Senior IT Systems Engineer

This is a high-impact, proactive role focused on optimizing and securing enterprise IT infrastructure while driving continuous improvement in system security, reliability, and performance. The Systems Engineer will take ownership of designing, implementing, and enhancing virtualization, server, and storage solutions to ensure stability, high availability, consistency, and efficiency across the organization.

What You Will Do

Responsibilities include developing and implementing security best practices for systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and assisting in the planning and oversight of backup and disaster recovery strategies. The role also involves monitoring and fine-tuning enterprise systems, coordinating research and proof-of-concept testing for emerging technologies, and collaborating with teams to drive long-term IT strategy.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This position is ideal for an experienced professional who enjoys problem-solving complex systems, leading infrastructure projects, and implementing automation to streamline operations.

Requirements

• One (1) year experience managing a production server in a cloud computing environment such as Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud or similar for an enterprise employer;
• Bachelor's degree in the field of computer science, information sciences or a related field -AND- a minimum of ten (10) years' experience managing hypervisors, servers, and SAN storage in an enterprise VMware environment -AND- obtain a MCSE, M365 EA Expert, Server+ or VCP-DCV certification within six (6) months of hiring as selected by the CIO;
• VMware Certified Professional Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), certified in 2016 or later, -AND- four (4) years' experience managing hypervisors, servers, and SAN storage in an enterprise VMware environment;
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), certified in 2016 or later -AND- five (5) years' experience managing hypervisors, servers, and SAN storage in an enterprise VMware environment;
• Microsoft Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert (M365 EA Expert), certified in 2016 or later -AND- five (5) years' experience managing hypervisors, servers, and SAN storage in an enterprise VMware environment;
• CompTIA Server+, certified in 2016 or later -AND- seven (7) years' experience managing hypervisors, servers, and SAN storage in an enterprise VMware environment;

Benefits

• Emergency on-call response with call-back compensation
• Certifications and other job-related trainings will be required and will change from time to time as determined by the CIO