Hands-On Systems Engineering Lead — Cloud Infra

EmployBridge, LLC; United States; On-site; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision benefits

Pet Insurance

8 Paid Holidays

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Wellness Program

High IQ / EQ Team

Job summary

EmployBridge is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineering Lead to guide a four-person team while remaining technically involved. You will design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure spanning Windows Server, VMware, AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365, balancing planning with execution and on-call duties.

The role emphasizes mentoring, cross-team collaboration, and modernization across both on-premises and cloud environments, driving critical initiatives and upholding engineering standards.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on Systems Engineering experience.
• 3+ years of technical team leadership experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise Windows environments, VMware, cloud technologies, and server administration.
• 3+ years of AWS experience.
• Experience designing, installing, configuring, supporting, and maintaining server hardware, software, and infrastructure solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a team of four Systems Engineers, ensuring priorities are aligned and work is completed effectively.
• Provide task management, accountability, coaching, and guidance while helping the team establish goals and achieve high levels of productivity.
• Design, install, configure, monitor, upgrade, maintain, and support infrastructure technologies including AWS, Azure, Windows Server, VMware, Microsoft 365 applications, networking, and related systems.
• Support both cloud and on-premises environments while maintaining critical business systems and infrastructure.
• Provide operational support and technical troubleshooting for servers, software applications, cloud platforms, and enterprise environments.
• Support major infrastructure initiatives, including Windows Server modernization efforts, system upgrades, and infrastructure improvements.
• Maintain infrastructure documentation, procedures, and operational standards.
• Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, DevOps, Application Support, Help Desk, and other business teams to resolve issues and support ongoing projects.
• Partner with third‑party vendors and technology providers for support, issue resolution, and project execution.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for complex technical issues and infrastructure challenges.
• Participate in daily operations, project planning, system monitoring, and on-call responsibilities.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Team Leadership

Mentoring Engineers

Windows Server

VMware

AWS

Azure

PowerShell

Networking

Microsoft 365

Tools

VMware

AWS

Azure

PowerShell

Job description

EmployBridge is seeking a hands-on Systems Engineering Lead to guide a four-person team while remaining technically involved. You will design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure spanning Windows Server, VMware, AWS, Azure, and Microsoft 365, balancing planning with execution and on-call duties.

The role emphasizes mentoring, cross-team collaboration, and modernization across both on-premises and cloud environments, driving critical initiatives and upholding engineering standards.