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# Systems Engineering Manager

- **Company:** The Apex
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Information Systems, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, Cloud Platform System, HybridCloud, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=c4ba332a6addebcd

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Systems engineering?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

 * Bring 7+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, or a related technical discipline.
 * Experience supervising technical teams.
 * Experience operating in hybrid on-premises and cloud environments across compute, network, storage, and platform domains., * Experience contributing to or implementing compliance frameworks such as SOC 2.
 * Familiarity with ITSM or operational frameworks such as ITIL.
 * Experience building or maturing change management, incident response, or DR processes.

## Description

* Lead, develop, and advocate for the infrastructure team - setting clear expectations, managing performance, and creating an environment where technical and professional skills are continuously developed across a team spanning site reliability, platform engineering, systems, and infrastructure architecture.
 * Maintain active, hands-on involvement in the design, implementation, and operation of enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and hybrid cloud environments, ensuring systems are stable, highly available, redundant, scalable, and secure.
 * Drive large-scale infrastructure initiatives from planning through delivery - leading technical reviews and risk mitigation strategies, contributing to architecture planning, managing timelines and resource allocation, and ensuring execution aligns with standards set by the Enterprise Architect.
 * Translate business objectives into technical strategies; collaborate cross-functionally with security, database, software engineering, desktop support, and the Enterprise Architect, and communicate progress, risks, and recommendations to leadership with clarity and consistency.
 * Own compliance adherence for applicable frameworks including SOC 2, and formalize operational disciplines - change management, incident response, disaster recovery, and capacity planning - so the team operates with structured, repeatable processes.


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