Sr System Eng II Infra & App - Virtualization/Compute

CDW • Vernon Hills, IL

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About The Position

At CDW, we make it happen, together. Trust, connection, and commitment are at the heart of how we work together to deliver for our customers. It’s why we’re coworkers, not just employees. Coworkers who genuinely believe in supporting our customers and one another. We collectively forge our path forward with a level of commitment that speaks to who we are and where we’re headed. We’re proud to share our story and Make Amazing Happen at CDW. Strong Preference for Prospects in the Vernon Hills, IL Area Job Summary The Senior System Engineer II is a technical leader specializing in the design, deployment, and operations of enterprise systems platforms. This role centers on deep expertise across multiple hypervisors—including Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Local (Azure Stack HCI), and VMware ESXi—to support scalable, secure, and resilient compute environments. The engineer will also manage HPE server hardware, administer Windows and Red Hat operating systems, and lead vulnerability remediation efforts across the infrastructure stack. As a senior contributor, this role provides project leadership, mentors engineering teams, and drives strategic initiatives to enhance performance, security, and operational excellence across hybrid on‑prem and cloud platforms. What you will do:

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7 years in systems engineering with a strong emphasis on virtualization technologies; OR 11 years in systems engineering with strong emphasis on virtualization technologies.
• Expert experience with VMware ESXi, Azure Local/Azure Stack HCI, and OpenShift/KVM virtualization.
• Strong competency in HPE server platforms, Windows Server, and RHEL.
• Proven experience leading vulnerability remediation and platform hardening efforts.
• Demonstrated success leading complex technical projects and mentoring engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Nice To Haves

• Certifications such as Azure Administrator/Architect, RHCSA/RHCE, VCP, a plus.
• Experience with PowerShell, Ansible, or Terraform automation, a plus.
• Experience with storage, data protection, and disaster recovery practices, a plus.
• Understanding of enterprise networking, storage (FC, iSCSI, vSAN), and monitoring tools, a plus.
• Proven experience as a key technical resource leading the implementation and cross-functional solutions, a plus.
• Experience with SAFE Agile, a plus.
• ServiceNow experience, a plus.
• Patch Management experience, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engineer, deploy, and manage enterprise hypervisor platforms (VMware ESXi/vCenter, Azure Local, OpenShift/KVM) across CDW data centers and hybrid cloud.
• Own cluster design standards, lifecycle management, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Troubleshoot complex virtualization issues spanning compute, storage, and network layers.
• Lead modernization assessments and recommend platform enhancements aligned to CDW’s infrastructure strategy.
• Support and maintain HPE ProLiant servers, iLO, firmware/driver baselines, and hardware health.
• Administer Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems running on virtual platforms.
• Implement automation for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle operations (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform).
• Lead remediation for hypervisor, OS, and compute vulnerabilities.
• Evaluate CVEs impacting virtualization platforms and prioritize risk‑based remediation plans.
• Apply hardening standards across ESXi, Azure Local, and OpenShift clusters.
• Partner with Security to ensure compliance with CDW policies and audit requirements.
• Support Azure Local/Azure hybrid deployments including VM provisioning, workload placement, and cluster connectivity.
• Contribute to virtualization initiatives within OpenShift platforms with Ansible automation skills
• Serve as technical lead for virtualization upgrades, platform expansions, migrations, and DR initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and operational support teams.
• Develop design documents, SOPs, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across Security, Networking, Storage, Applications, and PMO.
• Drive RCA and corrective actions for virtualization‑related incidents.
• Maintain monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines for all compute and hypervisor platforms.
• Participate in on‑call rotation to ensure enterprise availability.

Benefits

• Annual bonus target of 10% subject to terms and conditions of plan
• Benefits overview: https://cdw.benefit-info.com/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level