Sr Systems Engineer

About The Role

The Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer will work with our team to provide support and advance a wide range of infrastructure and services throughout the global IT environment. As the Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and managing on‑premise infrastructure. You will work in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment, applying deep technical expertise to solve complex issues across multiple IT domains.

NOTE:

This is NOT a Dev Ops role.

• Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable and highly available Windows servers and Active Directory, enterprise IT applications, virtualization platforms, storage systems, and other infrastructure components.
• Collaborate with information security and application teams to implement best practices, perform remediation, manage patches and updates, and ensure compliance with internal policies, regulations, and industry frameworks.
• Lead or contribute to a variety of infrastructure projects and initiatives.
• Implement automation for systems administration tasks using a variety of tools.
• Monitor performance, proactively identify areas for improvement, and ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards.
• Collaborate with and manage third‑party vendors and consultants to support maintenance and project delivery.
• Ensure that IT systems customer compliance requirements and secure design principles are followed.
• Provide third tier support to IT teams and internal customers; participate in the on‑call rotation.
• Create and maintain documentation for system specifications, designs, processes, and issues.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends; provide insights and recommendations to improve or advance company systems.
• Train and mentor junior engineers; foster knowledge sharing and professional development.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of Windows systems administration in a global environment.
• Deep expertise in Active Directory/Entra  ADSI.
• Advanced knowledge of DNS/DHCP/GPO.
• Solid understanding of hybrid environments and sufficient exposure to cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with Okta, Duo, or other enterprise‑class identity management, MFA, and authorization/authentication systems (e.g., SAML).
• Working understanding of SQL server deployment and management.
• Experience with Veeam, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Advanced ability in scripting languages and automation tools (e.g., Power Shell, Ansible).
• Experience with configuration management and endpoint management tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g., M365).
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools.
• Background in service management tools such as Service Now or Jira.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
• Strong experience with VMware ESXi and cloud‑based virtualization (highly preferred).
• Strong experience with Failover Clustering and DFS/DFSR (highly preferred).
• Dev Ops experience (e.g., Git Hub, CI/CD, SQL) (highly preferred).
• Experience supporting mobile device management platforms (highly preferred).
• Knowledge of zero trust architecture (highly preferred).

The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. The final base salary will be determined on an individual basis based on experience, skills, education, and/or certifications.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Please note that some positions may require the applicant to be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce.