Senior Cloud & Systems Engineer — Hybrid

Cfp Bd Of Standard Ctr For Financial Planning; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Incentive compensation

Job summary

CFP Board in Washington, DC, seeks a Sr. Systems and Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and optimize our IT infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud services.

You will lead efforts to ensure security, stability, and high availability of mission‑critical systems. Collaborating with IT leadership, cybersecurity, and application owners, you will provide hands‑on technical leadership, perform advanced troubleshooting, and drive scalable, compliant infrastructure initiatives in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience and relevant certifications will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure engineering.
• Expertise in managing enterprise environments, including Windows Server, Linux, VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V, and storage systems (SAN/NAS).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, including networking, virtual servers, storage, and identity services.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure systems, including servers, storage, virtualization, and networking components.
• Ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical infrastructure services, such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and backup systems.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and expansions while minimizing disruption to business operations.
• Manage cloud environments (Azure, AWS), including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, and identity services.
• Contribute to infrastructure‑related projects, providing technical expertise through design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support for escalated infrastructure issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures to reduce recurrence.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, and performance, using appropriate tools; perform proactive maintenance to prevent downtime and ensure scalability.
• Implement and maintain comprehensive backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure infrastructure components meet security standards and support vulnerability management and patching programs.
• Develop and maintain accurate technical documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and practices to improve efficiency, security, and performance.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide after‑hours support for critical infrastructure issues as needed; the rotation is shared and typically involves infrequent after‑hours escalations.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

VMware vSphere

Hyper‑V

SAN/NAS

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

NinjaOne

SolarWinds

Datadog

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Equivalent experience and relevant certifications

Tools

NinjaOne

SolarWinds

Datadog

PowerShell

Job description

CFP Board in Washington, DC, seeks a Sr. Systems and Cloud Engineer to design, implement, and optimize our IT infrastructure across on‑premises and cloud services.

You will lead efforts to ensure security, stability, and high availability of mission‑critical systems. Collaborating with IT leadership, cybersecurity, and application owners, you will provide hands‑on technical leadership, perform advanced troubleshooting, and drive scalable, compliant infrastructure initiatives in a hybrid work