Senior Systems Engineer

Apex Systems; Charlottesville (VA); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

ESPP

401K

HSA

EAP

Discount program

Certification training

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems in Charlottesville, VA seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for a 6 month contract to hire. The role requires senior Microsoft infrastructure expertise, deep AD and disaster recovery, Windows Server engineering, and Azure administration.

The hybrid schedule is a couple of times per month, with support for on-prem hardware, storage, and server infrastructure. Experience with Microsoft 365, Exchange, Entra ID, and advanced PowerShell automation is essential, along with the

Qualifications

• Senior-level Microsoft infrastructure engineering experience.
• Deep Active Directory expertise, including disaster recovery.
• Windows Server engineering, not just administration.
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange / Entra ID experience.
• Azure administration experience.
• Advanced PowerShell automation and solutions building.
• Infrastructure lifecycle ownership and architecture experience.
• Hardware, storage and server infrastructure experience.
• SQL Server infrastructure support and troubleshooting (not DBA).
• Ability to operate independently in a small IT environment.

Skills

Active Directory

Windows Server

PowerShell

Azure

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Disaster recovery

Server hardware

SQL Server

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Infrastructure Engineering

Job description

Job#: 3045031

Senior Systems Engineer

6 month contract to hire

Pay: $55hr to $70hr

Hybrid (couple times a month)

Charlottesville VA

Top Must-Haves

• Senior-level Microsoft Infrastructure Engineering experience
• Deep Active Directory expertise, including disaster recovery
• Windows Server engineering (not just administration)
• Microsoft 365 / Exchange / Entra ID experience
• Azure administration experience
• Advanced PowerShell automation (building solutions from scratch)
• Infrastructure lifecycle ownership and architecture experience
• Hardware, storage, and server infrastructure experience
• SQL Server infrastructure support and troubleshooting (not DBA)
• Ability to operate independently in a small IT environment

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

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.

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Corporate Information

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