Senior IT Infrastructure and Systems Engineer - Network

Job description

Serve as technical lead and escalation point, mentoring junior staff.

- Manage vendors for hardware, software, and services.

- Ensure security, compliance (SOX), and documentation standards are met.

Requirements

Personal Qualities

- A self-sufficient, motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

- Service-oriented with a customer-first mindset.

- Strong communicator who can translate technical detail into business value.

- Flexible, with the ability to adapt to after-hours project work.

- Experienced in working within global 24x7 operations and regulated environments (SOX).

- A natural mentor, eager to guide less experienced team members.

- Bonus: background in healthcare, life sciences, pharma, or biotech.

Technical Expertise

- 8+ years of hands-on engineering experience with enterprise networks, servers, and storage systems.

- Proven expertise with VMware (ESXi, vSphere, vCenter).

- Strong skills in firewalls, switches, wireless infrastructure (physical and virtual).

- Deep knowledge of Microsoft Server OS & Active Directory.

- Solid experience with cloud computing and storage (AWS and Azure).

- Experience delivering disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.

- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 collaboration suite (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online).

- Scripting skills to automate and optimize infrastructure management.

- Familiarity with patch management, monitoring tools, and ITIL frameworks.

- Linux knowledge is a plus.

Education & Certifications

- Degree in Information Systems or a related field (AA minimum) – or equivalent hands-on experience.

- Certifications preferred:

- Cisco (CCNA/CCNP)

- Microsoft O365

- Windows Server

- Networking certifications

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