Systems Engineer

The Systems Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, integration, administration, security, and optimization of the organization’s information technology infrastructure. The position leads infrastructure initiatives from requirements gathering through implementation and ongoing support. Responsibilities include Windows and Linux systems, enterprise applications and collaboration services, identity services, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, and on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Reporting to the Manager of Infrastructure, the Systems Engineer collaborates with business departments, IT staff, vendors, and consultants to deliver solutions that meet operational requirements. The position provides technical leadership, mentors colleagues, and contributes to infrastructure strategy, standards, and resource planning while independently managing assigned initiatives within established authority.

• Lead assigned infrastructure projects from requirements gathering and solution design through implementation, testing, documentation, and transition to support. Establish scope, schedules, resource requirements, dependencies, and risks; track progress and
  ** escalate
  * * issues requiring management decisions.
• Analyze departmental business processes and requirements, evaluate technical alternatives, and recommend solutions that balance security, reliability, usability, cost, and maintainability.
• Lead the evaluation, implementation, integration, upgrade, migration, and retirement of enterprise infrastructure and services. Coordinate testing, change management, operational readiness, and user adoption with business owners and technical partners.
• Design and maintain enterprise storage, file services, and collaboration solutions that meet business requirements for availability, access, information organization, retention, scalability, and integration with applications.
• Design, implement, administer, and support Windows and Linux systems, virtualization platforms, directory and identity services, enterprise applications, and cloud services. Manage configuration, access, updates, system services, and integration across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Strengthen availability and recoverability through monitoring, capacity planning, lifecycle management, backup validation, and documented recovery testing.
• Incorporate security into designs and changes, including least-privilege access, secure configuration, patching, and remediation of identified vulnerabilities. Coordinate with colleagues responsible for networking and security.
• Develop and maintain scripts and automation for provisioning, configuration, administration, monitoring, and reporting using appropriate tools, such as Power Shell, Bash, or Python. Maintain technical documentation, implementation procedures, and support runbooks.
• Resolve complex infrastructure incidents, identify root causes, and implement lasting corrective actions. Participate in the on-call rotation and planned after-hours maintenance.
• Coordinate vendors and consultants, evaluate technical proposals, and contribute to technology road maps, purchasing recommendations, and project cost estimates. Share knowledge and provide technical guidance to colleagues.
• Maintain compliance with organizational policies, change management procedures, applicable requirements, and established technical standards. Perform related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience.
• Valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record for required…