System Engineer

We are seeking an experienced System Engineer to join our IT team. In this role, you will ensure the performance, security, and day-to-day operation of our bank's core IT infrastructure. This role is ideal for a proactive, self-motivated professional who enjoys maintaining complex virtual environments, optimizing enterprise storage, and keeping critical financial systems highly secure and resilient.

The successful candidate will play a hands-on role in deploying, monitoring, and upgrading server, storage, and network components while collaborating closely with the IT Manager to deliver resilient, scalable technology solutions.

Please Note:

Candidates must clearly demonstrate hands-on experience with VMWare vSphere and enterprise SAN storage systems on their resume.

Hybrid remote options are available based on ongoing performance. Standard expectation is 5 days in-office per week during the initial onboarding period.

• Manage
  
  Infrastructure:
  
  Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, and upgrade of core server infrastructure, hardware, and storage systems.
• Optimize Virtual Environments:
  
  Oversee an enterprise datacenter environment hosting 100-200+ virtual servers to ensure high availability and performance.
• Strategy & Planning:
  
  Collaborate with the IT Manager on daily operational planning, project coordination, and the development of business case justifications for IT initiatives.
• Systems Documentation:
  
  Continually develop, improve, and maintain deep technical and procedural documentation for all core systems.
• Support & Operations:
  
  Assist in the definition and execution of IT policies, security protocols, disaster recovery procedures, and asset management.

• Core
  
  Experience:
  
  A minimum of 4 years of experience as an administrator/engineer in an enterprise-level network environment.
• Virtualization Expertise:
  
  Strong, proven hands-on experience managing and configuring withinVMWare vSphere.
• Storage Management:
  
  Direct experience maintaining and managing
  
  NetApp SAN Storageor an equivalent enterprise SAN technology.
• Experience with Cisco UCShardware or equivalent.
• Scale:
  
  Prior experience managing a data center footprint of at least 100-200+ virtual servers.
• Technical Knowledge:
  
  Deep understanding of current server operating systems, active directory environments, and enterprise security standards.
• Communication:
  
  Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to present technical ideas in business-friendly language.
• On-call availability for critical system needs.
• Ability to occasionally lift and transport moderately heavy computer components.
• Ability to travel to attend technical conferences or complete enterprise projects.

• Familiarity with enterprise networking concepts (Cisco/Juniper routing/switching,Cisco Firewalls, and Aruba/Silver Peak SD-WAN) to collaborate effectively with our network team.
• Familiarity with cloud and modern endpoint management platforms:
  
  Microsoft Azure, Entra, M365, and Intune.