IT Systems Engineer

Crane Company•Billerica, MA

6d•$117,000 - $142,000

About The Position

Plans and designs the organization's IT infrastructure, including the implementation and design of hardware and software both on-prem and in the cloud. Analyzes, develops, modifies, tests, and maintains the networking and compute infrastructure. Verifies and validates systems and ensures systems meet internal and external requirements. Ensures system availability meets or exceeds KPIs and SLAs, while continuously enhancing system performance and reliability.

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer in a medium to high volume environment
Experience in designing and managing hypervisor technologies including Nutanix and VMware
Experience in designing and managing backup appliances, storage arrays, and server systems
Experience deploying and automating virtual machines both on-prem and in cloud infrastructure
Experience managing networking technologies, including LAN, WLAN. WAN and Internet and virtual networking preferably in Azure and Nutanix environments.
Advanced knowledge of current cloud and on-prem compute technologies, hypervisors, networking, storage, and backups
Proficient in designing compute environments to meet best practices
Solid understanding of automation tools and deployment methods
Specialist on complex and technical business matters relating to networking and compute infrastructure
May assume a lead role on projects and able to work effectively in an individual or team environment
Must be self-motivated and able to take a project from beginning to completion
Excellent documentation skills
Bachelor’s degree in computer-oriented technical discipline or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Certification or extensive experience with the following technical platforms: Azure, Nutanix, Juniper (MIST), Palo Alto (Strata), Microsoft Active Directory and 365, Cisco (IOS), VMware, Hyer-V

Responsibilities

Responsible for design, implementation, patching, and management of data center and cloud technologies including, Azure, Nutanix, and VMware
Responsible for design, implementation, patching, and management of networking, including LAN, WAN, wireless, Internet and virtual networks
Ensure uptime of critical business systems and infrastructure through monitoring and timely remediation of infrastructure issues
Responsible for implementation, patching and management of security appliances, including firewalls and information security services
Provide advanced troubleshooting and recommendations for improvements on existing and new systems
Protect data assets and ensure back-up procedures meet or exceed our policies
Provide high-level design and support for disaster recovery of key systems
Lead projects and assist other teams with IT initiatives
Identify issues, evaluate trends, and anticipate requirements
Ensure adherence to all regulatory compliance processes and requirements, including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and comparable regulations
Design and support the monitoring, alerting and automation infrastructure for critical business systems and infrastructure
Responsible for user and identity management, in particular within Azure Active Directory, including group polices, OU structures, and domain services.
Responsible for User Endpoint management, including PC and application deployment
Maintain organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing infrastructure technologies
Maintain professional and technical knowledge by: attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies
Provide technical expertise, documentation, and training to other team members and IT teams
Any other task assigned by supervisor or management