Virtualization Engineer

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Franchise Tax Board (FTB) provides critical services to the taxpayers of California. Our technology teams design, build, and support solutions that make it easier for Californians to meet their tax obligations. Our infrastructure teams deliver the secure, resilient, and scalable foundations that developers, engineers, and partners rely on every day.

We are seeking a Virtualization Engineer (Information Technology Specialist I) who is excited to provide first-class support to technical teams across the department. The ideal candidate is proactive, resourceful, able to work independently, and maintains a deep respect for the responsibility of supporting FTB’s mission.

In this role, you will help maintain and improve core virtualization infrastructure. Your primary responsibilities include supporting existing environments, planning and procuring new hardware, contributing to modernization initiatives, and collaborating closely with peers to ensure FTB’s platforms remain secure, reliable, and performant.

As a member of the Virtualization team, your work directly supports the delivery of essential services to Californians. Your contributions strengthen our ability to provide a highly resilient and advanced infrastructure environment that keeps statewide tax systems running. If you are ready to answer the call, consider joining us.

Candidates should review the Desirable Qualifications section carefully, as it outlines the technical skills and experience required to be competitive in this role.

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Position Details

Job Code #:

JC-533873

Position #(s):

564-274-1402-XXX

Working Title:

Virtualization Engineer

Classification:

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST I

$6,513.00 - $8,729.00 A

$7,163.00 - $9,599.00 B

$7,864.00 - $10,537.00 C

New to State candidates will be hired into the minimum salary of the classification or minimum of alternate range when applicable.

# of Positions:

Multiple

Work Location:

Sacramento County

Telework:

In Office

Job Type:

Permanent, Full Time

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to clearly demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications and Alternate Range Placement for the position on your State Application (STD Form 678). The application should also clearly demonstrate the candidate’s ability to meet the Desirable Qualifications identified in this job advertisement. The Classification Specification is located on this Job Announcement Posting under "Minimum Requirements.

We encourage applications regardless of whether you think you meet 100% of these skills below. Please highlight your knowledge, skills, and experience related to the below desirable qualifications in your application package.

• Knowledge and experience installing, configuring, upgrading, and maintaining highly available virtualization technologies including but not limited to: VMware vSphere 8 or 9 hypervisor software and VMware Cloud Foundation; VMware vRealize Operations and VMware Automation; Virtual Desktop infrastructure including Omnissa Workspace One with Horizon Suite; Dell PowerEdge server hardware and software.
• Knowledge and experience installing, configuring, upgrading, and maintaining Kubernetes in support containerization, orchestration and deployment
• Knowledge and experience supporting OpenShift Container Platform and OpenStack integrated virtual environments
• Knowledge and experience designing storage solutions in support of virtualization technologies
• Knowledge and experience planning, designing, and implementing Cloud IaaS and PaaS solutions including but not limited to: Azure landing zones, Azure VMware Solution, and virutal machines; Amazon Web Services landing zones and virtual machines
• Knowledge of VMware server monitoring, performance tuning, patching and hardening, and backups and restores
• Ability to effectively work with network, storage, and wiring teams to communicate VMware hypervisor related infrastructure requirements
• Experience with Openmanage, VxRail, VMware VSAN
• Experience with scripting languages, markup, and config files including PowerShell, Python, JSON, & YAML
• Experience with IaC
• Experience with data protection pertaining to virtualization technologies
• Experience identifying emerging trends in IT and researching and evaluating technology products
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment
• Ability to properly delegated workload to leverage team skill sets
• Ability to perform detailed analysis, define technical problems, reason logically, and recommend effective solutions
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work under ambitious timeframes to meet objectives
• Ability to maintain cooperative interpersonal working relationships with customers
• Possess strong analytical and organizational skills, along with strong verbal and written communications skills
• High degree of self-motivation and a passion for excellence in customer service

The Human Resources Contact is available to answer questions regarding the application process. The Hiring Unit Contact is available to answer questions regarding the position.

Department Website: http://www.ftb.ca.gov

Human Resources Contact:

Classification and Hiring Unit

(916) 845-3608

Hiring Unit Contact:

Albert Cisneros / IT Workforce

(916) 845-3889

Please direct requests for Reasonable Accommodations to the interview scheduler at the time the interview is being scheduled. You may direct any additional questions regarding Reasonable Accommodations or Equal Employment Opportunity for this position(s) to the Department's EEO Office.

EEO Contact:

Reasonable Accommodation Unit

(916) 845-2860

California Relay Service: 1-800-735-2929 (TTY), 1-800-735-2922 (Voice) TTY is a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf, and is reachable only from phones equipped with a TTY Device.

Final Filing Date: 10/12/2026