Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer - Remote/Hybrid

Top Prospect Group; Worcester (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Prospect Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Generalist) to design, deploy, upgrade, and support IT infrastructure for multiple clients across diverse environments. You’ll lead projects from discovery to optimization, handling server, storage, networking, and security tasks.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience, with strong VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, storage, and firewall skills, plus client-facing delivery in hybrid cloud settings.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure engineering, preferably with VAR/MSP/consulting background.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Windows Server, Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, and related core services.
• Proven experience with VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix platforms.
• Experience with enterprise storage configuration and backup strategies.
• Proficient in Layer 2/3 networking and enterprise Wi-Fi deployment (Meraki, Aruba, Extreme).
• Hands-on experience with firewalls (Fortinet, SonicWall, Meraki).
• Comfortable working in hybrid cloud environments (on-prem + Microsoft 365, Azure).
• Willingness to travel to client sites as required.

Responsibilities

• Act as lead or senior engineer on infrastructure projects, including deployments, hardware refreshes, and upgrades.
• Participate in discovery, solution design, and implementation planning with project managers and sales engineers.
• Perform client-facing deployments, migrations, and infrastructure cutovers on-site and remotely.
• Deploy and manage VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV environments.
• Handle host configuration, VM provisioning, cluster setup, and resource optimization.
• Perform P2V migrations and assist with licensing and capacity planning.
• Implement and maintain enterprise storage (SAN/NAS) and backup solutions.
• Configure backup and disaster recovery using Veeam, Datto, or similar tools.
• Deploy and support wired and wireless networks with enterprise-grade gear.
• Configure firewall rules, VPNs, and security policies; assist with migrations.
• Provide documentation and handoff training to client IT staff.

Skills

IT infrastructure engineering

Client-facing delivery

Hybrid cloud experience

Project management

Troubleshooting

Tools

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Nutanix AHV

SAN/NAS storage

Veeam Backup & Replication

Datto Backup

Cisco Meraki

Aruba networking

Extreme Networks

Fortinet FortiGate

SonicWall firewall

Windows Server

Active Directory

Job description

Top Prospect Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer (Generalist) to design, deploy, upgrade, and support IT infrastructure for multiple clients across diverse environments. You’ll lead projects from discovery to optimization, handling server, storage, networking, and security tasks.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on IT infrastructure experience, with strong VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, storage, and firewall skills, plus client-facing delivery in hybrid cloud settings.