Senior Systems Engineer: IT Infra & Security

AIT; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

AIT in Plano, TX is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide business and technical expertise to implement IT strategies, evaluate products, and deliver high-quality design and support. The role includes guiding the IT team, managing full system lifecycles, and coordinating infrastructure projects to ensure reliable operations.

This role requires DoD 8570 Level II or higher, a strong networking background, and a proven ability to collaborate across teams. On-call work and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in information systems (Preferred) or related experience.
• DoD 8570 level II security certification (e.g., CCNA, CND, Cloud+, Security+ CE) or ability to obtain within 6 months.
• Minimum of ten years of IT experience and minimum five years in similar role.
• Strong proficiency in networking protocols and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level technical guidance and escalation for IT team.
• Mentor junior staff and provide technical direction.
• Manage all phases of systems administration from design to testing of new service rollouts.
• Coordinate network hardware/software changes and deployments.
• Provide on-day operations support for network hardware and OS.
• Troubleshoot network and systems at both physical and logical levels.
• Define and manage infrastructure strategy, standards and roadmaps.
• Participate in enterprise architecture planning and technology evaluations.
• Establish relationships with stakeholders for architecture adoption.
• Oversee proof-of-concept projects to demonstrate value.
• Design and deploy best practices for monitoring, change control, SLAs, and policies.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

DoD 8570 Level II security certification

Tools

VMware vSphere

SolarWinds

Cisco switches

Active Directory

Microsoft Exchange

Job description

AIT in Plano, TX is seeking a Systems Engineer to provide business and technical expertise to implement IT strategies, evaluate products, and deliver high-quality design and support. The role includes guiding the IT team, managing full system lifecycles, and coordinating infrastructure projects to ensure reliable operations.

This role requires DoD 8570 Level II or higher, a strong networking background, and a proven ability to collaborate across teams. On-call work and travel may be required.