Senior Systems Engineer, Storage and Microsoft Server - Next Step Systems

Senior Systems Engineer, Storage and Microsoft Server

We have an opening available for a Senior Systems Engineer.  The Senior Systems Engineer is a member of a team of Senior Systems Engineers and is an expert in core infrastructure technologies including networking, storage, computer, messaging and mobility systems, cloud-based services, and operational security.  The Senior Systems Engineer develops, implements and maintains expert technical solutions for all new and existing systems.  This position is 100% Onsite and not open for Remote.

Senior Systems Engineer Responsibilities:

- Design, implement and manage systems including networks, storage, Exchange, physical and virtual servers, Active Directory and Group Policy, Certificate Services, authentication systems, and remote access and mobility systems.

- Oversee and ensure the optimal performance of systems.

- Perform frequent and long-term maintenance in addition to management of user facing tasks.

- Provide expert level support through escalated technical support.

- Act as mentor to other IT internal team members in the areas of network and system operations.

- Prepare and distribute technical documentation for all assigned systems and projects involving processes, procedures, troubleshooting guides, training and change management logs.

- Establish and maintain relationships with IT external customers, vendors and partners.

- Participate in on-call rotation.

- Some overtime and/or non-standard hours, and travel may be required.

Senior Systems Engineer Qualifications:

- Expert proficiency in network and storage design and maintenance (Storage Area Network (SAN), Network Attached Storage (NAS)).

- Expert proficiency in Active Directory architecture and complex administration.

- Expert proficiency in cyber risk and system hardening techniques.

- Solid working knowledge of encryption technologies (PKI, Cipher Suites, Certificate Authority, HSM).

- Expert proficiency in design and implementation of IT infrastructure systems in large scale and complex Microsoft Windows-based enterprise environments.

- Expert proficiency in a variety of systems, servers and protocols (VMware, Windows Server, TCP/IP, DNS, and Active Directory).

- Demonstrated advanced knowledge in IP networks (LAN/WAN, MPLS, VPN, VLAN, and Wi-Fi) design, engineering and management.

- Ability to manage enterprise-wide technology infrastructure.

- Ability to manage multiple infrastructure components.

- Demonstrated knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) certification preferred and Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) ServiceNow preferred.

- Working knowledge of Agile, KanBan or similar project methodologies.

- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Server and third-party software patch management.

- Advanced knowledge of PowerShell development for system utilities, automation and administration.

- Advanced knowledge of monitoring solutions (Orion, Splunk, vRealize Suite/Aria Operations).

- Advanced knowledge of Enterprise backup software.

Senior Systems Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree and/or advanced degrees in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or related field (preferred).

- 7+ years of expert experience working with storage solutions (vSAN, NetApp, VAST Data preferred).

- 5+ years in the capacity of System Engineer over Microsoft server systems.

- 5+ years of experience designing, building, securing and managing virtualization technologies based on the VMware stack (ESXi, vCenter).

- 7+ years of systems analysis.

- 5+ years of experience working with storage technologies.

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