Systems Engineer

Salary: $125,000 - 135,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are looking for at least 7 years of progressive, hands-on experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, networking, or data center administration in an enterprise production environment.
• We require a minimum of 5 years administering Cisco networking technologies, including routers, switches, firewalls, VLANs, ACLs, VPNs, wireless infrastructure, and routing protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
• We require a minimum of 5 years administering Windows Server and core infrastructure services, including Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, file services, patching, backups, and system monitoring.
• We require a minimum of 5 years administering VMware vSphere or a comparable virtualization platform in production, including cluster management, high availability, vMotion, resource planning, and lifecycle management.
• We require at least 3 years administering Microsoft Azure or Amazon AWS, including identity and access management, virtual networking, security configuration, deployment, monitoring, and hybrid connectivity.
• We are looking for experience with storage and backup technologies such as NAS, SAN, iSCSI, replication, disaster recovery planning, and recovery procedures.
• We need a strong understanding of cybersecurity practices for infrastructure environments, including secure configuration, vulnerability remediation, privileged access controls, network segmentation, logging, monitoring, and incident response support.
• We require experience leading infrastructure projects, coordinating vendors, documenting technical designs, implementing change controls, and transitioning systems into production support.
• We require Microsoft Certified AZ-800 and AZ-801, CompTIA Security+, and Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certifications.
• We prefer an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• We prefer technical certifications and/or completion of technical courses aligned with the required technical qualifications.
• We value a self-starter with a strong work ethic and sound judgment.
• We expect excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain ideas and issues clearly and concisely to all levels inside and outside the organization.
• We need strong organizational skills, along with the ability to plan and coordinate efforts, prioritize effectively, meet deadlines, and follow through to completion.

Responsibilities:

• We lead the planning, design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of enterprise systems, telecommunications networks, local area networks, cloud services, virtualization platforms, storage systems, and data center infrastructure.
• We develop and maintain project plans, technical roadmaps, architecture standards, and long-range infrastructure strategies to modernize systems and improve performance, reliability, scalability, and security.
• We serve as a technical resource for systems engineering activities, ensuring solutions align with organizational policies, cybersecurity requirements, infrastructure standards, and operational best practices.
• We evaluate hardware, software, cloud, network, storage, security, and telecommunications solutions, prepare technical recommendations, and support procurement decisions with IT leadership.
• We create detailed system designs, implementation plans, network diagrams, operational specifications, configuration standards, and project schedules for infrastructure initiatives.
• We administer and support enterprise network technologies, including Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, routing protocols, wireless infrastructure, fiber connectivity, and monitoring tools.
• We administer and support Windows Server environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, certificate services, file services, patching, backups, and system monitoring.
• We manage and support virtualization and storage platforms, including VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, NAS, SAN, iSCSI networks, replication, capacity planning, and high-availability configurations.
• We support the design, deployment, administration, and migration of cloud and hybrid services, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Microsoft 365, identity services, virtual networking, and related security controls.
• We lead or support system migrations, infrastructure upgrades, lifecycle refreshes, disaster recovery improvements, and production deployments while minimizing service interruption.
• We integrate cybersecurity best practices into systems and infrastructure operations through secure configurations, access controls, vulnerability remediation, segmentation, logging, monitoring, and compliance support.
• We monitor system performance, review logs and alerts, identify trends, troubleshoot complex issues, and implement corrective actions to improve availability, stability, and security.
• We manage and document system configurations, standard operating procedures, change records, implementation plans, and transition-to-production activities.
• We capture, analyze, translate, and document business, technical, and end-user requirements into secure and supportable infrastructure solutions.
• We provide advanced troubleshooting, escalation support, root-cause analysis, and remediation for Level 2 and Level 3 operational issues across systems, network, cloud, and security platforms.
• We mentor junior technical staff, share knowledge with the Infrastructure team, and coordinate with vendors and service providers to resolve technical issues and deliver project outcomes.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Active Directory
• Azure
• Cloud
• Cisco
• Hardware
• Hyper-V
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Network
• Security
• VMware
• Windows
• Office 365
• IAM

More:

We are the International Association of Machinists National Benefit Funds, and this full-time Systems Engineer role is based in our IT Department at our Washington, DC office. The position is part of our Infrastructure team and supports our mission by designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining enterprise systems, network infrastructure, cloud services, and core technology platforms. We are enhancing our benefit administration system and integrating new technologies, and the role works closely with IT leadership, business users, vendors, and technical staff to evaluate solutions, strengthen operational resilience, and ensure secure, scalable, highly available systems. Employees enjoy comprehensive employer-funded health, dental, and vision coverage, generous vacation and holiday policies, an employer-funded defined-benefit pension plan, and a 401(k) option, along with additional benefits. The pay range is $125,000 to $135,000 per year, and the role is performed in person.

last updated 36 week of 2026