IT Systems Engineer

IT Systems Engineer

Country: United States of America

It Starts Here:

Santander is a global leader and innovator in the financial services industry and is evolving from a high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization. Our people are at the heart of this journey and together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what's possible. This is more than a strategic shift. It's a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.

If you are interested in exploring the possibilities We Want to Talk to You!

The Difference You Make:

The IT Systems Engineer is responsible for the administration, support, and continuous improvement of enterprise infrastructure across identity services, virtualization, storage, backup and recovery, monitoring, and end-user computing environments. This role ensures operational stability, security, and compliance of all infrastructure platforms while supporting strategic transformation initiatives aligned with organizational and regulatory requirements.

• Administers and maintains core infrastructure, including Active Directory, GPOs, DNS/DHCP, PKI, and MFA (DUO).
• Manages virtualization and end-user environments (VMware, Citrix VDI, RDS) and supports on-prem Exchange.
• Administers Windows Server environments, SAN storage, and file services (DFS), ensuring performance and availability.
• Manages backup and disaster recovery solutions (Veeam, Zerto; Avamar/Data Domain a plus), including testing and failover readiness.
• Monitors systems and executes patch management across servers and endpoints (SolarWinds, BigFix a plus).
• Ensures technology lifecycle compliance, asset tracking (CMDB), and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Supports security and risk initiatives, including audits, RCSA, and infrastructure hardening.
• Administers development and test environments and supports deployment and validation activities.
• Leads and supports infrastructure modernization, platform migrations, and decommissioning efforts.
• Enhances disaster recovery, resilience, and security through ongoing improvements.
• Other duties as assigned or requested by immediate supervisor.

What You Bring:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree: in related field or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education - Required

Qualifications:

• 5+ Years Successful experience in building Technology Infrastructure and Operational environments. - Required.
• 5+ Years Project planning and management experience. - Required.
• Ability to effectively and confidently communicate complex concepts - in speaking and writing -with team members and all levels of technical and nontechnical customer stakeholders.
• Ability to create diagrams, policies, procedures, presentations, etc., as needed for day-to-day management as well as read blueprints/schematics, etc. as needed for planning/issue remediation.
• Familiarity of industry change management best practices.
• Enriching interpersonal skills.
• Highly self motivated and self-directed.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical, critical thinking, and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, quality, and follow-through; commitment to continuous improvement and the elimination of performance variability.
• Ability to think analytically and independently, providing the thought leadership necessary to introduce incremental and evolutionary change.
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing requirements with a flexible and creative approach to brainstorming, troubleshooting, and problem solving.
• Well-rounded and advanced knowledge and skills across networks, servers, databases, cloud services, security, and other related disciplines.
• Knowledge of systems architectures and information security practices.
• Ability to work under high pressure situations calmly.
• Ability to make sound decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
• Ability to work in a rapidly changing environment, is comfortable with ambiguity.
• Clear leadership and capability to take fact based hard decisions when required, and ensure stakeholder alignment and clear communications.

It Would Be Nice For You To Have:

• Established work history or equivalent demonstrated through a combination of work experience, training, military service, or education.

Work Authorization & Sponsorship:
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without requiring employer sponsorship to commence employment.

What Else You Need To Know:

The base pay range for this position is posted below and represents the annualized salary range. For hourly positions (non-exempt), the annual range is based on a 40-hour work week. The exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications and location.

Base Pay Range:

Minimum:
$86,250.00 USD

Maximum:

$150,000.00 USD

We Value Your Impact:

Your contribution matters and it's recognized. You can expect a fair and competitive rewards package that reflects the impact you create and the value you deliver. We know rewards go beyond numbers. Offering more than just a paycheck our benefits are designed to support you, your family and your well-being, now and into the future. Santander Benefits - 2026 Santander OnGoing/NH eGuide (foleon.com)


Risk Culture:

We embrace a strong risk culture and all of our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management.

EEO Statement:

At Santander, we value and respect differences in our workforce. We actively encourage everyone to apply. Santander is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Working Conditions:

Frequent minimal physical effort such as sitting, standing and walking is required for this role. Depending on location, occasional moving and lifting light equipment and/or furniture may be required.

Employer Rights:

This job description does not list all of the job duties of the job. You may be asked by your supervisors or managers to perform other duties. You may be evaluated in part based upon your performance of the tasks listed in this job description. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment and either you or the employer may terminate your employment at any time for any reason.

What To Do Next :

If this sounds like a role you are interested in, then please apply.

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