Senior Systems Engineer — Enterprise Infra & Automation

ARA Brand; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead enterprise server infrastructure spanning Windows and Linux in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. You will drive design, implementation, and security hardening with a focus on availability and recovery.

The role emphasizes automation (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform), MFA services, and cross-team collaboration to support critical DoD-aligned programs.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi and Nutanix AHV.
• Strong Active Directory, GPO, DNS, DHCP, PKI and identity services knowledge.
• Experience backing up, restoring, and disaster recovery for enterprise systems.
• Automation proficiency with PowerShell, Ansible, Python, or similar scripts.
• Experience with cloud environments such as Azure and AWS.
• Familiarity with security compliance frameworks (CMMC/NIST 800-171).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, administer, and maintain Windows and Linux server infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Engineer and support virtualization and hyperconverged platforms (VMware vSphere, Nutanix).
• Configure and harden Windows Server and Ubuntu Linux systems, manage AD, DNS, DHCP, and certificate services.
• Plan highly available infrastructure with redundancy, fault tolerance, and DR capabilities.
• Administer backup, recovery, and data protection solutions; validate recovery capabilities.
• Manage enterprise MFA services (RSA SecurID) including token lifecycle and policy integration.
• Develop automation for provisioning, patching, and operations using PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform.
• Lead infrastructure projects and provide technical mentorship across server operations.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Nutanix AHV

Active Directory

PowerShell

Ansible

Python

Terraform

Azure

AWS

RSA SecurID

Networking fundamentals

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Nutanix Prism

Veeam

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to lead enterprise server infrastructure spanning Windows and Linux in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments. You will drive design, implementation, and security hardening with a focus on availability and recovery.

The role emphasizes automation (PowerShell, Ansible, Terraform), MFA services, and cross-team collaboration to support critical DoD-aligned programs.