Senior Systems Engineer Team Lead (Remote Opportunity)

VetsEZ•Tampa, FL

9d•Remote

About The Position

VetsEZ is seeking a Team Lead / Senior Systems Engineer to support enterprise healthcare IT operations for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The role leads a systems engineering and administration team while providing senior, hands-on engineering for Windows-based environments supporting mission-critical applications and data platforms. The position focuses on designing and managing physical and virtual server infrastructure, system hardening, enterprise backups, and secure Windows configuration in federal or healthcare environments. U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance are required. Selected candidates must complete fingerprinting at a government facility and undergo a background check. Sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering, or another engineering or technical discipline; eight years of additional relevant experience may substitute for the degree.
At least 5 years of experience.
Experience administering and engineering Windows Server environments in large-scale or enterprise settings.
Experience leading or serving as technical lead for systems administration or infrastructure engineering teams, including assigning work and reviewing team output.
Experience designing and engineering enterprise Windows infrastructure, including high availability, clustering, and SAN-attached storage solutions.
Hands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy Objects, Windows clustering, sFTP configuration, and SAN-attached storage.
Proficiency in patch management, system hardening, and compliance with federal security standards.
Experience with virtualization platforms such as Microsoft Hyper-V and tools such as Virtual Machine Manager.
Familiarity with enterprise backup and monitoring tools such as Commvault, SolarWinds, or SCOM.
Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and scripting skills, such as PowerShell, including the ability to review scripts written by others and set standards for them.
Strong leadership and communication skills, including presenting technical recommendations to technical teams, non-technical stakeholders, and program leadership.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting VA environments or other federal healthcare systems.
Knowledge of Windows-based integration with Azure-hosted services.
Familiarity with Nessus scans and remediation tracking for ATO readiness.
Exposure to container-based platforms or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
Microsoft, CompTIA, or ITIL certifications, such as MCSA, Security+, or ITIL v4.
Experience with ITIL-based change, incident, and problem management in enterprise environments.
Experience using AI-assisted tools, such as GitHub Copilot, for PowerShell server automation, patching, and Active Directory administration, including reviewing and testing AI-generated scripts in non-production environments before use.
Experience establishing team practices for AI-assisted administration and engineering, including review and testing standards and guidance on production use of AI-generated scripts and configurations.
Experience using AI tools to accelerate STIG and Nessus vulnerability remediation, with findings and drafted remediation steps validated against STIG requirements before application.
Experience using AI-driven monitoring and AIOps capabilities in SCOM, SolarWinds, or similar tools to detect anomalies, anticipate capacity issues, and speed root cause analysis.
Experience using AI tools to analyze Windows event logs, error messages, and system data during troubleshooting, with findings confirmed before action is taken.
Experience using AI tools to draft and maintain technical documentation, configuration guides, runbooks, system topology documentation, and audit artifacts.
Familiarity with secure and responsible AI use in federal environments, including using only agency-approved AI tools, not entering server configurations, credentials, or PHI/PII into unapproved tools, and following VA and federal AI guidance.

Responsibilities

Lead system administrators and engineers, assigning work, setting priorities, and tracking progress against program deliverables, maintenance windows, and schedules.
Serve as the team's primary technical point of contact with program leadership, application developers, database engineers, cybersecurity personnel, and VA stakeholders.
Design, engineer, and maintain Windows Server infrastructure across development, staging, and production environments, including capacity planning and lifecycle upgrades.
Architect and oversee Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SMB, RDP, and Group Policy Objects, and establish team configuration standards.
Design and maintain high-availability solutions, including server clusters, SAN-attached volumes, multipath I/O, and NIC teaming with Mellanox NICs and switch integrations.
Oversee Hyper-V virtual and physical platforms, including HP ProLiant DL Series servers and blades, firmware updates, and diagnostics.
Lead implementation of VA/DoD Security Technical Implementation Guides, vulnerability remediation, and secure configuration of remote access tools such as sFTP and RDP.
Own the enterprise Commvault backup strategy, including scheduling, validation, and restoration testing.
Direct system monitoring using SCOM, SolarWinds, or equivalent tools, and act as the senior escalation point for complex incidents and root cause analysis.
Plan and coordinate deployment of enterprise software tools, including Visual Studio, Power BI, ER/Studio, Jupyter Lab, and SQL Server.
Lead change management for system changes, including technical review, risk assessment, and rollback planning.
Establish PowerShell automation standards, review team scripts, and guide responsible use of AI-assisted tools.
Ensure technical documentation, configuration guides, and system topology diagrams are complete and current for operational and audit readiness.
Mentor and develop team members, support onboarding and training, and provide input on team performance and staffing needs.