Systems Engineer — VMware, Windows/Linux, & Automation

Hire Heroes USA; Illinois; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hire Heroes USA in Willowbrook, Illinois seeks a Systems Engineer with 3–5 years’ hands-on experience to design, deploy, and maintain mission-critical IT infrastructure on site. U.S.

Citizenship and the ability to pass background checks and drug screening are required. Responsibilities include implementing VMware Windows/Linux environments, managing Active Directory and Azure services, and developing automation scripts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT.
• 3–5 years of systems engineering experience with Windows and Linux server administration.
• VMware virtualization and containerization experience; VMware VCP is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain VMware-virtualized and bare-metal Windows and Linux server environments.
• Maintain Active Directory, Entra, Azure, Intune, and enterprise security solutions.
• Configure and manage networking gear (routers, switches, firewalls) from major vendors.
• Develop automation scripts for provisioning and configuration management (Bash, PowerShell, Ansible).
• Collaborate to integrate virtualization and cloud resources as needed.
• Assist in cybersecurity assessments and remediation; document findings.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

Active Directory

Networking

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

VMware vSphere

PowerShell

Bash

Ansible

Azure AD

Job description

Hire Heroes USA in Willowbrook, Illinois seeks a Systems Engineer with 3–5 years’ hands-on experience to design, deploy, and maintain mission-critical IT infrastructure on site. U.S.

Citizenship and the ability to pass background checks and drug screening are required. Responsibilities include implementing VMware Windows/Linux environments, managing Active Directory and Azure services, and developing automation scripts.