Senior Systems Engineer

Arctiq is a global intelligence-driven technology services company delivering professional and managed services across Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Networking & Connected Experiences Cybersecurity Data & AI Autonomous Operations & Intelligence and Enterprise Service Management. We help organizations operate secure and modernize complex environments by unifying infrastructure networking data security automation and observability under a single integrated operating model. Our work focuses on helping customers reduce operational friction improve resilience and make better faster decisions as their environments evolve. Arctiq builds on decades of industry expertise and a customer-centric ethos to deliver exceptional value to clients across diverse industries.

This is a contract-to-permanent opportunity with one of Arctiqs clients. Candidates must be able to work permanent for any US employer and located in one of these states: AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; FL; IL; IN; MA; MD; ME; NH; NJ; NY; PA; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT.

We are seeking an accomplishedSenior Systems Engineer to take a leading role in the engineering administration and ongoing optimization of the firms enterprise Systems and Compute environment. This position will be responsible for maintaining highly available secure and efficient infrastructure while helping identify opportunities to modernize automate and improve the organizations technology environment.

The Senior Systems Engineer will work closely with the Manager of Systems and other technology teams to ensure infrastructure solutions are aligned with business requirements enterprise architecture and operational standards. This role requires a strong combination of hands-on technical expertise problem-solving ability and experience managing complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the team to design implement and manage the firms core systems including: Exchange physical and virtual servers Active Directory and Group Policy Certificate Services authentication platforms including compute networks storage and remote access/mobility solutions.
• Administer and support cloud-based platforms and services such as Microsoft Azure and Office 365
• Manage and administer Citrix VDI Load balancing systems and SSL Certificate Management.
• Monitor maintain and optimize system performance to ensure reliability scalability and security.
• Perform routine scheduled and long-term maintenance as well as user-facing service tasks to maintain a high standard of operational excellence.
• Provide expert-level escalation support for complex technical issues.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation including processes procedures troubleshooting guides training materials and change management records.
• Participate in the on-call rotation to provide after-hours support as needed.
• Be available for occasional overtime non-standard hours or travel in support of projects and operational needs. Ensure integrations are secure efficient and aligned with enterprise architecture and governance standards.
• Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with relevant security protocols and regulations in collaboration with Information Security Applications and Infrastructure teams.
• Collaborate with appropriate cross-functional technology teams to complete risk assessments and develop strategies to mitigate potential security vulnerabilities.
• Maintain documentation of data flows API endpoints schemas and integration logic.
• Contributes to the selection implementation and optimization of integration platforms.
• Support data quality integrity and reconciliation efforts across systems.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years as a Systems Engineer with Microsoft Server expereince within enterprise environments.
• Minimum 10 years designing building securing and managing virtualization technologies using the VMware stack (ESXi vCenter) and Hyperconverged Infrastructure (Nutanix Dell VxRail HPE).
• Experience managing and administering Citrix VDI Load balancing systems and SSL Certificate Management.
• Experience with mail and messaging within Exchange Online
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Entra ID
• Experience with enterprise storage technologies Block (SCSI/NVMe) File (CIFS/NFS) and Object (S3).
• Experience working with enterprise backup and recovery technologies (Rubrik Cohesity Veeam).
• Proven ability to manage enterprise-wide systems/compute infrastructure and multiple infrastructure components simultaneously.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Windows-based enterprise environments including Active Directory M365 PKI design support and administration.
• Advanced knowledge of VMware Windows Server TCP/IP DNS and related protocols.
• Strong understanding of network design and management (LAN/WAN MPLS VPN VLAN Wi-Fi).
• Solid working knowledge of encryption technologies and cybersecurity risk mitigation/system hardening techniques.
• Advanced skills in PowerShell scripting for system utilities automation and administration.
• Proficient in monitoring solutions (SolarWinds LogicMonitor Splunk Aria).

Education:

• Bachelors degree in computer science Computer Information Systems or a related field preferred; advanced degrees a plus.

Arctiq is an equal opportunity employer. If you need any accommodations or adjustments throughout the interview process and beyond please let us know. We celebrate our inclusive work environment and welcome members of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply.

We thank you for your interest in joining the Arctiq team! While we welcome all applicants only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required Experience:

Senior IC