System Consultant (Network & Infrastructure)

Indigo Beam Consulting provides a common-sense approach to solving business problems through technology. Born out of Bluware Inc. which has been in business for twenty-seven years, Indigo Beam was conceived as a full-service business consulting company that deeply cares about creating technology solutions that are in harmony with the environments in which they exist. We believe that for a technology solution to be sustainable, it must be congruent with the business processes it serves, indigenously maintainable, and cognizant of the unique traits of the organization which it calls home. Job Description This is a remote position. Job Title: System Consultant (Network & Infrastructure) Location: Remote (U.S.) Employment: Contract-to-hire: 6 months as 1099/C2C, then conversion to W2. Overview: Join our team as a System Consultant, where you’ll work with customers and internal architects to design, implement, and support the infrastructure behind our public safety product suite—on‑premises and in Azure. Responsibilities Work with customers and internal teams to translate requirements into secure, scalable infrastructure designs. Deploy and integrate servers, virtualization, storage, and networking into customer environments. Administer Windows Server, failover clusters, and Microsoft SQL Server. Maintain platform components (hypervisors, storage, firmware, and core services). Implement and validate backup and recovery solutions. Coordinate with vendors to procure, stage, and deploy hardware. Administer virtual environments (internal and customer-facing). Administer firewalls and related security controls at customer sites. Set up and troubleshoot VPN connectivity between Azure and customer locations. Monitor environments, respond to alerts, and troubleshoot issues to resolution. Apply reliability, security, and performance best practices across on‑premises and Azure deployments. Recommend tools and technologies that improve delivery and operations. Keep up with new technologies and apply them to drive continuous improvement. Explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Create and maintain documentation and repeatable processes to improve delivery at scale. Requirements Experience deploying and supporting infrastructure in customer environments (on‑premises and/or Azure) Hands‑on administration of Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft SQL Server (including clustering/HA/AlwaysOn) VMware administration plus server and storage fundamentals (SAN/enterprise storage) Working knowledge of networking and security concepts (firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, secure connectivity) Ability to troubleshoot across systems, prioritize issues, and drive problems to resolution Clear communication skills and comfort working directly with customers and cross‑functional teams Strong documentation habits and a mindset for building repeatable, scalable processes Nice to Have Azure networking experience (site‑to‑site VPNs, routing, and connectivity troubleshooting) Scripting/automation experience (PowerShell, T‑SQL, Terraform, Ansible) Experience with monitoring/alerting platforms and SNMP‑based tooling Familiarity with load balancers, DNS, and SSL/TLS certificate management Experience with backup tooling and recovery testing Familiarity with endpoint protection / anti‑malware tools VMware: setup, configuration, and support Windows Server & Active Directory administration Server hardware: HPE, Dell, Cisco High availability and disaster recovery (Microsoft/VMware) Designing for highly available, mission‑critical environments Technology Familiarity DNS Load balancers SSL/TLS certificates VPN technologies Endpoint protection / anti‑malware Backup solutions Scripting and automation: T‑SQL, VBScript, PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform SNMP‑based network management and monitoring tools #J-18808-Ljbffr