Systems Engineer, Sr.

PinnaclePartners; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 66,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

PTO (Paid Time Off)

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Pinnacle Partners is seeking a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer to join our client's team in the Indianapolis, IN area. The role focuses on top-tier escalation, project design, and seamless handoff to support.

Responsibilities include leading infrastructure projects, managing major incidents, and administering M365 and identity services across hybrid environments. Direct-hire with benefits and growth opportunities in a multi-tenant setting.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive IT engineering experience; MSP or multi-tenant exp 2+ years.
• Strong M365 administration experience.
• Advanced Active Directory and Entra ID engineering skills, hybrid identity.

Responsibilities

• Lead scoping, design, and execution of client infrastructure projects from SOW to handoff.
• Own Major Incidents and communicate status to stakeholders.
• Provision hosts, configure clusters, tune resources, plan capacity.
• Manage backup and disaster recovery integrations.
• Administer M365 tenants including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Defender/Compliance.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

M365 administration

Active Directory

Networking fundamentals

Windows Server

Tools

Scale Computing/SC/HyperCore

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V/Azure Stack

Job description

Job Description

Sr. Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Pay: Up to $110K
Direct Hire

Pinnacle Partners is assisting our client in their search for a Sr. Infrastructure Engineer to join their team in the Indianapolis, IN area. This successful resource will be responsible for serving as the top-tier escalation point.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead scoping, design, and execution of client infrastructure projects from statement of work (SOW) through handoff to support


• Maintain ownership of Major Incidents, and communicate status to internal and client stakeholders


• Perform host provisioning, cluster configuration, resource tuning, and capacity planning


• Manage backup and disaster-recovery integrations


• Administer M365 tenants including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, and Defender/Compliance workloads


• Manage tenant-to-tenant migrations, hybrid Exchange/AD configurations, and Intune MDM/endpoint management


• Configure and tune Microsoft Defender for Office 365, Purview, and DLP policies aligned to client security baselines


• Design and maintain Active Directory forests, domains, sites, trusts, OU structures, and Group Policy Objects

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5 years of progressive IT engineering experience, with at least 2 years in an MSP or multi‑tenant consulting environment


• Virtualization expertise, in order of priority: Scale Computing (SC/HyperCore), VMware vSphere, and/or Hyper‑V/Azure Stack


• Strong M365 administration experience


• Advanced Active Directory and Entra ID (Azure AD) engineering skills, including hybrid identity and AD Connect


• Proficiency with Windows Server, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and certificate services


• Networking fundamentals: VLANs, routing, firewalling, VPN, and SD‑WAN concepts


• Strong PowerShell scripting skills for automation and bulk administration tasks

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Microsoft certifications: M365 Certified: Administrator Expert, MS‑102, AZ‑104, SC‑series


• VMware certifications: VCP, VCAP, or VCDX


• CompTIA Security , CySA , or equivalent; ITIL v4 Foundation certification


• Experience with Intune, Defender for Endpoint, and Microsoft Sentinel


• Familiarity with ITSM platforms such as ConnectWise, Autotask, HaloPSA, or ServiceNow

TERMS:

• This is a direct hire opportunity with a salary up to $110K based on experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, PTO, and a 401(k) with company match.