NBBJ is looking for Systems Engineer.

NBBJ; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ in Columbus is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure team. You will manage VMware/HPE storage, implement Commvault-based backups, and lead efforts to ensure high availability of scalable server platforms across multiple locations.

The role requires collaboration, strong troubleshooting, and a proactive security posture. Ideal candidates bring 7+ years of enterprise systems experience, Active Directory/Entra ID expertise, and a disciplined, autonomous

Qualifications

• Seven+ years of relevant systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multilocation enterprise environment.
• Direct, recent, hands-on professional experience with virtualization platforms, preferably VMware, and HPE GreenLake.
• Microsoft Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on currently supported versions.
• Enterprise storage administration, preferably VMware, and HPE storage platforms.
• Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including backup policy design, restore validation, retention, and disaster recovery support.
• Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
• Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and related protocols, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SSL.
• Methodical, analytical approach to troubleshooting.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
• High degree of autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively with peers and customers.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise virtualization and storage platforms including VMware, HPE storage systems, and related capacity, performance, replication, and lifecycle planning.
• Monitor storage health, utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends; identify risks early and recommend remediation before business operations are affected.
• Administer and improve backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault, with emphasis on restore validation, ransomware resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Provide escalation support for systems administrators, engineers, and internal support teams.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and cross-train team members to improve knowledge sharing and operational resilience.
• Plan, design, build, and maintain highly available, reliable, and scalable virtualized server platforms.
• Learn, evaluate, and integrate evolving infrastructure technologies with existing systems.
• Partner with vendors to evaluate product offerings, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.
• Document workflows, processes, procedures, configurations, and infrastructure service use cases.
• Participate in a team on-call rotation.
• Work extended hours when needed for critical outages, serious incidents, or disaster recovery events.
• Travel occasionally, generally less than two weeks per year.

Skills

VMware

HPE GreenLake

Windows Server

Active Directory / Entra ID

TCP/IP

Troubleshooting

Project management

Autonomy

Tools

Commvault

Linux server administration

HPE hardware lifecycle

Azure infrastructure

SQL Server administration

PKI management

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops

Citrix ADC

Jira

Job description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ Columbus is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our talented Digital Infrastructure team. Our ideal candidate is highly organized, possesses strong project management and time management skills. Candidates should possess and demonstrate a successful track record of collaborating with internal and external resources to design and implement scalable solutions and troubleshooting complex problems while meeting deadlines and budget constraints. The desire and ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing, collaborative environment is essential.

In your new role, you will:

• Manage enterprise virtualization and storage platforms including VMware, HPE storage systems, and related capacity, performance, replication, and lifecycle planning.
• Monitor storage health, utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends; identify risks early and recommend remediation before business operations are affected.
• Administer and improve backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault, with emphasis on restore validation, ransomware resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Provide escalation support for systems administrators, engineers, and internal support teams.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and cross-train team members to improve knowledge sharing and operational resilience.
• Plan, design, build, and maintain highly available, reliable, and scalable virtualized server platforms.
• Learn, evaluate, and integrate evolving infrastructure technologies with existing systems.
• Partner with vendors to evaluate product offerings, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.
• Document workflows, processes, procedures, configurations, and infrastructure service use cases.
• Participate in a team on-call rotation.
• Work extended hours when needed for critical outages, serious incidents, or disaster recovery events.
• Travel occasionally, generally less than two weeks per year.

What you will need to succeed:

• At least seven years of relevant systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multilocation enterprise environment.
• Direct, recent, hands-on professional experience with the following:
• Virtualization platforms, preferably VMware, and HPE GreenLake.
• Microsoft Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on currently supported versions.
• Enterprise storage administration, preferably VMware, and HPE storage platforms.
• Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including backup policy design, restore validation, retention, and disaster recovery support.
• Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
• Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and related protocols, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SSL.
• Methodical, analytical approach to troubleshooting.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
• High degree of autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively with peers and customers.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commvault administration, reporting, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Linux server administration, including storage-oriented administration and ZFS concepts.
• HPE server, storage, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
• Microsoft SQL Server administration or support.
• Microsoft PKI management.
• Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops and Citrix ADC.
• Atlassian Jira and Agile project management practices.

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States, with four days a week working in the Columbus office and one day a week hybrid.

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $85,000 and $110,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.

NBBJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

M/F Disabled and Vet EEO/AA Employer.