Systems Engineer - OnSite (Fremont, MI)

Western & Southern Financial Group • Fremont, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Systems Engineer participates in the planning, design, installation, monitoring, and support of Microsoft Windows 2025 and 2022 servers, Linux/Unix servers, storage systems, virtualization technologies, server hardware, and server management tools. The role administers standards, policies, and procedures in line with corporate and business objectives to improve system availability, reliability, recoverability, and manageability. It also performs server and application maintenance and housekeeping, and supports other functions as necessary or as directed by Infrastructure Management or other IT management.

The position works across server platforms, virtualization, backup and communications equipment, storage engineering, network operating systems, applications, and utility software. It troubleshoots system performance and monitors capacity and utilization to identify and address potential degradation or oversubscription. The role also ensures implementation of IT general controls and security standards and develops operational procedures and configurations.

The work is performed in an office setting, with extended hours required during peak workloads or special projects/events. Travel is not required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Demonstrated organizational and project management skills, including the ability to prioritize and address multiple issues.
• Demonstrated analytical skills to ensure solutions address business problems and use appropriate technology.
• Ability to collaborate and consult with other technical or development teams on projects.
• Ability to learn new technologies, tools, and applications related to the job.
• Strong communication skills to communicate with users at various levels, convey user needs to other personnel, and express technical information unambiguously.
• Experience in the design and administration of server and client operating systems, Active Directory, storage systems, virtualization environments, monitoring/alerting systems, and backup systems.
• Specific knowledge of Windows, Linux, Hyper-V, VMware, and backup platforms.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's degree or higher.
• Knowledge of NetApp/Pure Storage platforms, NetBackup, Netscaler, and CheckPoint Firewalls.
• Microsoft, NetApp, Cisco, and/or VMware certifications; preferred upon hire but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, install, monitor, and support Windows and Unix-based server platforms, VMware/Hyper-V technologies, backup and communications equipment, and server management tools.
• Support network operating systems, applications, and utility software.
• Participate in all phases of storage engineering, including design, analysis, and modeling; analyze complex computer system requirements and provide integration and implementation support.
• Troubleshoot, manage, and maintain system performance.
• Monitor capacity versus utilization for hardware, system throughput, and licenses; recommend timely actions to avoid performance degradation or oversubscription.
• Ensure thorough implementation of IT general controls and security standards.
• Administer standards, policies, and procedures to improve system availability, reliability, recoverability, and manageability.
• Develop start-up and shutdown procedures, find and apply corrective patches to operating systems and application software, and develop operational processes and configurations.
• Perform other duties as assigned and comply with all policies and standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED