System Engineer

Montgomery Bank; Sikeston (MO); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery Bank in Sikeston, MO seeks an experienced System Engineer to maintain and secure our core IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, and network components. The role is hands-on, with emphasis on virtualization, storage optimization, and resilient financial systems.

Hybrid remote options are available, with in-office five days a week during onboarding. You will deploy, monitor, and upgrade server and storage environments, document procedures, and collaborate with the IT Manager on

Qualifications

• 4+ years of enterprise network administration/engineering experience.
• Hands-on VMware vSphere administration.
• Direct NetApp SAN storage management experience.
• Experience with Cisco UCS hardware.
• Experience managing 100-200+ virtual servers in a data center.
• Deep knowledge of server OS, Active Directory, and security standards.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to explain complex tech to non-tech.
• Willingness to travel for conferences or projects.
• On-call availability for critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, monitor, and upgrade core server infrastructure.
• Manage virtualization and storage to ensure high availability.
• Collaborate with IT Manager for planning and business case justifications.
• Maintain technical and procedural documentation.
• Support IT policies, security, DR procedures, and asset management.

Skills

VMware vSphere

NetApp SAN Storage

Cisco UCS Hardware

Active Directory

Enterprise security

Cloud concepts (Azure)

Communication

On-call support

Travel availability

Tools

Azure

Intune

Microsoft 365

Job description

We are seeking an experienced System Engineer to join our IT team. In this role, you will ensure the performance, security, and day-to-day operation of our bank's core IT infrastructure. This role is ideal for a proactive, self-motivated professional who enjoys maintaining complex virtual environments, optimizing enterprise storage, and keeping critical financial systems highly secure and resilient.

The successful candidate will play a hands-on role in deploying, monitoring, and upgrading server, storage, and network components while collaborating closely with the IT Manager to deliver resilient, scalable technology solutions.

Please Note:Candidates must clearly demonstrate hands-on experience with VMWare vSphere and enterprise SAN storage systems on their resume.

Hybrid remote options are available based on ongoing performance. Standard expectation is 5 days in-office per week during the initial onboarding period.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage Infrastructure:Manage the deployment, monitoring, maintenance, development, and upgrade of core server infrastructure, hardware, and storage systems.
• Optimize Virtual Environments:Oversee an enterprise datacenter environment hosting 100-200+ virtual servers to ensure high availability and performance.
• Strategy & Planning:Collaborate with the IT Manager on daily operational planning, project coordination, and the development of business case justifications for IT initiatives.
• Systems Documentation:Continually develop, improve, and maintain deep technical and procedural documentation for all core systems.
• Support & Operations:Assist in the definition and execution of IT policies, security protocols, disaster recovery procedures, and asset management.

REQUIREMENTS

• Core Experience:A minimum of 4 years of experience as an administrator/engineer in an enterprise-level network environment.
• Virtualization Expertise:Strong, proven hands-on experience managing and configuring withinVMWare vSphere.
• Storage Management:Direct experience maintaining and managingNetApp SAN Storageor an equivalent enterprise SAN technology.
• Experience withCisco UCShardware or equivalent.
• Scale:Prior experience managing a data center footprint of at least 100-200+ virtual servers.
• Technical Knowledge:Deep understanding of current server operating systems, active directory environments, and enterprise security standards.
• Communication:Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to present technical ideas in business-friendly language.
• On-call availability for critical system needs.
• Ability to occasionally lift and transport moderately heavy computer components.
• Ability to travel to attend technical conferences or complete enterprise projects.

PREFERRED

• Familiarity with enterprise networking concepts (Cisco/Juniperrouting/switching,Cisco Firewalls, andAruba/SilverPeak SD-WAN) to collaborate effectively with our network team.
• Familiarity with cloud and modern endpoint management platforms:Microsoft Azure, Entra, M365, and Intune.