Senior Systems Engineer
Apply NowCompany: Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
Location: Hastings, MI 49058
Description:
Hastings Insurance is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join its IT Infrastructure team! The Senior Systems Engineer's role is to design and recommend technology solutions to ensure stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the information systems that support core organizational functions. This is achieved by understanding and using industry best practices and having in-depth knowledge of current and legacy systems.
Position Location & Schedule Details
At Hastings Insurance, our balanced corporate strategy focuses on implementing emerging technologies, cultivating strong independent agency relationships, and providing the right products to our policyholders. We seek to strategically grow our product lines and continue to expand geographically while maintaining our financial stability and innovative nature.
Our talented employees are dedicated to providing excellent customer service to our agent partners and policyholders. Many of our employees have been identified as industry experts, and we value the knowledge and skills they contribute to our success.
For more than 135 years, Hastings has helped our customers protect their valued assets and rebuild after devastating losses. We are proud to be rated an A (Excellent) insurance carrier by A.M. Best Company.
Our Commitment as an Employer
We value the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Hastings Insurance is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and candidates in a work environment that does not tolerate discrimination or harassment. Decisions related to employment are based on business needs, position requirements, and individual characteristics without regard to appearance, nationality, origin, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, body, disability, veteran, family, marital status, or any legally protected class.
Hastings Insurance seeks to provide reasonable accommodation to disabled individuals in the hiring process in compliance with federal, state, and local law. Candidates requiring accommodation to complete their job application or participate in the interviewing process are asked to notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist or contact us at 800-442-8277.
Position Location & Schedule Details
- Ideally, candidates will reside in the greater Hastings/Grand Rapids, Michigan, areas and work primarily remotely, with some in-office days each month.
- Preference will be given to candidates who meet this qualification.
- However, Hastings will consider candidates residing in one of our five coverage states (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, or Wisconsin)
- Candidates outside our five-state region may be considered if other application elements are strong.
- Regardless of the location, the individual in this role will generally work within our standard office hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Given the nature of the role, some work may occur outside of these hours.
- Designs and recommends new processes or technology to improve the overall environment.
- Creates technical documentation that aids team members in troubleshooting complex systems hardware and software problems.
- Defines the metrics that must be monitored on all systems to maintain performance.
- Researches and proposes innovative solutions to improve all systems' efficiency and/or security.
- Designs and performs server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes per the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies.
- Ensures compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems.
- Provides project management and leadership as assigned by the manager.
- Provides technical guidance to junior members of the team.
- Actively participates in professional development, i.e., continuing education or self-improvement.
- Other duties assigned by leadership, either verbally or in writing.
- Associates or bachelor's degree in Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Required Experience:
- Windows Administration including:
- Active Directory Management
- Outlook/Exchange
- PowerShell
- IIS
- Experience or knowledge of DevOps practices and concepts.
- Windows Administration including:
- Preferred Experience:
- Okta
- CIAM/Terraform
- Workforce
- Octopus or equivalent deployment application
- VMware/ESXi
- Microsoft Office 365
- Mainframe Integrations:
- SNA
- HIS
- Enterprise Server Monitoring:
- Zabbix
- MSSQL Server Support
- Hardware:
- Dell Enterprise
- NetApp SAN
- Okta
- Skilled in coordinating activities, evaluating data, establishing priorities, and problem-solving.
- Good written, verbal, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and unsupervised.
At Hastings Insurance, our balanced corporate strategy focuses on implementing emerging technologies, cultivating strong independent agency relationships, and providing the right products to our policyholders. We seek to strategically grow our product lines and continue to expand geographically while maintaining our financial stability and innovative nature.
Our talented employees are dedicated to providing excellent customer service to our agent partners and policyholders. Many of our employees have been identified as industry experts, and we value the knowledge and skills they contribute to our success.
For more than 135 years, Hastings has helped our customers protect their valued assets and rebuild after devastating losses. We are proud to be rated an A (Excellent) insurance carrier by A.M. Best Company.
Our Commitment as an Employer
We value the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce. Hastings Insurance is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and candidates in a work environment that does not tolerate discrimination or harassment. Decisions related to employment are based on business needs, position requirements, and individual characteristics without regard to appearance, nationality, origin, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, body, disability, veteran, family, marital status, or any legally protected class.
Hastings Insurance seeks to provide reasonable accommodation to disabled individuals in the hiring process in compliance with federal, state, and local law. Candidates requiring accommodation to complete their job application or participate in the interviewing process are asked to notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist or contact us at 800-442-8277.