Senior Systems Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Arizona, +18 more states.

📋 Description

• Lead the engineering, administration, and ongoing enhancement of the client's enterprise Systems and Compute environment.

• Design, implement, and manage Exchange, both physical and virtual servers, Active Directory and Group Policy, Certificate Services, authentication platforms, as well as compute, networking, storage, and remote access/mobility services.

• Administer cloud-based platforms and services such as Microsoft Azure and Office 365.

• Oversee the administration of Citrix VDI, load balancers, and SSL certificate management.

• Monitor, maintain, and optimize system performance for reliability, scalability, and security.

• Conduct routine, scheduled, and long-term maintenance and user-facing service tasks.

• Act as the expert-level escalation point for challenging technical issues.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, troubleshooting guides, training materials, and change management records.

• Participate in the on-call rotation and provide after-hours support as needed.

• Facilitate secure and efficient integrations that comply with enterprise architecture and governance standards.

• Implement security best practices and assist in meeting security protocols and regulatory requirements alongside Information Security, Applications, and Infrastructure teams.

• Collaborate on risk assessments and strategies to mitigate exposure to security vulnerabilities.

• Maintain documentation of data flows, API endpoints, schemas, and integration logic.

• Assist in evaluating, selecting, implementing, and enhancing integration platforms.

• Support data quality, integrity, and reconciliation across systems.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience as a Systems Engineer, with a strong background in Microsoft Server within enterprise environments.

• More than 10 years of experience in designing, building, securing, and managing virtualized environments on the VMware stack (ESXi, vCenter).

• Practical experience in building and securing Hyperconverged Infrastructure (Nutanix, Dell VxRail, HPE).

• Proficient in managing and administering Citrix VDI, load balancers, and SSL certificate management.

• Experience with mail and messaging services within Exchange Online.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and Entra ID.

• Knowledge of enterprise storage solutions across block (SCSI/NVMe), file (CIFS/NFS), and object (S3) types.

• Experience with enterprise backup and recovery solutions (Rubrik, Cohesity, Veeam).

• Proven ability to manage enterprise-wide systems and compute infrastructure while simultaneously handling several infrastructure components.

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Windows enterprise environments, including Active Directory, M365, and PKI design, support, and administration.

• Advanced understanding of VMware, Windows Server, TCP/IP, DNS, and related protocols.

• Strong knowledge of network design and management (LAN/WAN, MPLS, VPN, VLAN, Wi-Fi).

• Solid understanding of encryption technologies, cybersecurity risk mitigation, and system hardening practices.

• Advanced proficiency in PowerShell scripting for system utilities, automation, and administration.

• Experienced with monitoring platforms (SolarWinds, LogicMonitor, Splunk, Aria).

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems, or a related field is preferred.

• Must be eligible to work permanently for any US employer.

• Must reside in AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, or VT.

🏝️ Benefits

• 6-month contract-to-permanent opportunity.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Participation in on-call rotation.

• Occasional overtime, off-hours work, or travel as required.

• Equal opportunity employer.

• Interview accommodations or adjustments available.