Design highly complex business, clinical, education, or infrastructure solutions by meeting with customers to understand current processes and issues.
• Provide written documentation and diagrams of findings for the client and IT colleagues.
• Assist lower levels to effectively use the system’s technical software.
• Design solutions that conform to institutional policies, standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Select infrastructure applications that reside between end‑use applications and hardware OS, working with vendors and open‑source initiatives.
• Develop new methods to improve service processes, performance, and functionality using system management tools.
• Research, recommend, and implement new technologies based on institutional value.
• Work with vendor processes and products to improve quality and fit for the institution.
• Assign and lead technical systems analysis and design tasks for assigned environments and platforms.

Install & Configure

• Install and configure highly complex server hardware and OS following technical documentation.
• Evaluate, implement, and manage appropriate software and hardware solutions using best practices.
• Install and configure infrastructure applications following product directions and industry best practices.
• Ensure an effective schedule for system backups and archive operations with leadership and oversight.
• Lead and provide direction to the technical team for all tasks, ensuring adherence to institutional standards and timely delivery.

Maintain & Troubleshoot

• Provide highly complex server‑level administration: manage HW/SW, maintenance, upgrades, patches, account maintenance, backups, recoveries, and user assistance.
• Monitor and tune the system for optimum performance.
• Develop highly complex scripts and solutions using departmental standards for automation.
• Perform system software upgrades with planning, scheduling, testing, and coordination.
• Audit and maintain user access and authorization for system security.
• Generate and maintain periodic system reports to assess performance, integrity, and capacity.
• Follow IT security best practices to deliver secure solutions.
• Utilize system management, monitoring tools, and incident tracking systems.
• Resolve incidents by reviewing new solutions and ensuring smooth transition to customers.
• Lead technical teams and ensure adherence to institutional standards for quality maintenance.

Project Collaboration & Lifecycle Participation

• Implement changes following change‑management policies and procedures.
• Lead effort to develop RFPs and engage project team members in the process.
• Evaluate vendor proposals and select the most appropriate vendor.
• Lead vendors, consultants, and enterprise groups in developing applications.
• Lead scheduled project team meetings and provide input.
• Author and maintain documentation for technical and end‑user reference.
• Lead technical team in test planning, scenario construction, and session execution.
• Review test results and corrections following institutional standards.
• Participate in institutional and departmental committees and initiatives.
• Lead and provide direction to the technical team for all tasks, ensuring adherence to institutional standards.
• Perform other related duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Six years related experience (direct programming experience while pursuing education may count; significant undergraduate programming coursework or independent project may be considered).
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS Diploma, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge in the assigned IT environments.

Classified Title: Sr. Systems Engineer
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PF
Starting Salary Range: $85,500 - $149,800 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8 am – 4 pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Hybrid/Eastern High Campus
Department name: VP for Public Safety Office of
Personnel area: University Administration

Total Rewards

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Exact salary will depend on multiple factors, including geographic location, skills, experience, education, and more. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees’ health, life, career, and retirement. More information can be found here:

Education and Experience Equivalency

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non‑related college coursework may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required.

Applicants Completing Studies

Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) will be subject to a pre‑employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice‑involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction, and how the conviction relates to an essential job‑related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through its key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion .

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law

Accommodation Information

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending on campus

The pre‑employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B, and documentation of having received the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre‑employment physical exam except for employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any required vaccinations will be given at no cost in the Occupational Health office.

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