Senior Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

We are an established tech firm in the DFW area looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This position will work with our enterprise team to consult, design, implement, and support advanced solutions from top-tier industry vendors.

If you have at least 8 years of implementation and support experience working with complex IT systems and networks, then you are the candidate that we want. If you have the skills, foundational experience, and strong ambition, then we encourage you to contact us for an interview.

Position Details

• Job Type: Full-time
• Work Arrangement: In-Person (Arlington, Texas office & client sites)
• Compensation: Competitive salary commensurate with advanced skills and experience.
• Benefits Package: Comprehensive package including 401K, health, vision, and dental.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Leadership skills and excellent communication skills are a must-have for this position.

Core Responsibilities

• Consult, design, implement, and support advanced systems and networking solutions from vendors like VMware, Scale, Microsoft, Nutanix, Azure, Cisco, Fortinet, SonicWALL, and others.
• Architect complex infrastructure deployments for client environments.
• Provide tier-3 escalation support for advanced engineering issues.
• Enforce security policies and framework controls across enterprise systems.

Required Technical Qualifications

• Virtualization & Storage: Advanced working knowledge of virtualization including VMware, Hyperconverged systems, VDI, SANs, clustering, and other network storage systems.
• Networking Architecture: Advanced working knowledge of networking architecture and technologies including TCP/IP, VLANs, wireless networking, routing, switches, firewalls, DNS, VPN, and VoIP (Fortinet, SonicWALL, Cisco, and others).
• Microsoft & Server Infrastructure: Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory (AD), Azure AD / Microsoft Entra ID (enterprise structure, replication, default objects, roles, GPOs, and policies), and Windows Server Technologies (Windows Server, Hyper-V, RDS, SQL, IIS).
• Cloud Environments: Working knowledge and implementation experience with cloud technologies (Azure, Microsoft 365, AWS, Google Cloud/Workspace).
• Security Frameworks: Strong practical knowledge of modern cybersecurity policies and controls.

Experience & Education

• Experience: 8+ years of proven systems architecture, administration, installation, and advanced troubleshooting.
• Education: Bachelor's or Associate's degree required, or equivalent enterprise field experience.

Desired Certifications

• Microsoft Platform Certifications (MCSE, Azure Solutions Architect, etc.)
• VMware Platform Certifications (VCP)
• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent security certifications
• Network+, Fortinet (NSE), Cisco (CCNA/CCNP), or equivalent certifications

Company Description

Custom Information Services (CIS) is an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) & Business Applications (MS Dynamics GP) Consulting Firm located in Arlington, Texas since 1989. We are looking for exceptional employees to join our team.
We offer competitive starting salaries with an exceptional benefits package available. CIS offers 401K, health, vision, and dental benefits. Salary is very competitive within the industry and commensurate with skills and experience.
We also have room for significant career advancement.

Company Description

Custom Information Services (CIS) is an IT Managed Services Provider (MSP) & Business Applications (MS Dynamics GP) Consulting Firm located in Arlington, Texas since 1989. We are looking for exceptional employees to join our team.We offer competitive starting salaries with an exceptional benefits package available. CIS offers 401K, health, vision, and dental benefits. Salary is very competitive within the industry and commensurate with skills and experience.We also have room for significant career advancement.