Senior Systems Engineer II

Role Summary

Senior Systems Engineer II responsible for architecting, engineering, and operating enterprise-scale infrastructure across on-prem datacenters, virtual platforms, and cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure). Manages the full lifecycle of compute, server provisioning, networking, storage, core services, monitoring, automation, security, and disaster recovery; aims to modernize legacy systems and deliver resilient, scalable, and secure infrastructure to support global business operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement infrastructure solutions spanning on-premises datacenters, virtualized environments, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Modernize compute, storage, and network services to improve reliability, performance, scalability, and security.
• Create high-quality architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and system design documentation.
• Lead end-to-end server provisioning and deprovisioning for Windows and Linux platforms.
• Install, configure, and maintain physical and virtual servers, ensuring consistent standards and optimized performance.
• Build automation for server builds, configuration, patching, drift detection, and lifecycle workflows using PowerShell, Python, Terraform, or Ansible.
• Integrate server provisioning and lifecycle tasks with ServiceNow automation and catalog workflows.
• Manage compute workloads across on-prem, virtual, and cloud environments, ensuring high performance and availability.
• Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle governance across compute platforms.
• Support hybrid workload strategies aligned with business and application requirements.
• Manage hybrid storage environments (NetApp, SAN, NAS), replication, and disaster recovery configurations.
• Collaborate closely with Cybersecurity to reinforce hardening, vulnerability remediation, identity hygiene, and logging practices.
• Enhance monitoring and alerting across infrastructure platforms to ensure proactive detection and response.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning, runbook creation, tabletop exercises, and failover testing.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree is a plus.
• Required: 8+ years of progressive experience in Systems Engineering or Infrastructure Architecture, including at least 3–5 years working with compute platforms and datacenter environments.
• Required: Proven track record of driving change, innovation, automation, and process excellence in fast-paced, highly regulated environments.
• Required: Strong hands-on experience across compute platforms, including Windows Server, Linux (Ubuntu/Red Hat), virtualization, storage, and networking. Knowledge of golden images.
• Required: Experience managing compute in on-prem datacenters, virtual environments (VMware/Hyper-V), and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Required: Advanced scripting and automation capabilities using PowerShell and Python, and experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
• Required: Functional understanding of Directory Services (Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, LDAP), as well as core Internet protocols including DNS, DHCP, HTTP/S, SMTP, and SSL/TLS.
• Required: Knowledge of firewall configuration, segmentation, and security policy implementation.
• Required: Functional knowledge of backup and recovery platforms such as Druva, Commvault, Veeam, and DR planning/execution.
• Required: Experience using ServiceNow or similar ITSM tools for ticketing, workflows, and lifecycle management.
• Preferred: Experience with multi-site infrastructure deployments and geographically distributed systems.
• Preferred: Experience working in regulated environments such as GxP, CSV, NIST, ISO, or other compliance-driven frameworks.
• Preferred: Prior experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Preferred: Professional certifications such as MCSE, CCNA, AWS/GCP/Azure certifications, or related credentials are advantageous.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field required; Master’s degree is a plus.