Systems Engineer, Sr (Temporary)

Company3 • Santa Monica, CA

7d • $80,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer (Microsoft Infrastructure) is a subject matter expert across Microsoft technologies, responsible for architecting, maintaining, and supporting enterprise-grade systems and services. This role is remote-first but requires the ability to travel to local offices or datacenters for physical tasks and escalations. You will lead initiatives across O365, M365, Azure, Active Directory, Entra ID, PowerShell automation, and Windows Server environments—both physical and virtual.

Requirements

• Background in computer science, information technology, or equivalent.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft enterprise technologies.
• Deep expertise in PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Proven experience managing Azure AD, Entra ID, and hybrid identity.
• Strong understanding of Windows Server architecture and virtualization.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and troubleshooting skills.
• Reliable transportation.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds for datacenter tasks.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Microsoft Graph API.
• Experience with virtualization platforms: Proxmox, VMware, KVM.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Compliance Center (formerly Purview).
• Familiarity with PowerAutomate, PowerBI.
• Working knowledge of Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS) and macOS systems.
• Prior experience in post-production or media environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage adjacent infrastructure such as license servers, proxies, and SMTP relays.
• Contribute to reporting and documentation efforts that support operational transparency and team scalability.
• Architect, deploy, and maintain Microsoft-centric infrastructure including: Azure AD, Entra ID, Active Directory forests/domains, O365/M365 tenant administration and licensing, Windows Server (physical and virtual), PowerShell scripting for automation and reporting.
• Manage virtualization platforms including Proxmox, VMware, and KVM.
• Support hybrid identity and federation services (e.g., ADFS, SAML, OAuth).
• Maintain group policies, DNS/DHCP, and certificate services.
• Assist with datacenter operations including racking, cabling, and hardware lifecycle.
• Collaborate with IT, support, and engineering teams to align infrastructure with business needs.
• Document systems, workflows, and automation for team-wide visibility.
• Generate operational reports and dashboards for leadership and audit purposes.
• Contribute to process improvement and workflow documentation across teams.
• Participate in after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call rotations.
• Administer and maintain supporting infrastructure: License servers (e.g., RLM, FlexLM), Proxy services (e.g., Squid, HAProxy), SMTP relays and mail routing, PowerAutomate and PowerBI integration.

Benefits

• Comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off (for eligible employees).
• Retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits (for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week).
• Local benefits plan offerings (for roles filled in Canada and other territories).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed