Sr Staff Systems Engineer

About the role

The Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer will work with our team to provide support and advance a wide range of infrastructure and services throughout the global IT environment. As the Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and managing on-premise infrastructure. You will work in a fast-faced, collaborative environment, applying deep technical expertise to solve complex issues across multiple IT domains. Please note this is NOT a Dev Ops role.

What you will do:

Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable and highly available Windows servers and Active Directory, enterprise IT applications, virtualization platforms, storage systems, and other infrastructure components

Collaborate with information security and application teams to implement best practices, perform remediation, manage patches and updates, and ensure compliance with internal policies, regulations, and industry frameworks

Lead or contribute to a variety of infrastructure projects and initiatives

Implement automation for systems administration tasks using a variety of tools

Monitor performance, proactively identify areas for improvement, and ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards

Collaborate with and manage third-party vendors and consultants to support maintenance and project delivery

Ensure that IT systems customer compliance requirements and follow secure design principles

Provide third tier support to IT teams and internal customers; participate in the on-call rotation

Create and maintain documentation for system specifications, designs, processes, and issues

Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends; provide insights and recommendations to improve or advance company systems

Train and mentor junior engineers; foster knowledge sharing and professional development

What you will need:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Minimum of 8+ years of Windows systems administration in a global environment

Deep expertise in Active Directory/Entra ID and ADSI

Advanced Knowledge of DNS/DHCP/GPO

Solid understanding of hybrid environments and sufficient exposure to cloud platforms

Proficiency with Okta, Duo, or other enterprise-class identity management, MFA, and authorization/authentication system (e.g. SAML)

Working understanding of SQL server deployment and management

Experience with Veeam, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning

Advanced ability in scripting languages and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Ansible)

Experience with configuration management and endpoint management tools

Experience supporting enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g. M365)

Knowledge of system monitoring tools

Background in service management tools such as ServiceNow or Jira

Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills

Strong experience with VMware ESXi and cloud-based virtualization (highly preferred)

Strong experience with Failover Clustering and DFS/DFSR (highly preferred)

Devops experience (e.g. GitHub, CI/CD, SQL) (highly preferred)

Experience supporting mobile device management platforms (highly preferred)

Knowledge of zero trust architecture (highly preferred)

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a face-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

What We Offer

When you join ZT, you’ll enjoy a range of world-class, inclusive employee benefits designed to grow with you and our company. From competitive compensation to 401K matching to comprehensive health & wellness programs and tuition reimbursement, ZT Systems offers industry leading benefits packages for eligible employees designed to help you get the most out of life.

ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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