Lead Systems Engineer 4

Apex Systems; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

ESPP and HSA

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead strategy and governance for productivity and collaboration platforms in a hybrid role based in St. Louis, MO. You will be the SME for Microsoft and Atlassian ecosystems and drive roadmaps, standards, and cross-team collaboration.

The role requires strong technical depth, mentoring skills, and the ability to influence across architecture, security, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related IT engineering experience.
• Experience with Microsoft technologies including Office 365, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, Entra ID, and security/compliance capabilities.
• Proven SME leading complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading across multiple teams.
• Experience turning business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Strong focus on security, resilience, and recovery planning in technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-term strategy and roadmaps for productivity and unified communications platforms.
• Serve as senior technical leader and SME for Microsoft and Atlassian technologies.
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives involving Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Teams Voice, SharePoint Online, Entra ID, Jira, and Confluence.
• Partner with architecture, security, engineering, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
• Establish engineering standards, governance models, and operational processes for collaboration platforms.
• Coach and mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve productivity and user experience.
• Work with Microsoft, Atlassian, and other vendors to maximize platform value and influence product direction.

Skills

8+ years IT engineering

Microsoft technologies

Cross-team leadership

Mentoring engineers

Architectural decision making

Security/resilience focus

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/related

Tools

Microsoft 365

Exchange

SharePoint Online

Entra ID

Jira

Confluence

Microsoft Teams

Power Platform

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer - Hybrid in St. Louis, MO

We're looking for a senior technical leader to drive the strategy, governance, and day-to-day operations of an enterprise's productivity and collaboration platforms. You'll be the subject matter expert for the Microsoft and Atlassian ecosystems. You'll provide technical direction for the tools that support communication, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and productivity across the organization.

You’ll lead large-scale initiatives, build technical roadmaps, and shape enterprise standards. You'll work closely with architects, engineers, security teams, business stakeholders, and technology vendors to deliver secure, innovative solutions. You'll also evaluate emerging technologies, drive adoption of modern workplace capabilities, and help the organization get the most from its platform investments. The role needs strong technical depth, strategic vision, and the ability to influence across the organization, including mentoring engineers and guiding complex technical decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-term strategy and roadmaps for productivity and unified communications platforms
• Serve as senior technical leader and subject matter expert for Microsoft and Atlassian technologies
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives involving Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Teams Voice, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Copilot, Entra ID, Jira, and Confluence
• Partner with architecture, security, engineering, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions
• Establish engineering standards, governance models, operational processes, and best practices for collaboration platforms
• Coach and mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple teams
• Evaluate emerging technologies that improve employee productivity, collaboration, and user experience
• Work with Microsoft, Atlassian, and other strategic vendors to influence product direction and maximize platform value
• Build security, compliance, resilience, and governance requirements into all solutions and strategic decisions
• Collaborate across architecture, workforce applications, devices and connectivity, software, identity, and security teams on engineering best practices
• Build strong partnerships with technical teams, business partners, and leadership through clear communication, presentation, and problem-solving

Required Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship
• Must live in or near St. Louis, MO
• 8+ years of related IT engineering experience
• Experience with Microsoft technologies, including Office 365, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Teams Voice, SharePoint Online, Entra ID, and Microsoft security and compliance capabilities
• Proven experience as a subject matter expert leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading across multiple teams
• Experience turning business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Strong focus on security, resilience, and recovery planning in technical decisions

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or a related field
• Experience implementing and governing Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled workplace technologies
• Experience with Atlassian Cloud products, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience with Microsoft Graph API, Power Platform, automation, and scripting
• Experience managing strategic vendor and technology partnerships
• Experience leading platform modernization, migrations, and adoption initiatives
• Microsoft and/or Atlassian certifications

About Everforth Apex

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.

Company Location

4400 Cox Road Suite 200 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060