IT Operations Engineer

About the role

A leading IT services organization is seeking an IT Operations Engineer for a fully remote contract opportunity supporting a client in the professional sports industry. This hands‑on infrastructure role will work across Cisco networking, Windows Server, VMware vCenter, Active Directory, WSUS, SolarWinds, and enterprise backup environments. The standout feature of this opportunity is the chance to support mission‑critical technology behind a major professional organization. They’re looking for a dependable infrastructure professional who is comfortable troubleshooting across networking and systems environments and can take ownership of issues. This is a great opportunity to build deeper enterprise infrastructure experience, work with a broad technology stack, and gain exposure to a unique, high‑visibility environment while working fully remote.

Responsibilities

• Tech Breakdown: 30% Windows Server / WSUS, 20% Cisco Networking / CLI, 15% VMware vCenter, 10% Active Directory, 10% SolarWinds / Infrastructure Monitoring, 10% Backup & Recovery / Rubrik, 5% Vulnerability Management / Security Patching
• Daily Responsibilities: 60% Hands On, 15% Monitoring & Incident Response, 25% Team Collaboration

Requirements

• Professional experience supporting IT infrastructure in an enterprise environment
• Hands‑on Cisco CLI experience
• Layer 1 and Layer 2 network troubleshooting
• Wireless access point troubleshooting
• Windows Server administration
• WSUS and enterprise patch management
• Vulnerability remediation and registry edits
• VMware vCenter experience
• Active Directory administration and troubleshooting
• Infrastructure monitoring experience
• Strong communication and shift handoff skills
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple concurrent tasks

Qualifications

• Rubrik or equivalent enterprise backup platform experience
• SolarWinds experience
• CompTIA A+, Network+, or CCNA certification
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field
• Additional enterprise infrastructure experience

Schedule

Overnight schedule: Friday through Tuesday, 11:00 PM–8:00 AM.