Senior Systems Engineer

Please send resume in WORD format should you be interested in the following Senior Systems Engineer position located in Dallas TX 75201 OR Chicago, IL 60606. This is a full-time, direct-hire position with a salary between 100-120K with awesome benefits. If you’re not interested, please pass along to your colleagues as we do pay referral fees. Location: Downtown Dallas OR Downtown ChicagoTerm: Full-time, Direct-hireSponsor/Transfer Visas: NOBachelor’s degree required: YESSalary: 100-120K – plus company/personal performance based BonusWork environment: 100% in the office for the initial 90 days to ramp up and then 3-4 days’ work from home per week LAW FIRM EXPERIENCE IS HIGHLY PREFERRED Candidates must haveExtensive knowledge and experience in the following technologies preferred:Active Directory (Group policies, DNS, DHCP, DFS)Microsoft Windows ServerMicrosoft Exchange (2013, 2019, Online)At least 1 major certification (MCSE, VCP, Citrix, etc) at the time of hire. If only one certification, candidate must be willing to obtain 2nd certification within 12 months of start date Notes from Hiring Manager10-12 person teamOn-call rotation every 8 weeksCurrent Exchange Environment is 2013, started rolling out 2019 but that was put on hold. Now considering going Exchange OnlineAzure Active Directory experience required3-round interview process – all of which are done within 1 ½ weeks GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:The Senior Systems Engineer, under the guidance of the Director of IT Infrastructure, is responsible for the implementation and management of production, corporate, and development environments. The position provides technical leadership to other teams and assists as advanced support for Operations and end-users. Must be able to demonstrate the required technical skills and their ability to fulfill the position’s responsibilities. This position must be able to function in a strong team environment. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:Generate standard, repeatable systems build for each hardware platform.Strong knowledge of Microsoft Server Operating Systems and VMware platform.Recommendation of system, access and account policies. Ensure that these policies are effective and followed.System upgrades, testing and deployment of functional or security patches.Provide advanced support for administrative functions.Train Systems Engineers in the use and day-to-day management of all systems.Understanding and working with change management, fault management procedures.Working with System Engineers, Support Services Analysts and vendors to ensure that their requirements are being met, and to propose enhancements and new services where possible.Performing capacity planning analysis on hardware and storage systems.Providing detailed documentation of all implementations, changes, and solutions.Assist project team with documentation and project planning as requested.Maintain certifications to support evolving network software and hardware as identifiedParticipating in 24x7 support and on-call rotation.Perform other tasks and duties as assigned. EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline required.2 Major Certifications required (VMware, MCSE, NetApp, Citrix).5+ years of technology experience.2+ years of Support Services experience.Strong interpersonal, oral, and written skills.Professional appearance and demeanor. General knowledge and experience in the following technologies preferred:VMWareCitrixSAN (NetApp, Dell)Monitoring tools (SolarWinds)Microsoft cloud technologies (Azure, Teams, Yammer, M365)Microsoft SQL Server (2016, 2019)Microsoft SharePoint (2019, Online)Document Management Systems (iManage)Email archiving tools (eVault)Server patching tools (WSUS)