Lead Systems Engineer (Windows)

Eagle Seven is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to lead a small team with technical design, planning, and implementation of our Microsoft ecosystem based solutions. This role will serve as a technical expert with direct influence over the design and implementation of our systems. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, have a strong sense of ownership and be driven to provide creative and technical solutions to business problems.
Primary Responsibilities:
Architect, implement, and support physical and virtual servers, database servers, and high performance storage solutions
Managing and leading systems and infrastructure projects
Managing the day-to-day administration, support, maintenance and monitoring of the Microsoft Exchange environment
Evolving our VMware environments to continue meeting our future growth needs
Staying current with the latest technology trends in the industry;
propose, evaluate and implement new solutions
Serving as a technical expert, driving change to adopt new standards, maintaining reliability and improving performance metrics
Developing solutions to automate and improve operational reliability and efficiency
Driving efforts to continuously improve and maintain our Active Directory environment
Providing technical expertise and guidance to improve existing hardware strategy including standards, life-cycle periods, vendor management and capacity planning
Requirements
Strong understanding of architecting and configuring Microsoft Windows OS technology including AD Forests, Domains, Trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Organizational Units
Proven expertise in designing and architecting domain consolidation projects
Managing the day-to-day administration, support, maintenance and monitoring of the Microsoft Exchange infrastructure
Experience with WSUS for windows patch management, including drivers and firmware
Previous automated software provisioning, operating system distribution and asset management
Architectural design knowledge of storage and backup technologies
Strong working knowledge of virtualization solutions
Experience with configuration management systems, such as Salt, Ansible, Puppet, Chef
Regular work exposure to Python and Git version control
Previous cloud experience
Functional knowledge of SQL and working with databases is desirable
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks with high attention to detail in a fast-paced environment
Motivated to identify and problem solve issues in a timely manner
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop and present ideas clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical team members
High degree of flexibility and adaptability;
comfortable in a dynamic working environment
Knowledge of the financial industry is preferred
Benefits
Eagle Seven offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees.
Medical PPO and HMO coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
Company Contributions to a Health Savings Account (with enrollment into a High Deductible Health Plan)
Dental coverage through Principal
Vision coverage through VSP
401k Retirement Savings Plan with Employer Match
Company Paid Life Insurance
Company Paid Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off
Flexible Spending Account
Pre-tax Transit Benefits
Complimentary Lunch, Snacks, and Beverages
Access to Renovated Building Gym and Bike Room