Systems Engineering Manager

CyberCoders; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K (401K)

PTO

Job summary

CyberCoders is seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, resilient systems across physical and network domains. You will drive architecture, standards, and incident response in regulated environments.

The role emphasizes hands-on leadership across virtualization (Proxmox, Hyper-V, VMware), container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker), and network security with Fortinet/Cisco.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of systems engineering experience with at least 2 years in a people leadership role.
• Ability to lead architecture across virtualization, containers, and cloud-native patterns.
• Experience in regulated, safety-critical environments and compliance workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small systems engineering team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Define and own system architecture and engineering standards spanning virtualization (Proxmox, Hyper-V, VMware), container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud-native patterns.
• Design, implement, and maintain network and security architectures using Fortinet and Cisco technologies, with monitoring.
• Oversee implementation and lifecycle management of physical security systems including access control and intrusion detection.
• Drive observability and incident response practices using Splunk and other monitoring tools; establish runbooks, SLAs, and post-incident reviews.
• Architect and operationalize SSO/IAM solutions to support secure authentication and authorization across services and physical systems.
• Manage virtualization and host infrastructure capacity planning, patching, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with procurement, regulatory, and compliance teams to ensure systems meet requirements for regulated and safety-critical environments.
• Coordinate cross-functional projects with Network, Security, DevOps, and Applications teams to deliver secure end-to-end solutions on time and on budget.
• Champion automation and CI/CD for platform delivery, and promote DevOps practices to improve repeatability, reliability, and speed of delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Change mgmt

Communication

Team coaching

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering / Systems Engineering

Tools

Proxmox

Hyper-V

VMware

Kubernetes

Docker

Fortinet

Cisco

Splunk

Job description

Systems Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager to lead a team responsible for designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, resilient systems across physical and network domains. This role combines hands‑on technical leadership and people management to deliver solutions for virtualization, containerization, network security, and physical security systems (access control and intrusion detection) in regulated environments. The ideal candidate will partner with stakeholders to define architecture, enforce standards, and drive continuous improvement while ensuring compliance and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small systems engineering team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Define and own system architecture and engineering standards spanning virtualization (Proxmox, Hyper-V, VMware), container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker), and cloud-native patterns.
• Design, implement, and maintain network and security architectures using Fortinet and Cisco technologies, integrating network security best practices and monitoring tools.
• Oversee implementation and lifecycle management of physical security systems including access control, intrusion detection, and related integrations with IT systems.
• Drive observability and incident response practices using Splunk and other monitoring tools; establish runbooks, SLAs, and post‑incident reviews.
• Architect and operationalize SSO/IAM solutions to support secure authentication and authorization across services and physical systems.
• Manage virtualization and host infrastructure capacity planning, patching, backup, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Collaborate with procurement, regulatory, and compliance teams to ensure systems meet requirements for regulated and safety‑critical environments (e.g., nuclear facilities).
• Coordinate cross‑functional projects, working with Network, Security, DevOps, and Application teams to deliver secure end‑to‑end solutions on time and on budget.
• Champion automation and CI/CD for platform delivery, and promote DevOps practices to improve repeatability, reliability, and speed of delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 6+ years of systems engineering experience with at least 2 years in a people leadership role managing engineers or technical teams.
• Demonstrated experience with virtualization platforms: Proxmox, Hyper-V, and VMware.
• Proven hands‑on expertise with container orchestration and tooling: Kubernetes and Docker.
• Strong background in network architecture and security using Fortinet and Cisco products.
• Experience integrating and operating Splunk or equivalent observability/monitoring platforms.
• Experience with physical security technologies: access control, intrusion detection systems, and their integration with IT services.
• Familiarity with SSO/IAM implementations, authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth/OIDC), and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience operating in regulated, safety‑critical or nuclear environments, including knowledge of compliance and documentation requirements.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, project leadership, and change management skills. Certifications such as CISSP, CCNP/CCIE, or relevant virtualization/container certifications are a plus.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 410K
• PTO