Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

Wise Tech Global is a world-leading software company building software for the global logistics industry. We are united in our mission to create breakthrough products that enable and empower those who own and operate the supply chains of the world. Our software products are relied upon by the top 25 freight-forwarding companies globally as well as over 18,000 other logistics businesses.

At Wise Tech, we operate a hybrid environment, and for this role, we are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer, experienced with Windows & Linux infrastructure, both physical and virtual.

Day-to-day, this role will involve installing, configuring, and maintaining our infrastructure and tenant environments including responding to faults at hardware and software levels, as well as analyzing and monitoring our systems.

Whilst our teams work in a hybrid methodology, our data center is based in Schaumburg, IL, therefore, suitable candidates should live within a commutable radius of the data center.

• Senior technical resource for the Systems Engineer team;
• Responsible for ensuring smooth running of the global server and hosting environments;
• Oversee and coordinate, maintenance and support of the server, storage and networking equipment, and action where needed;
• Be the escalation point and senior technical resource for any systems related issues and projects;
• Perform on-site and remote technical support and system administration of various server architecture, and networking architecture;
• Oversee the monitoring of systems health and handle alerts related to hardware;
• Responsible for coordinating emergency on-call support on a rotating schedule where necessary;
• Document environment and systems as they are maintained and deployed;
• Assist in the planning, design, documentation, and implementation of various projects to include servers, network equipment, and software applications;
• Contribute to technical strategy, policy and procedures;

• Minimum of 5 years in a similar role, with minimum of 2 years as a senior resource or team leader;
• Experience working with server and storage hardware (rack mount servers, SAN, etc);
• Networking skills in administering and maintaining switches, routers and firewalls;
• Deep understanding of switching and routing protocols (TCP/IP, BGP, RIP, OSPF, GLBP, HSRP, etc);
• Windows Server administration (2016 and later);
• Active Directory configuration and administration;
• Microsoft Hybrid Exchange Server administration;
• Hyper-V, VMware experience;
• SQL Server installation and configuration;

• Cisco CCNA/CCNP certification or equivalent experience highly regarded;
• MS System Center suite;
• Linux containers and virtualization skills;
• Scripting and programming skills will be highly regarded;
• Cloud technologies and experience with multiple platforms;

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