Overview
The Systems Engineer plans and designs systems infrastructure, including the implementation and design of hardware and software. Analyzes, develops, modifies and maintains systems. Diagnoses problems and provides recommendations for improvements on existing and new systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, deploy, and maintain systems, servers, and storage solutions
- Proactively work to improve reliability, stability, and systems security
- Support existing applications and projects by responding to incidents, problems, and service requests.
- Operate in accordance with the Bank’s control processes, and follow IT guidelines.
- Install operating system software, patches, and upgrades.
- Analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve system hardware, software, and networking issues, involving third-party vendor support as needed for quick resolution of problems.
- Configure, optimize, fine-tune, and monitor operating system software, servers, storage, virtualization software, and network devices.
- Design integration of cloud application and infrastructure services into existing IT systems.
- Ensure infrastructure and cloud services align to IT roadmaps; understand and convey potential impact to Bank services and architecture.
- Perform system backups and recovery.
- Secure systems to meet corporate standards and best practices.
- Participate in root cause analysis for service interruption recovery and recommend preventative measures.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of disaster recovery processes and procedures.
- Participate in the development and maintenance of infrastructure configuration, documentation, processes, standards, and procedures.
- Participate in research and recommend new technologies to meet the Bank’s business objectives.
- Manage administrative tasks related to the position and comply with Bank policies and procedures.
- Manage departmental internal controls and regulatory issues.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent experience.
- 5-7 years’ experience in a corporate environment with AS400, Windows, or UNIX servers, storage area networks, and/or network firewalls, switches, load balancers, and other network equipment
- Microsoft 365 Engineering and Admin experience in a Enterprise environment
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint; on-prem and hosted
- Advanced Windows Server Administrator experience
- Administrator experience with VMware products in an Enterprise environment
- Experience engineering and administrating VMware VCenter: ESX, SRM, NSX-T, and VROPS.
- Experience engineering and administrating enterprise backup/restore, email servers, web servers, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and/or other enterprise applications.
- Strong verbal and written communications skills that promote effective working relationships in a team-oriented environment.
- Experience with scripting languages, especially Windows PowerShell, is desired.
- Ability to positively engage, self-motivate, and possess a strong desire to learn.
- Ability to complete tasks within set project and budgetary parameters and targets.