Sr Staff Systems Engineer

About The Role

The Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer will work with our team to provide support and advance a wide range of infrastructure and services throughout the global IT environment. As the Sr. Staff IT Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for implementing and managing on-premise infrastructure. You will work in a fast-faced, collaborative environment, applying deep technical expertise to solve complex issues across multiple IT domains. Please note this is NOT a Dev Ops role.

What you will do:

• Architect, deploy, and maintain scalable and highly available Windows servers and Active Directory, enterprise IT applications, virtualization platforms, storage systems, and other infrastructure components
• Collaborate with information security and application teams to implement best practices, perform remediation, manage patches and updates, and ensure compliance with internal policies, regulations, and industry frameworks
• Lead or contribute to a variety of infrastructure projects and initiatives
• Implement automation for systems administration tasks using a variety of tools
• Monitor performance, proactively identify areas for improvement, and ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards
• Collaborate with and manage third-party vendors and consultants to support maintenance and project delivery
• Ensure that IT systems customer compliance requirements and follow secure design principles
• Create and maintain documentation for system specifications, designs, processes, and issues
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends; provide insights and recommendations to improve or advance company systems
• Train and mentor junior engineers; foster knowledge sharing and professional development

What you will need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 8+ years of Windows systems administration in a global environment.
• Deep expertise in Active Directory/Entra ID and ADSI.
• Solid understanding of hybrid environments and sufficient exposure to cloud platforms.
• Proficiency with Okta, Duo, or other enterprise-class identity management, MFA, and authorization/authentication system (e.g. SAML).
• Working understanding of SQL server deployment and management.
• Experience with Veeam, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Advanced ability in scripting languages and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Ansible).
• Experience with configuration management and endpoint management tools.
• Experience supporting enterprise collaboration platforms (e.g. M365).
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools.
• Background in service management tools such as ServiceNow or Jira.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
• Strong experience with VMware ESXi and cloud-based virtualization (highly preferred).
• Strong experience with Failover Clustering and DFS/DFSR (highly preferred).
• Devops experience (e.g. GitHub, CI/CD, SQL) (highly preferred).
• Experience supporting mobile device management platforms (highly preferred).
• Knowledge of zero trust architecture (highly preferred).

ZT Systems Assessments

ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications. Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
• Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs
• Company-paid life and disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
• Parental leave and family care support programs
• Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

About ZT Systems

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining. A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities—to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today—and transforming the future of tomorrow. Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.

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