Job Description
Sr. Systems Engineer
General Description: Hands-on virtualization/network/security engineer. Includes the implementation and design of hardware and software.
Principal Responsibilities:
- Engineer network communication and telephony solutions
- Engineer server and data infrastructure solutions
- Engineer end user device solutions and applications (mobile, workstation, etc.)
- Engineer the monitoring and capacity planning platforms of the systems, network, data and end user infrastructure
- Create/manage technical reference documentation (policy, procedures, knowledgebase, etc.)
- Provide senior level technical guidance and serve as an escalation point for engineering and development teams
- Assist with evaluations and proof of concepts
- Coordinate task deliverables with other project initiatives and teams
- Secure and harden the network, server, data and end user infrastructure
- Provide regular (and ad-hoc) reports to leadership team and the business as needed
Qualifications:
- Typically, a BA/BS, MBA or equivalent, with 10+ years of related experience
- Heavy Microsoft architecture history required (AD, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL)
- Thorough virtualization and cloud experience (VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V, KVM, etc.)
- Scripting experience with VB script, shell, PowerShell, JavaScript, etc.
- Thorough and proven knowledge of disaster recovery, backup and data protection concepts
- Proven history of IT remediation of audit/legal/compliance recommendations
- Solid understanding of routing and switching concepts
- Experience with firewall and security appliances
- Expert level knowledge of infrastructure services (DNS, FTP, IIS, etc.)
- Advanced knowledge of security patching methodologies
- Independent, energetic and a yearn to learn
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Some project management experience
- Corporate level communication skills required