Senior Systems Engineer (VMware & Microsoft Infrastructure)

careers-sentinel; Cicero (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision plan

401K

Weekly pay

Job summary

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer onsite in Cicero, IL, to lead VMware, AD, M365, Entra ID, and Intune initiatives. This contract-to-hire role emphasizes architecture, governance, and modernization of VMware environments with a strong emphasis on collaboration and mentorship.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience with VMware, Microsoft infrastructure, and automation, and must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience administering and supporting enterprise VMware environments.
• Strong expertise with VMware vSphere, ESXi, vCenter, lifecycle management, upgrades, and performance optimization.
• Experience designing, managing, and troubleshooting highly available virtualized environments.
• Experience supporting hybrid Microsoft infrastructure environments hosted on VMware platforms.
• Understanding of storage, compute, networking, and virtualization concepts.
• Experience with VMware capacity planning, performance tuning, DR, and modernization initiatives.
• Identity and access management knowledge.
• PowerShell scripting and automation experience.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex infra issues across VMware and Microsoft stacks.
• Experience documenting environments and driving infrastructure improvements.
• Strong communication and collaboration across teams.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Can-do attitude.

Responsibilities

• Serve as onsite SME for VMware, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune.
• Administer, optimize, and modernize the VMware infrastructure; establish standards and governance.
• Collaborate with teams; mentor and share knowledge across organization.

Skills

VMware vSphere

ESXi

vCenter

VMware lifecycle management

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

PowerShell scripting

Automation

Infrastructure troubleshooting

Documentation

Collaboration

Can-do attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Equivalent combination of experience considered

Tools

PowerShell

Job description

Responsibilities

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in VMware infrastructure technologies to serve as the organization’s onsite technical subject matter expert for VMware, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Intune environments.

This individual will play a critical role in the administration, optimization, and modernization of the organization’s VMware infrastructure while helping establish long-term architecture, standards, governance, and best practices. The ideal candidate is not only a strong systems administrator, but also someone who understands infrastructure architecture, can drive strategic improvements, and enjoys collaborating closely with team members through knowledge sharing and mentorship.

This is a contract to hire position located onsite in Cicero, Illinois

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience administering and supporting enterprise VMware environments.
• Strong expertise with:
  • VMware vSphere
  • ESXi
  • vCenter
  • VMware lifecycle management, upgrades, and performance optimization
  • Active Directory
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Intune
• Experience designing, managing, and troubleshooting highly available virtualized environments.
• Experience supporting hybrid Microsoft infrastructure environments hosted on VMware platforms.
• Strong understanding of storage, compute, networking, and virtualization concepts.
• Experience with VMware capacity planning, performance tuning, disaster recovery, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management principles.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across VMware and Microsoft technology stacks.
• Experience documenting environments, implementing standards, and driving infrastructure improvements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across teams.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Must demonstrate a "can-do" attitude.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field preferred.
• Equivalent combination of professional experience and technical expertise will also be considered.
• VMware certifications (VCP, VCAP) highly preferred.
• Relevant Microsoft infrastructure certifications are a plus.
• Experience participating in virtualization migrations, datacenter transformations, or infrastructure modernization projects.

Compensation Range:

$48-$57 per hour

What you get:

We offer weekly competitive pay, medical, dental, vision, 401K and more.

Overview

MOTIVATED…..make IT happen!

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. has been rated a top workplace every year since 2012!

About Us:

Sentinel delivers solutions that can efficiently address a range of IT needs – from security, to communications, to systems & networks, to software applications, to cloud and managed services; all of which include our staffing solutions for our clients. Since 1982, Sentinel has grown from providing technology maintenance services to our current standing as one of the leading IT services and solutions provider in the US. We have aligned with many of today’s global technology leaders including Cisco, Dell, VMware and Microsoft. Sentinel services customers both nationally and internationally with primary support operating centers in Downers Grove (HQ), Chicago, and Springfield, IL; Phoenix, AZ.; Lansing, and Grand Rapids, MI; Milwaukee, WI; and Denver, CO.

If you are MOTIVATED… you can make IT happen at Sentinel. Our commitment to our employees is to create a work environment that encourages creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit, fosters growth through certification and hands-on training, and values a team-oriented culture with rewards based on impact!

If you share our passion about what technology can do and want to be part of a top workplace environment – we’d like to have you join our team. Learn more at www.sentinel.com/careers.

As part of Sentinel's employment process, candidates will be required to complete a background check. Only those who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted. No phone calls please.

Sentinel is proud to be an equal opportunity employer including disability and veterans. In accordance with Title VII and state regulations, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, pregnancy, genetics, disability, military, veteran status or any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact [e-mail].

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Sentinel EEO Policy Statement is available here.

https://www.sentinel.com/about/diversity

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