Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer – IVVARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting & staffing services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. With 850+ global consultants, VARITE is committed to delivering excellence to its customers by leveraging its global experience and expertise in providing comprehensive scientific, engineering, technical, and non-technical staff augmentation and talent acquisition services.Job Title: Systems Engineer – IVDuration: 12 MonthsLocation: Minneapolis, MN 55401Mode: Remote rolePay Rate Range: USD 70 /hr. - USD 78 /hr. on W2Here's What You'll Do Summary:The Senior Control?M Engineer develops conceptual, logical, and physical IT engineering designs that support infrastructure requirements across business and technical application projects. This role ensures availability, resiliency, and secure orchestration of mission?critical workloads. The engineer will contribute to modernization initiatives including automation?first orchestration, jobs?as?code, API-driven integration, and multi?environment scheduling capabilities.This is a senior-level role requiring a seasoned professional with deep engineering expertise, comprehensive platform knowledge, and strong operational judgment.Key Responsibilities: Engineering & Platform ManagementInstall, configure, upgrade, and patch Control?M Servers and Agents across multi?site environments (legacy on?prem, CoLo production, CoLo non?production).Design, implement, and maintain job scheduling workflows, workload orchestration, and user/security configuration.Conduct operational health checks, monitor system performance, and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and audit/security requirements.Assess testing requirements, prepare testing strategies, and develop implementation and transition plans.Analyze and revise system logic, documentation, and technical standards as needed.Operational Support & TroubleshootingTroubleshoot and resolve complex hardware, software, OS, and networking issues impacting scheduling infrastructure.Perform change and problem management using standard tools and National IT policies.Complete customer service requests including new agent deployments and environment setup.Document issues, solutions, and workarounds in a maintained internal knowledge base.Provide on?call coverage as required to support 24×7 scheduling operations.Modernization & Strategic InitiativesSupport Automation API, jobs?as?code adoption, workflow modernization, vendor enhancements, and enterprise integration.Provide engineering support for multi?environment orchestration tied to FRFS modernization.Participate in modernization roadmap work including resiliency engineering, cloud?aligned scheduling, and advanced automation capabilities.Leadership & CollaborationLead highly technical and complex engineering projects using FRIT/System resources.Train technical staff on Control?M tools, platform functionality, and engineering standards.Report solution gaps, platform issues, and resiliency risks to management.Partner with business lines, infrastructure teams, security, and operations for cross-functional alignment.Participate in team meetings, issue review, prioritization, and continuous improvement activities.Risk ManagementResponsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision-making, ensuring compliance with internal standards, audit guidelines, and the Information Security Manual.Why This Role MattersControl?M is foundational to secure, timely, and resilient processing of high?value payment systems. As operating hours expand and platform complexity grows, this senior engineering role safeguards reliability, compliance, and modernization across critical national financial services.Qualifications: Required Qualifications:Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.6–9+ years of relevant work experience in IT engineering, infrastructure operations, or workload automation.Comprehensive knowledge of Control?M administration: Server & Agent installation/configuration, Job scheduling & workflow design, User access/security, Patch management & upgradesExperience with Control?M multi-environment orchestration (on?prem + CoLo).Strong hands?on experience with Linux/Unix and Windows Server administration.Shell scripting (Bash, PowerShell) and log analysis skills.SQL skills and basic database troubleshooting (PostgreSQL or Oracle).Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, ports, firewall configuration).Experience with Control?M Configuration Manager and scheduling functions/user management.Familiarity with ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira) and monitoring tools (Splunk, Dynatrace).Strong documentation, root cause analysis, and problem?solving skills.Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, communication, and attention?to?detail skills.Preferred Qualifications:Control?M Automation API, Workload Archiving, Application Integrator experience.Advanced scripting (Python), CI/CD pipeline integration (Git-based), or infrastructure-as-code (Ansible, Terraform).Cloud platform exposure (AWS, Azure, GCP) or Control?M cloud deployments.Advanced SQL, database tuning, and performance optimization.Security integration experience (SIEM tools, SSL, Venafi).Experience with Agile, SAFe, or scaled enterprise delivery.ITIL Foundation or BMC Control?M certification.Working Conditions:Requires use of standard office equipment (computer, phone, copier).Mix of sitting, standing, pushing/pulling, and lifting items over 20 lbs.May require extended hours and on?call/call?back availability.Exposure to moderate equipment noise may occur.We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may receive: Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan Legal Service Plans – Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation VARITE is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.