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# Senior Systems Engineer - Windows/SQL Services

- **Company:** Bloomberg L.P.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $225,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Systems Engineering, Cluster Analysis, Configuration Management, Information Systems, Databases, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), Failover Clustering, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Ansible, CrowdStrike Falcon Management, Runbook, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Transact-SQL, Virtualization Technology, Private Cloud Environment, Grafana, Software Troubleshooting, HybridCloud, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Terraform, Splunk
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.manhattanjobs.com/job.asp?id=3466612775&tx=KJ5959FFI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or equivalent platform, systems, and database services experience.
 * 4+ years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise Windows Server environments, Microsoft SQL Server, hosted application platforms, or related infrastructure services.
 * Strong Windows Server administration experience, including troubleshooting, patching, Active Directory integration, DNS, Group Policy, service accounts, SPNs, DFS, clustering, and related platform services.
 * Strong hands-on Microsoft SQL Server administration experience in an enterprise environment, including installation, configuration, patching, backup/restore, security, troubleshooting, performance, and high-availability technologies.
 * Working knowledge of the infrastructure dependencies that support Windows and database services, including virtualization, storage, networking, backup/recovery, and operational monitoring.
 * Working knowledge of PowerShell, SQL/T-SQL, Python, or similar scripting and automation technologies.
 * Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, and operational discipline, with the ability to take ownership of complex issues and collaborate across engineering disciplines.

We'd Love to See

 * Experience with SCCM or similar tools for Windows operating system deployment, software deployment, patching, and configuration management.
 * Working knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code practices, or tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or similar.
 * Experience creating runbooks, playbooks, operational readiness reviews, support handoff documentation, and ITSM knowledge articles.
 * Experience working in a global technology environment supporting business-critical Windows, platform, or database services.
 * Exposure to private cloud, hybrid cloud, platform hosting technologies, or service migration initiatives.
 * Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Grafana, Splunk, Falcon, Humio, or similar tools.

## Description

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll help engineer, operate, and improve Bloomberg's globally distributed Windows hosting and SQL Server database services. You will bring strong hands-on Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server administration experience, with enough infrastructure awareness to troubleshoot across virtualization, storage, networking, identity, and application dependencies.

We'll Trust You To

 * Engineer, support, and troubleshoot governed Windows Server environments, including configuration, patching, clustering, Active Directory integration, platform services, and lifecycle management.
 * Administer and support Microsoft SQL Server services, including installation, configuration, patching, backup/restore, security, performance troubleshooting, availability, failover clustering, and operational support.
 * Diagnose complex service issues across Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory, DNS, service accounts, networking, storage, virtualization, and application dependencies.
 * Improve monitoring, alerting, telemetry, service health reporting, documentation, and operational handoffs to reduce risk and improve supportability.
 * Identify and deliver improvements that simplify processes, reduce manual effort, increase automation, and improve the consistency of service delivery across the global operating model.
 * Contribute to incident response, root cause analysis, problem management, preventative engineering, and operational readiness for business-critical platform and database services.
 * Partner across engineering, operations, application, database, security, and infrastructure teams to plan and execute platform and database service changes safely and effectively.