Description
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Systems Engineer to lead and own enterprise backup and recovery systems, Microsoft SCCM infrastructure, and storage platforms. This role is responsible not only for day to day administration, but also for architecture, reliability, continuous improvement, and mentorship of junior engineers. The ideal candidate brings deep technical expertise, strong operational discipline, and the ability to drive infrastructure strategy in a complex hybrid environment.
Core Responsibilities
Backup & Disaster Recovery (Primary Ownership)
Serve as the technical owner for enterprise backup and recovery platforms.
Architect, implement, and continuously optimize backup solutions across on prem, virtual, and cloud workloads.
Lead and execute complex recovery efforts during incidents, outages, security events, and disaster recovery scenarios.
Define, test, and maintain disaster recovery strategies, runbooks, and recovery time objectives (RTO/RPO).
Perform regular restore testing and audit recovery readiness.
Ensure backup policies align with business continuity, security, and compliance requirements.
Evaluate new backup technologies and lead tool selection and migrations where appropriate.
SCCM / Endpoint Configuration Management
Architect, administer, and support Microsoft SCCM (Configuration Manager) environments at scale.
Lead OS deployments, patching strategies, application packaging, and compliance configuration.
Design and maintain servicing plans, maintenance windows, and update deployment strategies.
Troubleshoot complex SCCM infrastructure, client, and content distribution issues.
Improve automation, reporting, and reliability of endpoint management processes.
Act as an escalation point for complex SCCM issues.
Storage Engineering & Administration
Own and administer enterprise storage platforms (SAN/NAS), including performance optimization, capacity planning, and lifecycle management.
Lead storage provisioning, migrations, upgrades, and refresh initiatives.
Monitor and analyze storage performance, growth trends, and risk indicators.
Troubleshoot complex storage related performance and availability issues.
Partner with virtualization and application teams to ensure storage solutions meet workload requirements.
Drive standardization and best practices across storage platforms.
Infrastructure Leadership & Engineering
Act as a Senior technical escalation point for infrastructure issues.
Mentor and provide guidance to junior and mid level systems engineers.
Lead infrastructure projects, upgrades, and strategic initiatives.
Create and maintain high quality technical documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Participate in architecture discussions and long term infrastructure planning.
Collaborate with security, network, cloud, and application teams to deliver stable and secure platforms.
Skills
Storage, Netapp, Vmware, Backup, Cloud, Linux, commvault, Dell, Windows, Disaster recovery, Storage engineering
Top Skills Details
Storage,Netapp,Vmware,Backup,Cloud,Linux,commvault,Dell,Windows,Disaster recovery,Storage engineering
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Required Qualifications
8-10+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering or infrastructure operations.
Deep, hands on experience with enterprise backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity).
Advanced experience designing and supporting Microsoft SCCM / MECM environments.
Extensive experience administering enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS).
Strong expertise with Windows Server; solid working knowledge of Linux.
Experience supporting VMware, Nutanix and/or Hyper V environments.
Proven ability to lead complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts.
Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with hybrid and cloud backup architectures (Azure).
Disaster recovery planning, testing, and audit experience.
Storage vendor experience (Dell/Isilon/PowerScale, NetApp, etc.).
PowerShell scripting or infrastructure automation experience.
Familiarity with ransomware protection strategies and compliance frameworks.
Relevant industry certifications (Microsoft, VMware, storage or backup vendors).
Leadership & Professional Attributes
High level of ownership and accountability.
Recognized technical authority within the infrastructure team.
Ability to balance operational stability with long term architectural improvements.
Calm, methodical problem solver during high severity incidents.
Clear communicator capable of influencing technical and operational decisions.
Experience Level
Expert Level
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Shakopee, MN.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Shakopee,MN.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Apr 11, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services
We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
- Dice Id: 101054TS
- Position Id: JP-005932868
- Posted 2 hours ago
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