A well-established and growing Managed Services Provider in Arlington, TX is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to join their high-performing technical team. With over 30 years of delivering IT and business application solutions to SMB clients, this organization offers stability, deep industry expertise, and a strong investment in employee development.
As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll play a hands-on role in architecting, implementing, and supporting complex infrastructure and cloud environments. You'll work with a wide range of clients and technologies, driving forward both project delivery and technical strategy. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys solving advanced problems, mentoring others, and having a tangible impact on client environments.
Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture, deployment, and support efforts for servers, networks, virtualization, and cloud solutions
- Deliver advanced solutions using technologies from Microsoft, VMWare, Fortinet, Cisco, Azure, Nutanix, and more
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex networking and systems issues
- Collaborate with internal and client stakeholders to design secure, scalable infrastructure
- Contribute to long-term technology roadmaps and modernization efforts
- Help define best practices for systems administration, security, and disaster recovery
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers
Experience:
- At least 1 year of hands-on experience with systems architecture, implementation, and support in an MSP or consulting environment
- Strong expertise with VMWare, virtualization, SAN/NAS storage, clustering, and hyperconverged systems
- Advanced knowledge of networking technologies: VLANs, VPNs, firewalls (Fortinet, Cisco, SonicWALL), TCP/IP, DNS, VoIP
- Proficiency with Windows Server, Active Directory, Azure AD, RDS, Hyper-V, and cloud-based platforms (Azure, M365, AWS)
- Experience designing secure environments aligned with best practices and compliance standards
- Excellent communication skills and client-facing experience
- Bachelors degree in an IT related field
- Relevant certifications (Microsoft, VMware, Fortinet, Cisco, Security+, etc.) are a strong plus
Salary + Benefits:
- $115,000 - $130,000
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- PTO and paid holidays
- Certification reimbursement