System Engineer

Job Description Job Description

Role: System Engineer

Location: Houston, TX

Pay Range: $130,000 - $135,000 / year

Benefits: This position is eligible for medical, dental, vision and 401(k).

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced IT Systems Engineer to support and enhance a complex enterprise infrastructure environment. This individual will play a key role in designing, implementing, maintaining, and modernizing critical systems while improving overall performance, reliability, and efficiency.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer who enjoys solving technical challenges, implementing infrastructure improvements, and developing automation to streamline operations. This position offers the opportunity to work across multiple technologies and contribute to infrastructure initiatives from initial design through ongoing support.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise server, virtualization, and infrastructure environments.
• Support Windows Server, VMware, Active Directory, and related enterprise technologies.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure supporting containerized applications and workloads.
• Troubleshoot complex issues involving servers, virtualization, networking, storage, authentication, and system connectivity.
• Assist with infrastructure upgrades, migrations, system deployments, and technology modernization projects.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate repetitive tasks, improve consistency, and reduce manual processes.
• Support container platforms, including troubleshooting performance, connectivity, storage, and availability issues.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, and application teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Establish and maintain technical documentation, infrastructure diagrams, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
• Perform system testing, performance optimization, patching, and preventative maintenance.
• Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, security, and operational efficiency.
• Participate in infrastructure planning, technical evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or a similar technical role.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting VMware virtualization environments.
• Working knowledge of container technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with enterprise server hardware, installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
• Understanding of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, authentication protocols, storage, and other core infrastructure services.
• Proficiency with PowerShell scripting and infrastructure automation.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues across multiple infrastructure technologies.
• Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments and implementing technical improvements.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Red Hat technologies or OpenShift.
• Experience supporting Kubernetes clusters and container orchestration platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure modernization, system migrations, and enterprise automation.
• Experience developing standardized infrastructure configurations and deployment processes.