TEKsystems · 4 hours ago
Sr. Systems Engineer
Columbia, MD
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $70/hr
8+ years expTEKsystems is a leading provider of business and technology services, and they are seeking a Sr. Systems Engineer to join their team. The role involves design, implementation, and maintenance of IT infrastructure technologies and services, requiring experience in both on-premise and cloud environments.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Assist with planning design technology solutions to fit IT strategies designed to address business needs. Includes working with vendors, other IT teams and Leadership in reviewing design and technical requirements
Implement systems related technology projects
Creates and maintains design and configuration artifacts in accordance with Configuration Management and Systems Lifecycle best practices
Help define and document Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) and best practices for their respective technologies
Help creates Knowledge Base Articles (KBA's) for their respective technologies and conducts training for other team members
Contributes in the development of automated repeatable scripts and orchestration. Scripts used to support automation of operations processes, and data collection for security compliance audits, capacity forecasting and performance monitoring
Adheres to Information Security policies and contributes to creation of policies and related documents
Support capacity planning and identifying proactive maintenance on their respective technologies and services to ensure service delivery
Contributes to the architecture peer review process
Contributes to the modernization of Maxim infrastructure strategy by helping evaluate, implement, and manage cloud based infrastructure and moving toward a more hybrid data center strategy
Third tier technical support, and participate in troubleshooting methodology and often works with cross-team troubleshooting efforts
Provides after-hours support for Infrastructure related emergencies as well occasional weekend maintenance
Interacts with customers and staff at the technical level, as required
Provide technical guidance and mentoring of junior Systems Engineers and System Administrators
Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
Regularly engages in continual learning on their own time for their continued professional development
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience building and configuring Windows server infrastructure and VMware infrastructure
Experience with Active Directory, Group Policies, DNS, PKI as well as Entra ID
Experience supporting a hybrid environment (on prem / Azure) - Environment is 85% on-prem / 15% in the cloud (Azure)
Bachelor's Degree in a related area or 8-10 years of experience in the field
Eight (8) years of direct experience with Microsoft products, to include Windows Server, Exchange Server, as well as Active Directory
Strong MS skillset as it relates to enterprise functionality such as Active Directory, Group Policies, PKI, DNS, etc
Ability to work on prem and in Cloud (Azure) environment
Experience with Azure Arc, Azure Key Vault, Azure Networking, Azure files, Azure Virtual Machines
Strong skillset with on prem Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Certificate management, understanding of an enterprise network, virtualization environment
Experience supporting and working with Software Development Lifecycle (Agile, SCRUM, DevOps), Project Management Lifecycle, and IT Service Management (ITIL) processes
Engineering experience with a broad range of technologies and concepts listed below, have lead the delivery of projects for these technologies, and demonstrated technical knowledge as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in several of these areas
Familiarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within field
Ability to effectively elicit/provide information to and from appropriate individuals (including, but not limited to, supervisors, co-workers, clients) via strong communication skills; proficiency in the English language may be required
Must also have strong skillset with on prem Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, Certificate management
Strong Microsoft Skillset
On-prem Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, etc
M365 Skillset
Enterprise network
Virtualization and Storage Engineering, Backups and DR
Diverse skillset within core infrastructure
Okta IAM
Preferred
If this person has recent experience supporting Azure services, that would be great
MCSE or similar certifications are preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Company
TEKsystems
At TEKsystems, they understand people. Every year they deploy over 80,000 IT professionals at 6,000 client sites across North America,
10001+ employees
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Vice President, TEKsystems Global Services
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