System Engineer II — Infrastructure, Automation & Reliability

Acuity Insurance; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 87,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Mentorship opportunities

Job summary

Acuity Insurance is seeking a System Engineer II to design, configure, and maintain IT infrastructure for performance, security, scalability, and availability. The role focuses on SAN/NAS/object storage, VMware, and storage integrations with cross‑functional teams.

Candidates located in Wisconsin or willing to relocate will join a team that emphasizes automation, incident response, and continuous improvement while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 2–5 years of system engineering or infrastructure experience.
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux environments.
• Strong collaboration with cross‑functional teams and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with engineers to design scalable, secure systems meeting performance and availability targets.
• Participates in integration of new systems and upgrades to existing infrastructure.
• Performs patch management, updates, backups and routine maintenance.
• Implements automation using Ansible and PowerShell to reduce manual tasks.
• Monitors system health and performance, optimizes configurations for reliability.
• Supports disaster recovery planning, testing, and documentation; mentors junior engineers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Clear communication

Mentorship

Cross‑functional collaboration

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

VMware

Windows Server

Linux

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

SolarWinds

Prometheus

Git

Cron

Zena

Encryption

Firewalls

RDP/SSH

Job description

Acuity Insurance is seeking a System Engineer II to design, configure, and maintain IT infrastructure for performance, security, scalability, and availability. The role focuses on SAN/NAS/object storage, VMware, and storage integrations with cross‑functional teams.

Candidates located in Wisconsin or willing to relocate will join a team that emphasizes automation, incident response, and continuous improvement while mentoring junior engineers.