Sr Systems Engineer

Insight Global
New York, NY, United States
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Active Directory Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Systems Engineering Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Configuration Management Domain Name System (DNS) Identity and Access Management Information Technology Operations Python (Programming Language) Microsoft Office
+8 more
Windows Servers Windows PowerShell Security Information and Event Management TCP/IP Load Balancing Technical Debt Information Technology Vmware

Job description

The Senior Systems Engineer is the highest technical authority for IT infrastructure, responsible for defining standards, guiding architecture decisions, and resolving the most complex or high-impact issues across on-prem and cloud environments. Reporting to the Sr. Director of IT Infrastructure, this role blends deep hands-on expertise with strategic leadership., * Act as enterprise-wide SME for infrastructure platforms (on-prem, hybrid, and cloud; AWS preferred)

  • Define and govern technical standards, architectures, and engineering best practices

  • Lead complex incident response, root-cause analysis, and senior-level escalations

  • Design, implement, and support major infrastructure initiatives end to end

  • Drive automation, observability, configuration management, and IaC adoption

  • Advise on cloud, security, networking, and systems modernization efforts

  • Mentor engineers and analysts; improve team capability through documentation and runbooks

  • Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into reliable, secure technical solutions

  • Identify technical debt and systemic risks; drive remediation and continuous improvement

Maintain detailed architecture diagrams, service maps, and operational documentation

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global’s Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Requirements

  • 10-12 years in enterprise IT infrastructure (on-prem, virtualized, and cloud)

  • Advanced expertise in Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware, Exchange, Office 365

  • Strong AWS (required) and Azure cloud architecture experience; hybrid designs

  • PowerShell required; Python preferred; modern automation and IaC practices

  • Solid networking and security fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, load balancing, IAM, EDR/XDR, SIEM)

  • Experience with backup/recovery, storage (SAN/NAS), patching, and system hardening

  • Familiarity with AI-enabled IT operations is a plus

  • Healthcare or hospital IT experience preferred

Bachelors Degree Required

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