Systems Engineer

NBBJ; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NBBJ is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Digital Infrastructure team in Columbus. You will design, implement, and maintain scalable virtualization and storage solutions while collaborating with internal and external resources to meet deadlines and budgets.

The role requires seven years of systems engineering experience, expertise in VMware/HPE GreenLake, Windows Server, and Commvault for backup and DR. Travel is occasional, with a hybrid work arrangement in Columbus.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multi-location enterprise environment.
• Hands-on with virtualization platforms, preferably VMware, and HPE GreenLake.
• Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on current versions.
• Enterprise storage administration, including VMware and HPE storage platforms.
• Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including policy design and DR support.
• Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
• Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Understanding of TCP/IP and related protocols (DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, SSL).
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage enterprise virtualization and storage platforms including VMware and HPE storage systems.
• Monitor storage health, utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends.
• Administer backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop sustainable solutions.
• Provide escalation support for systems administrators and engineers.
• Lead, coach, and mentor team members to improve knowledge sharing.
• Design and maintain highly available, scalable virtualized server platforms.
• Document workflows and configurations for infrastructure services.
• Participate in on-call rotations and travel occasionally.

Skills

Windows Server management

Active Directory

Entra ID

TCP/IP fundamentals

Project management

Analytical troubleshooting

Autonomy

Tools

VMware

HPE GreenLake

Job description

NBBJ is an award-winning design firm recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company, a Fast Company Most Innovative Architecture Firm and a two-time 2025 AIA National Honor Award recipient. These recognitions reflect our purpose-driven approach that, fueled by ideas and a culture of collaboration, creates healthy buildings, strong communities and a resilient environment. That’s where you come in. With leading clients, diverse colleagues and offices in creative capitals around the globe, a career at NBBJ will inspire you to be extraordinary. You can learn more about our firm, see what it’s like to work here and explore recent projects and ideas at NBBJ.com. Join us to make an impact today!

The role at a glance:

NBBJ Columbus is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our talented Digital Infrastructure team. Our ideal candidate is highly organized, possesses strong project management and time management skills. Candidates should possess and demonstrate a successful track record of collaborating with internal and external resources to design and implement scalable solutions and troubleshooting complex problems while meeting deadlines and budget constraints. The desire and ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing, collaborative environment is essential.

In your new role, you will:

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Manage enterprisevirtualizationandstorage platformsincludingVMware, HPE storage systems, and related capacity, performance, replication, and lifecycle planning.
• Monitorstoragehealth,utilization, throughput, latency, and growth trends;identifyrisks early and recommend remediation before business operations are affected.
• Administer and improve backup, recovery, and retention services using Commvault, with emphasis on restore validation, ransomware resilience, and disaster recovery readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure problems and develop practical, sustainable solutions.
• Provide escalation support for systems administrators, engineers, and internal support teams.
• Lead, coach, mentor, and cross-train team members to improve knowledge sharing and operational resilience.
• Plan, design, build, andmaintainhighly available, reliable, and scalable virtualized server platforms.
• Learn, evaluate, and integrate evolving infrastructure technologies with existing systems.
• Partner with vendors to evaluate product offerings, resolve technical issues, and support procurement decisions.
• Document workflows, processes, procedures, configurations, and infrastructure service use cases.
• Participate in a team on-call rotation.
• Work extended hours when needed for critical outages, serious incidents, or disaster recovery events.
• Travel occasionally,generally lessthan two weeks per year.

What you will need to succeed:

• At least seven years of relevant systems engineering experience in a mid-sized, multilocation enterprise environment.
• Direct, recent, hands-on professional experience with the following:
• Virtualization platforms,preferablyVMware, and HPEGreenLake.
• Microsoft Windows Server management, failover clusters, and file servers on currently supported versions.
• Enterprise storage administration,preferablyVMware, and HPE storage platforms.
• Backup and recovery platforms, preferably Commvault, including backup policy design, restore validation, retention, and disaster recovery support.
• Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID in a multisite environment.
• Server security hardening, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
• Understanding of TCP/IP fundamentals and related protocols, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, SSH, and SSL.
• Methodical, analytical approach to troubleshooting.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, andproject managementskills.
• High degree of autonomy, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively with peers and customers.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-pressure, fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Commvault administration, reporting, automation, and troubleshooting.
• Linux server administration, including storage-oriented administration and ZFS concepts.
• HPE server, storage, and firmware lifecycle management.
• Microsoft Azure infrastructure services.
• Microsoft SQL Server administration or support.
• Microsoft PKI management.
• Citrix Virtual Apps andDesktopsand Citrix ADC.
• Atlassian Jira and Agile project management practices.

This role requires the individual to be based in the United States, with four days a week working in the Columbus office and one day a week hybrid.

The annual base pay range for this role is anticipated to be between $100,000 and $120,000. Actual compensation for successful candidates will be carefully determined based on a number of factors, including their skills, qualifications and experience.