Senior System Engineer

About the OpportunityA well-established national manufacturer is growing its infrastructure team. After several acquisitions, the company's server footprint has roughly doubled, and it needs a hands-on engineer to help bring a mix of inherited environments under one standard. This is a working engineer role, not a management or pure architecture seat. You'll build, fix, and improve the systems yourself.What You'll DoRun and maintain core Windows and Linux services: Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, file and printSupport on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments end to end: builds, patching, upgrades, monitoring, security, and cost controlManage AWS resources across compute, storage, databases, monitoring, and securityMaintain and harden VMware environments, including troubleshooting and performance tuningAutomate repeatable work with PowerShell, Python, Terraform, Ansible, or similar toolsBuild scripts, reports, and integrations that cut manual effortOwn backup, recovery, and DR testing for assigned systems, aligned to RTO/RPO targetsWrite and maintain runbooks, standards, and technical documentationAssess legacy systems, plan consolidations and migrations, and help decommission what's no longer neededGive input on lifecycle planning, hardware refreshes, and infrastructure budgetsWork within ITIL change, incident, and problem processesPartner with vendors, security, network, and application teams on projects and issuesTake part in a light on-call rotation and occasional after-hours maintenance windowsWhat You Bring5+ years in server administration, infrastructure engineering, or cloud engineering (server side, not desktop or endpoint)Solid hands-on Windows Server and Linux experience in multi-site environmentsExperience running VMware or a comparable virtualization platformExperience with AWS, Azure, or another public cloudScripting or automation skills in PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similarWorking knowledge of patching, monitoring, backup, DR, hardening, and lifecycle managementComfort pushing back on requirements and proposing better solutionsClear communication and strong documentation habitsBachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent experienceNice to HaveTerraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Puppet, SaltStack, or other IaC and config management toolsHybrid environments spanning on-prem and cloudAzure, Nutanix, or AIX exposureCloud migration or platform consolidation projectsCertifications such as AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps, Azure Administrator, VMware VCP, or Red Hat