CGEMJP00285860 | Systems Engineer Server
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Location: Cincinnati, OH 45238
Description:
Role: Systems Engineer Server
Location: / 1880 Waycross Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45240 (Onsite)
Start date: 17th Feb 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Seeking a Systems Engineer to drive efficiencies for the business through the advancement and delivery of the endpoint platforms and client applications. Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team. Responsibilities include; enterprise platform management (physical & virtual), Cloud and SaaS services administration, and ensuring security compliance for all Distributed Systems.
Essential Job Functions
Responsibilities over the system engineering process for multiple operating systems and hypervisors including Microsoft Windows Server, RedHat Enterprise Linux, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix platforms, and optimizing them for redundancy, performance, security, and data protection.
Utilize available tools such as Microsoft's System Center Suite, Active Directory/GPMC, RedHat Satellite, Blackbird Auditor for AD, Adaxes, AdminDroid, among others, to perform complex hardware and software maintenance tasks and troubleshooting.
Management of cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure including performance and capacity monitoring, resource provisioning, account security, and financial costing.
Develop, publish, and manage Infrastructure and Operations policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
Maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot the security of Ameritas' server environment utilizing approved management and remediation methods.
Evaluate and advance the standards for operating system and hypervisor configuration templates, following industry standards such as CIS and/or DISA STIGS.
Work closely with the Audit and Security teams to address outstanding items and prioritize remediation tasks.
Possess in-depth technical knowledge of Microsoft O365 suite, including but not limited to the collaboration tools Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive.
Respond to alerts and emergency calls during and outside of normal business hours.
Act as a subject matter expert for multiple technologies or processes within the endpoint discipline.
Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to the technical direction of Ameritas.
Evaluate newly introduced and emerging endpoint technologies for their potential introduction into Ameritas' technology footprint.
Contribute to the annual budget process by documenting technical justification for items aligning to the IT roadmap and general review of budget baselines.
Act as a technical project manager to coordinate endpoint infrastructure and organizational initiatives.
Track and resolve complex functionality and compatibility issues with little guidance and/or documentation and escalate issues and/or requests with our technology partners and manufacturers as necessary.
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience in the Information Technologies field
Bachelors' Degree or Equivalent
Experience with Remediating Vulnerabilities - Required
Experience with Endpoint System Hardening/Configuration Management - Required
Experience with Microsoft AD & Group Policy - Required
Experience with Microsoft System Center - Required
Experience with Microsoft O365 - Preferred
Experience with AWS/Azure Cloud Services - Preferred
Experience with Policy/Procedure development/management - Preferred
Location: / 1880 Waycross Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45240 (Onsite)
Start date: 17th Feb 2025
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Seeking a Systems Engineer to drive efficiencies for the business through the advancement and delivery of the endpoint platforms and client applications. Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently, as well as part of a team. Responsibilities include; enterprise platform management (physical & virtual), Cloud and SaaS services administration, and ensuring security compliance for all Distributed Systems.
Essential Job Functions
Responsibilities over the system engineering process for multiple operating systems and hypervisors including Microsoft Windows Server, RedHat Enterprise Linux, VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Nutanix platforms, and optimizing them for redundancy, performance, security, and data protection.
Utilize available tools such as Microsoft's System Center Suite, Active Directory/GPMC, RedHat Satellite, Blackbird Auditor for AD, Adaxes, AdminDroid, among others, to perform complex hardware and software maintenance tasks and troubleshooting.
Management of cloud infrastructure in AWS and Azure including performance and capacity monitoring, resource provisioning, account security, and financial costing.
Develop, publish, and manage Infrastructure and Operations policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines.
Maintain, enhance, and troubleshoot the security of Ameritas' server environment utilizing approved management and remediation methods.
Evaluate and advance the standards for operating system and hypervisor configuration templates, following industry standards such as CIS and/or DISA STIGS.
Work closely with the Audit and Security teams to address outstanding items and prioritize remediation tasks.
Possess in-depth technical knowledge of Microsoft O365 suite, including but not limited to the collaboration tools Outlook, Teams, and OneDrive.
Respond to alerts and emergency calls during and outside of normal business hours.
Act as a subject matter expert for multiple technologies or processes within the endpoint discipline.
Participate in architecture reviews and contribute to the technical direction of Ameritas.
Evaluate newly introduced and emerging endpoint technologies for their potential introduction into Ameritas' technology footprint.
Contribute to the annual budget process by documenting technical justification for items aligning to the IT roadmap and general review of budget baselines.
Act as a technical project manager to coordinate endpoint infrastructure and organizational initiatives.
Track and resolve complex functionality and compatibility issues with little guidance and/or documentation and escalate issues and/or requests with our technology partners and manufacturers as necessary.
Requirements
5+ years of professional experience in the Information Technologies field
Bachelors' Degree or Equivalent
Experience with Remediating Vulnerabilities - Required
Experience with Endpoint System Hardening/Configuration Management - Required
Experience with Microsoft AD & Group Policy - Required
Experience with Microsoft System Center - Required
Experience with Microsoft O365 - Preferred
Experience with AWS/Azure Cloud Services - Preferred
Experience with Policy/Procedure development/management - Preferred