IT Systems Engineer

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 39,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

System One is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to manage and maintain a medium-sized private data center across Bellevue and Everett, WA. You will own physical compute, storage, and power infrastructure, including VMware ESXi/vCenter, racking, cabling, and equipment lifecycle management.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, vendor coordination (HPE), and backup operations expertise, with on-site responsibilities and an on-call rotation for after-hours incidents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in IT or related field.
• 6+ years in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role.
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration.
• Experience with physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred).
• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC).
• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures.
• VMware VCP certification or equivalent experience.
• Familiarity with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird) and DCIM tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management and capacity planning.
• Manage UPS systems, PDUs, and power infrastructure across locations.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter.
• Coordinate with facilities for space, power, and cooling requirements.
• Monitor environmental conditions and ensure environmental continuity across sites.
• Support change management and post-implementation reviews.

Skills

VMware expertise

Infrastructure troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Multitasking in fast-paced environment

Customer service orientation

Documentation and runbooks

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology

VMware VCP certification

APC/Schneider Electric product certifications

Tools

VMware vCenter

HPE hardware

SAN/NAS storage (iSCSI/NFS/FC)

Enterprise backup solutions

Sunbird environmental monitoring

DCIM tools

PowerShell

Bash

Ansible

Job description

Job Title: IT Systems EngineerLocation: Bellevue, WAType: Contract (year) typically extends on a yearly basisCompensation: $28.00-$52.00Work Model: Onsite – onsiteHours: 40.0Paid Holidays | PTO

System One is seeking an IT Systems Engineer to provide the following services. A skilled and motivated hardware infrastructure engineer to join our client’s Enterprise IT team. In this hands‑on role, you will be the primary owner of our physical compute, storage, and power infrastructure spanning a small/mediums sized data center and several local MDF/IDF spaces across our facilities (Bellevue and Everett).

This is a critical role for a self-starter who is comfortable owning infrastructure end‑to‑end: from racking servers and configuring VMware environments to managing backup operations, monitoring environmental conditions, and ensuring environmental continuity across all sites.

Tasks

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management, cabling, and capacity planning
• Support and manage multiple local MDF (Main Distribution Frame) and IDF (Intermediate Distribution Frame) spaces across company locations (9 in Puget Sound region)
• Perform regular site walkthroughs and inspections to ensure physical infrastructure integrity
• Coordinate with facilities and site management teams on space, power, and cooling requirements
• Manage UPS systems and PDUs (Power Distribution Units) across the data center and MDF/IDF locations
• Monitor UPS health, battery status, load levels, and runtime; coordinate battery replacements and preventive maintenance
• Respond to power alarms, perform load balancing, and support planned maintenance windows involving power systems
• Maintain documentation of power circuits, load maps, and single-line diagrams
• Monitor data center and MDF/IDF environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, and airflow
• Respond to environmental alerts and escalates to facilities or management as appropriate
• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments including vCenter management
• Manage physical server hardware lifecycle: procurement support, racking, cabling, firmware updates, and decommissioning
• Monitor host performance, resource utilization, and capacity; proactively address bottlenecks
• Trouble shoot hardware failures including CPUs, memory, storage controllers, NICs, and drive arrays
• Coordinate with vendors (Primarily HPE) on hardware support and RMA processes
• Administer SAN, NAS, local storage solutions and cloud archives; manage volumes, datastores, and provisioning
• Monitor storage health, performance, capacity and plan and execute expansions as needed
• Manage storage replication and snapshots in coordination with retention policy and backup strategy
• Partner closely with the networking team on rack and cabling coordination, infrastructure changes, and joint projects
• Support change management processes including maintenance windows, change tickets, and post-implementation reviews
• Contribute to IT documentation including runbooks, asset inventories, and infrastructure diagrams
• Participate in on‑call rotation for after‑hours infrastructure emergencies
• Administer enterprise backup solutions for servers, VMs and Microsoft Office365/Azure assets
• Schedule, monitor, and validate backup jobs; ensure recovery objectives (RTO/RPO) are consistently met
• Perform and document restore tests on a regular cadence per policy

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of hands‑on experience in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role
• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration
• Experience managing physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred)
• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC)
• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures
• Hands‑on experience with APC UPS systems or similar enterprise UPS platforms
• Familiarity with PDU management and power capacity planning
• Comfort working in data center environments including structured cabling, rack management, and physical hardware installation
• Strong troubleshooting skills with an ability to diagnose and resolve complex hardware and infrastructure issues
• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 lbs. and work in physically demanding data center environments
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues quickly, while leveraging IT change management processes
• VMware VCP (vSphere) certification or equivalent experience
• APC/Schneider Electric product certifications or formal training
• Experience with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird, or similar)
• Exposure to DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) tools
• Familiarity with ITIL practices and formal change management processes
• Experience in a multi‑site or campus environment
• Scripting or automation skills (Ansible, PowerShell, Bash) for infrastructure tasks
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non‑technical users
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
• Experience partnering cross‑functionally with networking, application and cloud technical teams
• Customer service orientation with a problem‑solving mindset
• Strong communication skills desired. The service provider will possess a high degree of trust and integrity, communicate openly and display respect, and a desire to foster teamwork.

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.