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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Systems Engineer - **Company:** Cornerstone Barricades - **Location:** Billerica, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $117,000.0 - $155,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Wireless LAN, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Business Systems, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Centers, Disaster Recovery, High-Level Architecture, Hypervisor, Identity and Access Management, Network Virtualization, Azure Active Directory, Software Deployment, Virtual Machines, Computer Network Technologies, System Availability, Nutanix, Vmware - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://harvardpartners.betterteam.com/it-systems-engineer/apply/standard ## About the Role * 5+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer in a medium to high volume environment. * Experience in designing and managing hypervisor technologies including Nutanix and VMware. * Experience in designing and managing backup appliances, storage arrays, and server systems. * Experience deploying and automating virtual machines both on-prem and in cloud infrastructure. * Experience managing networking technologies, including LAN, WLAN. WAN and Internet and virtual networking preferably in Azure and Nutanix environments. * Advanced knowledge of current cloud and on-prem compute technologies, hypervisors, networking, storage, and backups. * Proficient in designing compute environments to meet best practices. * Solid understanding of automation tools and deployment methods. * Specialist on complex and technical business matters relating to networking and compute infrastructure. * May assume a lead role on projects and able to work effectively in an individual or team environment. * Must be self-motivated and able to take a project from beginning to completion. * Excellent documentation skills. * Bachelor's degree in computer-oriented technical discipline or equivalent experience. ## Description As the IT Systems Engineer, you will plan and design the organization's IT infrastructure, including the implementation and design of hardware and software both on-prem and in the cloud. This role also: * Analyzes, develops, modifies, tests, and maintains the networking and compute infrastructure. * Verifies and validates systems and ensures systems meet internal and external requirements. * Ensures system availability meets or exceeds KPIs and SLAs, while continuously enhancing system performance and reliability., * Responsible for design, implementation, patching, and management of data center and cloud technologies including, Azure, Nutanix, and VMware. * Responsible for design, implementation, patching, and management of networking, including LAN, WAN, wireless, Internet and virtual networks. * Ensure uptime of critical business systems and infrastructure through monitoring and timely remediation of infrastructure issues. * Responsible for implementation, patching and management of security appliances, including firewalls and information security services. * Provide advanced troubleshooting and recommendations for improvements on existing and new systems. * Protect data assets and ensure back-up procedures meet or exceed our policies. * Provide high-level design and support for disaster recovery of key systems. * Lead projects and assist other teams with IT initiatives. * Identify issues, evaluate trends, and anticipate requirements. * Ensure adherence to all regulatory compliance processes and requirements, including but not limited to Sarbanes-Oxley and comparable regulations. * Design and support the monitoring, alerting and automation infrastructure for critical business systems and infrastructure. * Responsible for user and identity management, in particular within Azure Active Directory, including group polices, OU structures, and domain services. * Responsible for User Endpoint management, including PC and application deployment. * Maintain organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing infrastructure technologies. * Maintain professional and technical knowledge by: attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, participating in professional societies. * Provide technical expertise, documentation, and training to other team members and IT teams. * Any other task assigned by supervisor or management. ## Related Videos - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [An alternative approach to digital sovereignty: Confidential Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100043-an-alternative-approach-to-digital-sovereignty-confidential-computing) - [20 Years of Solving Unsolvable Problems](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100214-20-years-of-solving-unsolvable-problems) - [Azure-Well Architected Framework - designing mission critical workloads in practice](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1529-azure-well-architected-framework-designing-mission-critical-workloads-in-practice) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [7 Cloud Computing Trends Coming in 2025 for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/412-7-cloud-computing-trends-coming-in-2025-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)