Sr. Systems Engineer 2 - Azure Cloud Platform

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About the Role

This is a multiple-location posting. The selected candidate may be based out of our Exelon Corporate Office locations in Philadelphia, PA, Kenneth Square, PA, Baltimore, MD, Chicago, IL, Oak Brook, IL, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, or Washington, DC.

The IT Sr Systems Engineer II position serves as a senior technical role within the IT department. It requires demonstrated experience in information technology, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work effectively both independently, as a mentor, and as part of a team. The candidate will possess the self-motivation, experience, and skills to provide technical insights driving the design, implementation, and optimization of complex systems under the guidance of a Principal Engineer or Manager. Collaborates with IT architecture to define strategy and work with various teams to implement high-quality systems to meet business requirements. Delivers and supports IT infrastructure, product, and platform solutions. Designs and delivers complex IT system initiatives, including cloud, non-cloud, and hybrid-cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Independently coordinates and leads discussions with business partners and vendors to gather information.
• Consults with leadership, architecture, project teams, and end users to identify system requirements and perform feasibility analysis on potential changes related to existing and future security and technical architectures.
• Writes and disseminates system specifications, logical & physical architecture diagrams, and implementation plans.
• Delivers practical, efficient, and cost-effective solutions that satisfy business needs, including hands-on configuration, troubleshooting, optimization, and supporting metrics for the same. (30%)
• Works closely with others to develop future plans, resource requirements, migration strategies, and project schedules. Creates and delivers presentations to Engineering, Architecture Review Boards, and business partners.
• Possesses a deep understanding of current technologies and service offerings within the industry. Provides coaching and oversight for less experienced engineers. (25%)
• Designs, supports, and maintains custom system integration with other platforms, specific to the needs of the customers. Maintains relevancy and knowledge in current and evolving emerging IT systems technologies. Provides emerging technology recommendations to solve business problems. (20%)
• Ensures all risks and issues are identified and captured following set processes and are actioned appropriately. Responsible for providing supporting data to leadership and peers. (15%)
• Maintains knowledge of and ensures others are compliant with preferred technologies, methodologies, standards, and policies. Maintains technical knowledge and business acumen within own discipline or function. Demonstrates advanced debugging and problem-solving skills; leads peer code reviews. (10%)

Designs, implements, supports, and documents infrastructure systems. Maintains deep knowledge of technology and its application across our business areas or for our customers. Leads in technological innovation to drive new business opportunities and solve complex business problems, inclusive of partner, vendor, and other IT professionals. Requires an advanced skill set and proficiency in technical discipline. Conducts work assignments of higher complexity under occasional supervision with latitude for independent judgment. Creates and contributes to a development-centric work environment where employees are challenged, coached, and engaged. Will lead and supervise interns and apprentices and will serve as a peer coach for system engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Networking.
• 4 - 7 years' experience in IT infrastructure design, application design, cloud computing, disaster/recovery, or 6-9 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with system administration.
• Demonstrated ability to design and document processes & procedures.
• Has led operational hand-offs.
• Maintained experience supporting cloud computing platforms, specifically Microsoft Azure.
• Demonstrated competence with business acumen within cloud architecture strategy, cost and capacity management, and security and compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Expert in articulating sensitive and mission-critical information to a wide variety of target audiences (written and verbal, inclusive of senior leaders).
• Demonstrates ability to help team members make informed decisions in alignment with the sub-department strategic plans.
• Proactively comprehends what a business partner is requesting and develops a strategy to address.
• Demonstrates ability to influence up, down, and across the organization. Drives innovative process and improvements by leveraging alternative perspectives and emerging technologies to deliver creative solutions across many teams.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver work aligning to project management principles & framework.
• Demonstrated ability to provide financial impact analysis, inclusive of assessing cost optimization opportunities.

Skills

• Troubleshooting & Monitoring: Demonstrates advanced capabilities to apply monitoring tools. Independently makes informed decisions on monitoring settings such as sample size, level of criticality, and self-healing opportunities.
• Cloud Technologies: Develops white papers and conducts presentations as needed.
• Security Basics: Applies solutions against current security requirements and future industry trends.
• Scripting & Automation: Proficient in PowerShell, Ansible, or other appropriate scripting tools. Able to independently create, modify, and troubleshoot scripts for automation, reporting, and monitoring tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Fundamentals, Power BI, Databricks) are highly valued.
• Familiarity with emerging Azure analytics technologies (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI, Azure ML, Azure Databricks) and a drive for continuous learning are pluses.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, physical and virtual hardware models, patching processes, vulnerability and security controls remediation.
• Azure Cloud Expertise: Proven experience designing and managing Microsoft Azure environments for data analytics (e.g., Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, Synapse, SQL db services), ensuring scalable and secure infrastructure.
• Security & Governance: Strong knowledge of cloud security, compliance, and governance on Azure – applying best practices for access control, data privacy, and monitoring in line with enterprise standards.
• Leadership & Communication: Excellent problem-solving and communication skills – able to translate complex technical issues into non-technical, business-friendly language for stakeholders, lead cross-functional teams, and mentor junior team members effectively.

Benefits

• Annual salary range: $117,600.00/Yr. – $161,700.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 15%.
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support.
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and fitness reimbursement.
• Referral bonus program.
• And much more.

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification, or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.