Sr. Systems Engineer

Apex Systems; Warrendale (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology services company seeks a Senior Systems Engineer for a contractor position lasting 6-12 months in Pittsburgh. The role involves designing and supporting identity platform infrastructure with a focus on Active Directory. Candidates should have strong communication skills, 4+ years of relevant experience, and a Bachelor's degree in IT. The position requires at least one in-office day per week.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with large-scale Active Directory infrastructure.
• Expertise in multi-forest environments, GPO, Sites & Services.
• Strong risk assessment and incident evaluation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer infrastructure services like Active Directory and SSO.
• Maintain documentation including standards and service catalogs.
• Provide high-quality support to internal IT and business units.

Skills

Active Directory administration

DNS

Disaster recovery planning

PowerShell scripting

Education

Bachelor’s in IT or equivalent

Tools

Google Workspace

Microsoft KMS

Job description

Overview

Job#: 2085789

Sr. Systems Engineer (Contractor) – 6-12 Months

Reports To: Manager – Identity Platforms

Location: Pittsburgh

Office Schedule: Would like this person to come in at least one day a week.

Company: Apex Systems

Job Description: Senior Systems Engineer (Identity Platforms)

Position Summary

Responsible for engineering, implementing, deploying, and supporting identity platform infrastructure services.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer infrastructure services (Active Directory, messaging, SSO, IAM, automation).
• Maintain documentation: standards, configurations, service catalogs, roadmaps.
• Stay current with technology trends and evaluate new opportunities.
• Scale services and technologies to meet global business demand.
• Provide high-quality support to internal IT and business units.
• Develop and maintain performance reporting and technical documentation.
• Participate in disaster recovery planning.
• Communicate technical topics across engineering, management, and business levels.
• Handle additional duties and projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in IT or equivalent technical background.
• 4+ years of experience with large-scale Active Directory infrastructure.
• Expertise in: AD administration; multi-forest environments; DNS, DHCP, GPO, Sites & Services; disaster recovery for AD; Microsoft KMS, RDP Terminal Services; domain controller maintenance/upgrades; PKI concepts and implementation.
• Preferred experience: Azure AD; Google Workspace; ADFS / SSO (SAML / OIDC); PowerShell scripting and automation.
• Strong risk assessment, incident/problem evaluation, and root cause analysis.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Employment Type & Location

Contractor; 6-12 months. Location: Pittsburgh, PA. Office schedule: at least one in-office day per week.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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