Sr. Systems Engineer

Our incredible client in Chantilly is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer.

Under the supervision of the Director -Infrastructure & Creative Operations, the Senior Systems Engineer will be a hands-on member of the Technology Services Infrastructure group. This group is tasked with the on-going maintenance, development and functionality of the company’s network. The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for the ongoing enhancement, maintenance and stability of the company’s creative and video production computing environment and will be a main point of contact for business-critical systems.

Compensation: $90,000 - $100,000

Location: Chantilly, VA 20151  (On-Site for 90 days then moves to hybrid rotation with 1 week on 4 weeks home)

Schedule: Mon – Fri, Standard Hours 

Senior Systems Engineer Essential Functions:

• Experience with Juniper products required – Design and implement network of firewalls, load balancers and other network system and services.
• Working knowledge of Cisco /Meraki switches, routers and wireless systems
• Working knowledge of Barracuda firewalls
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, subnets, routing, firewalls, VPN, DNS (Public Private), Domain Management, HTTPS, FTP, NTP
• Working knowledge of Amazon Web Services
• Document and analyze software and hardware issues.
• Design, test and implement systems solutions.
• Research software and hardware products and prepares purchase orders.
• Provide support for business-critical systems at the highest level.
• Direct troubleshooting to isolate and diagnose common system problems; analyze system events to ensure continuous functioning.
• Recommend course of action and implements as approved by Director.
• Upgrade system software and hardware components as required to meet business needs; verifies backups. Ensure upgrades are occurring in accordance with established parameters.
• Utilize help desk to record change and problem activities for tracking purposes.
• Working knowledge of Windows 7-10
• Working knowledge of Windows Server
• Working knowledge of AD (Active Directory)
• Working knowledge of VMware
• Working knowledge of Backup Exec or similar backups
• Experience patching/maintaining systems
• Storage experience – SAN / Synology
• Maintaining both physical and virtual servers
• Manage system infrastructure including, databases, testing computer equipment, malware and other software and hardware.
• Provide technical support for both hardware and software issues that may arise.
• Monitor the system daily and respond quickly to any security breaches or usability concerns.
• Backup systems and verify that backups have been completed.
• Regularly upgrade systems as needed.
• Assist in integrating new applications and technologies into the current system.
• Research software and hardware products and prepares purchase orders.
• Installation and updates of workstation and peripheral software
• Assist with recovery from application and network outages
• Assist with ensuring workstation security compliance
• Administrative activities to include workstation naming, IP addressing and configuration management.
• Assist with data recovery from failed hard drives and corrupted files.
• Provide support for remote network access and VPN configuration for teleworkers
• Provide support for antivirus and antimalware software.
• Participate in On-Call rotation for after hours and weekend support

Senior Systems Engineer Physical Demands:

• Must be able to lift/push/pull/carry technology equipment.
• Able to install and move equipment.
• Able to sit/stand for long periods of time.
• Able to walk/ move with a sense of urgency when needed.

Senior Systems Engineer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• 6+ years’ applicable experience
• Self-starter, able to multi-task
• Excellent communications skills with end users and team members
• Scripting experience is a plus.
• Experience with Apple products a plus

Benefits - excellent benefits, inquire within.