We are currently seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our IT Department located at our New Brighton Office . This position will focus on leading and prioritizing multiple, concurrent projects while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced ever-changing environment. Proactively Manages and Monitors all systems and infrastructure to maintain availability and scalability throughout the environment. Works with other IT members on day-to-day support issues to assure resolution to systems problems in a timely manner.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Maintenance and Support
Maintains that the systems are operating, used properly, and are performing according to design
Maintains patch management for workstations and servers
Responsible for data backup and recovery
Responsible for troubleshooting OS and server software issues
Administers and supports physical servers, virtualized infrastructure, and storage systems
Uses Monitoring systems to identify data or performance issues
Installs, configures, and upgrades infrastructure systems and critical business applications
Knowledge of system scripting and able to automate system tasks
Must be available after hours when system issues arise until their resolution
Part of the IT on-call rotation
Infrastructure Design
Design and deploy technology solutions that meet the needs of our customers and follow industry standard practices
Leads deployment of infrastructure projects including hardware refreshes, technology shifts, azure workloads, virtualization, disaster recovery, and Office365 solutions
Responsible for evaluating and recommending technology solutions that meet the strategic needs of the business
Department Responsibilities
Responsible for creating and maintaining documentation around system configurations, and department policy and procedures
Responsible for strategies around backup, redundancy, and infrastructure security
Responsible for maintaining hardware inventory for internal systems
Responsible for maintaining software license compliance for the business
Works with multiple teams to resolve technical issues
Troubleshoots technical problems in logical manner and develops remediation steps to resolve problems.
Will perform root cause analysis to prevent repeat issues.
Will act as the liaison to vendors for the IT department and assure quick resolution is brought to issues
Mentoring other IT team members to help improve department processes
Strong team player
Completes other tasks and duties as assigned
Associate degree with a minimum of 7 years of relevant system engineering experience in a mid to large size company. With at least 3 years senior level system engineering experience
Experience with cloud technologies, preferably Azure
Experience with backup and recovery technologies
Experience applying industry standard security policies to infrastructure
Experience with MFA and end point protection software
Working knowledge of server, storage, and network virtualization
Working knowledge of networking fundamentals
Advanced knowledge infrastructure hardware experience including storage and server technologies
Advance knowledge in Office 365 Administration, Teams, SharePoint, Azure workloads or other cloud equivalent, Active directory, Windows Server Standard and Enterprise, Microsoft SQL or equivalent database technologies, Vmware or equivalent virtualization technologies, DNS, DHCP, WINS, IIS, APACHE, MFA, Word Press
Hands on experience using the Azure Administration portal and moving on premise workloads to Azure or other cloud services
Preferred:
Office365 Administration Certification
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certification
Knowledge of Linux Server operating system a plus
Benefits:
Nystrom & Associates, Ltd. prides itself on the benefits and compensation offered to staff, including:
Medical, Dental, & Vision insurance with generous employer contribution
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for applicable medical and dependent care expenses
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Paid Holidays
401(K) Retirement Plan with a generous employer matching program
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