Systems Engineer III

The Systems Engineer will work with internal and external clients to create and implement enterprise policies, procedures and standards around Windows Server, VMware and other various platforms. This position will collaborate with a team of engineers supporting virtualization, containers, storage, backup/recovery and automation efforts. This position requires a deep understanding of Microsoft and VMware technologies and the ability to isolate, analyze and resolve technical issues.

• Define policies, procedures and standards for implementing and maintaining our Windows Server infrastructure including Windows/SQL clusters, Certificate Authorities, and licensing.
• Maintain our VMware ESX and Horizon View environment.
• Schedule installations and upgrades and maintain them in accordance with IT policies and procedures.
• Performance monitoring and retuning, support across production and pre-production environments in multiple physical locations.
• Develop Disaster Recovery strategies and business continuity plans.
• Provision server storage following industry best practices.
• Provide regular status reports to stakeholders on tasks accomplished, current issues and progress toward goals.
• Automate routine tasks with Power Shell.
• Recommend and implement improvements in our virtualization platform, Windows environment, Active Directory, storage arrays, automation solutions and other systems.
• Act as final escalation point for server and systems incidents.
• Work closely with other members of Information Technology team to assist with project implementations and other tasks as requested.
• Participate in rotating on-call coverage or emergency response as needed.

• 2-3 years of Systems Administration or equivalent experience
• Operating Systems:
  Windows Server and/or Red Hat Linux Distributions (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky Linux, Fedora, etc.)
• The role favors on-premises server administration experience but Cloud (Azure and GCP) is a plus
• 1-2 years of some form of Automation/Configuration Management experience
• Tools:
  Puppet, Ansible, Terraform, Chef, etc.
• Languages:
  
  Bash and Powershell are valuable. Any others are nice to have
• 100% onsite attendance in Pontiac, Michigan

• Scripting/Programming skills
• Infrastructure as Code experience

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• Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
• Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
• Adoption reimbursement program
• Paid volunteer hours
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Mortgage discount and area business discounts
• Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
• Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon
• Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
• Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
• In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
• Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise.

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