Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This resource can sit remote, but needs to be close enough to Tulsa, OK that they can drive in once a month.
Period of Performance: 6 months + high likelihood of extension on W2
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen /
The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise server, storage, virtualization, automation, and cloud infrastructure. This role serves as a senior technical resource providing engineering expertise, Tier 3 support, infrastructure automation, and technical leadership across a highly virtualized and increasingly hybrid cloud environment. The position has a strong emphasis on Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code practices using modern automation platforms.
Client is actively modernizing its infrastructure - rolling out Tanium for endpoint management, evaluating Nutanix as an IaC-managed alternative to existing virtualization, and executing a multi-year shift of workloads to Azure (ExpressRoute is already live from all locations). Success in this role requires balancing hands-on engineering and automation with technical leadership - including mentoring, architecture input, and process improvement - across a highly virtualized, multi-platform, increasingly hybrid-cloud environment.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and administer enterprise server and storage solutions while supporting security, compliance, and architecture standards.
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform, Vault, Packer, and Puppet.
- Support enterprise endpoint and systems management initiatives.
- Participate in virtualization platform evaluation and modernization efforts.
- Analyze infrastructure utilization and contribute to capacity planning and future growth initiatives, including cloud migration activities.
- Collaborate with IT leadership, development teams, and third party vendors to design scalable infrastructure solutions.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on infrastructure technologies and project initiatives.
- Own and resolve escalated Level 3 infrastructure incidents from identification through resolution.
- Identify automation opportunities that improve operational efficiency and reduce recurring support demands.
- Provide technical mentorship, training, and guidance to team members and stakeholders.
- Contribute to infrastructure architecture decisions and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Qualifications:
Required:
- Associate degree in Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 4 to 6 years of progressive experience administering server, storage, and network infrastructure.
- Hands on experience with Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code methodologies and platforms such as Terraform, Vault, Packer, or similar technologies.
- Experience with configuration management platforms such as Puppet, Ansible, or Chef.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, and IIS.
- Experience supporting VMware virtualization environments and related administration tools.
- Knowledge of SAN, NAS, Fibre Channel storage technologies, and core networking concepts.
- Strong understanding of server hardware, backup and recovery, and infrastructure security fundamentals.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. Preferred:
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and hybrid cloud connectivity solutions.
- Scripting and automation experience with PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Perl.
- Experience with Nutanix infrastructure platforms.
- Experience with enterprise endpoint management platforms such as Tanium.
- Industry certifications including HashiCorp, VMware, Microsoft Azure, ITIL, or PMP.
- Experience with MDM, VDI, Microsoft System Center, Citrix, SQL Server, backup platforms, collaboration solutions, UNIX systems, or legacy infrastructure technologies.
Tools and Technologies:
- Terraform
- Vault
- Packer
- Puppet
- Microsoft Azure
- VMware
- Windows Server
- Active Directory
- IIS
- SAN and NAS Storage
- Fibre Channel
- PowerShell
- Python
- Bash
- Tanium
- Nutanix
- Citrix
- SQL Server
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