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Systems Engineer - Backup & Recovery
$104,000 - 136,000
TEKsystems c/o Allegis Group
Normandale Lake Boulevard 8500, Shakopee
$104,000 - 136,000
Requirements
Must:
- 8-10+ years of experience in enterprise systems engineering or infrastructure operations.
- In-depth, hands-on knowledge of enterprise backup and recovery platforms (e.g., Veeam, Commvault, Rubrik, Cohesity).
- Advanced skills in designing and maintaining Microsoft SCCM / MECM environments.
- Extensive experience managing enterprise storage solutions (SAN/NAS).
- Strong proficiency in Windows Server and a solid understanding of Linux.
- Familiarity with VMware, Nutanix, and/or Hyper-V environments.
- Proven capability in leading complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis initiatives.
- Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- **Preferred:** Experience in hybrid and cloud backup architectures (Azure).
- **Preferred:** Background in disaster recovery planning, testing, and auditing.
- **Preferred:** Experience with storage vendors (e.g., Dell/Isilon/PowerScale, NetApp).
- **Preferred:** Knowledge of PowerShell scripting or infrastructure automation.
- **Preferred:** Understanding of ransomware protection strategies and compliance frameworks.
- **Preferred:** Relevant industry certifications (Microsoft, VMware, or certifications from storage or backup vendors).
Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical lead for enterprise backup and recovery systems.
- Design, implement, and continually refine backup solutions across on-premises, virtual, and cloud environments.
- Direct and manage complex recovery efforts during incidents, outages, security breaches, and disaster recovery events.
- Establish, test, and uphold disaster recovery strategies, including runbooks and recovery time objectives (RTO/RPO).
- Conduct regular restore tests and audit recovery readiness.
- Ensure backup policies align with business continuity, security, and compliance standards.
- Assess new backup technologies and oversee tool selection and transitions as necessary.
- Architect, manage, and support large-scale Microsoft SCCM (Configuration Manager) environments.
- Lead operating system deployments, patching strategies, application packaging, and compliance configurations.
- Develop and maintain servicing schedules, maintenance timelines, and update deployment plans.
- Diagnose and rectify complex SCCM infrastructure, client, and content distribution challenges.
- Enhance automation, reporting, and reliability in endpoint management processes.
- Act as a point of escalation for intricate SCCM issues.
- Manage and oversee enterprise storage infrastructures (SAN/NAS), focusing on performance optimization and capacity management.
- Lead initiatives for storage provisioning, migrations, upgrades, and refresh efforts.
- Monitor and evaluate storage performance, growth patterns, and risk indicators.
- Troubleshoot intricate storage-related performance and availability challenges.
- Collaborate with virtualization and application teams to ensure storage solutions meet workload demands.
- Promote standardization and best practices across storage platforms.
- Serve as a senior technical escalation resource for infrastructure challenges.
- Mentor and provide guidance to junior and mid-level systems engineers.
- Spearhead infrastructure projects, upgrades, and strategic initiatives.
- Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.
- Engage in architecture discussions and long-term infrastructure planning.
- Collaborate with security, network, cloud, and application teams to provide stable and secure solutions.
Description
We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Systems Engineer to take charge of our enterprise backup and recovery systems, Microsoft SCCM infrastructure, and storage platforms. This contract-to-hire position is based in Shakopee, MN, and offers a pay range of $50.00 - $65.00 per hour, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and more. At TEKsystems, we are committed to transforming business and technology by partnering with our clients, including the majority of the Fortune 500, to drive meaningful change. Join our team of over 80,000 dedicated professionals as we collaborate to unlock opportunities for growth and advancement.
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