Server Engineer (SME)

AHU Technologies Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

AHU Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to design, deploy, and maintain scalable IT infrastructure, leveraging on‑premises and cloud Microsoft technologies. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Windows Server, Azure, AWS, M365, Windows 11, and unified communications.

Responsibilities include mentoring junior engineers, configuring devops infrastructure, and delivering complex, cross‑platform solutions across large environments for the DC market.

Qualifications

• 11-15 yrs conveying technical and functional concepts, required 11 years
• 11-15 yrs preparing complex technical documentation, required 11 years
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience (nice to have)
• Cayosoft Expert User, required 5 years
• VMware Vsphere, required 12 years
• Microsoft 365, required 12 years
• Server 2022, required 3 years
• Azure, required 12 years
• Azure VMware service offering, required 3 years
• AWS, required 12 years
• Box.com admin, required 4 years
• Microsoft Windows 11 migration, required 2 years
• Microsoft Teams calling, required 3 years
• Intune, required 5 years
• DC Government Experience, required 5 years

Responsibilities

• Conveys technical and functional concepts for a specialty.
• Identifies improvements to project standards for high quality services.
• Coordinates programming activities with development teams.
• Resolves problems of intent and feasibility with stakeholders.
• Maintains scalable, reliable infrastructure including cloud and on‑premise systems.
• Develops new business processes and programming solutions with stakeholders.
• Mentors junior engineers on Microsoft products.
• Configures and supports devops infrastructure.
• Hands-on technical design and coding in large complex systems.
• Integrates diverse environments and cross‑platform technologies.
• Delivers SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS infrastructure support.
• Interacts with executive level users or technical experts.
• Acts as niche SME when needed.
• Proven experience across large and complex implementations.

Education

Associates degree in IT

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

Tools

Cayosoft Expert User

VMware Vsphere

Microsoft 365

Azure VMware service

Box.com admin

Microsoft Teams Calling

Intune

Job description

Job Description:

Short Description: 11-15 years of experience. Subject Matter Expert on system engineering architecture and advanced support, including Windows server, Azure, AWS, Microsoft 365, Windows 11, Unified communications, and advanced Microsoft windows system engineering.

The Client puts people to work. Client achieves its mission by providing the necessary tools for the District of Columbia workforce to become more competitive using tailored approaches to ensure that workers and employers are successfully paired. Client also fosters and promotes the welfare of job seekers and wage earners by ensuring safe working conditions, advancing opportunities for employment, helping employers find qualified workers, and tracking labor market information and other national economic measurements impacting the District of Columbia.

Client is looking for a qualified server engineer with experience designing, deploying and maintaining a scalable and reliable IT infrastructure leveraging both on premise and cloud-based Microsoft Technologies.

Contract Job Description

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates expertise in conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty.
• Identifies improvements to project standards to achieve high quality services/products. This is a professional position which may require subject matter expertise consistent with demanding and rare technological skills.
• May require coordination of programming activities being conducted by the application development team.
• Confers with other business and technical personnel to resolve problems of intent, inaccuracy, or feasibility of computer processing and project design.
• Works with necessary Client and Client personnel to maintain a scalable, reliable infrastructure including cloud and premise-based systems including servers and a variety of endpoints.
• Leverages excellent written and verbal communication skills to develop new business process and programming solutions as directed by business and technical stakeholders.
• Mentors junior engineers to increase knowledge of Microsoft based products.
• Configures and supports devops infrastructure.
• Proven track record of hands‑on technical design and code work within large complex systems.
• Proven hands‑on technical work with a variety of technologies.
• Demonstrated technical expertise integrating a variety of diverse technical environments and cross-platform technologies.
• Delivers support for SAAS, PAAS, and IAAS infrastructure.
• Interacts with executive level business users or technical experts.
• Advanced experience in the required technical subject matter.
• May function as a niche technical SME (Subject Matter Expert).
• Has proven experience across large and complex implementations and systems.

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements

Associates degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience desired.

Skills Matrix

• 11-15 yrs. conveying technical and functional concepts for a specific technical specialty. Required 11 Years
• 11-15 yrs. preparing complex technical documentation. Required 11 Years
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience. Nice to have
• Cayosoft Expert User. Required 5 Years
• VMware Vsphere. Required 12 Years
• Microsoft 365. Required 12 Years
• Server 2022. Required 3 Years
• Azure. Required 12 Years
• Azure VMware service offering. Required 3 Years
• AWS. Required 12 Years
• box.com admin. Required 4 Years
• Microsoft windows 11 migration. Required 2 Years
• Microsoft teams calling. Required 3 Years
• Intune. Required 5 Years
• DC Government Experience. Required 5 Years