What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior System Engineer position at Beacon Hill?
My client is actively seeking a Network Systems Engineer for their growing team based out of Chicago, IL
This opportunity would be hybrid onsite in downtown Chicago, IL
Description:
The Systems Engineer will work within foundational services organization. The ideal candidate will design, operate, and enhance a hybrid DNS/DHCP/IPAM infrastructure spanning on-prem, software-defined infrastructure, and cloud environments, such as AWS Route53 and/or Azure DNS.
- Stay abreast of industry knowledge of DDI technologies (Infoblox, BlueCat etc.) and manage hybrid DNS architectures across on-prem, AWS Route53, and Azure DNS to ensure seamless name resolutions and zone delegation.
- Automates DNS/DHCP/IPAM workflows using Ansible, Python, and APIs; implements CI/CD pipelines, monitoring solutions, and automated zone-sync validation and compliance enforcement.
- Troubleshoots complex DNS/DHCP/IPAM issues, conducts detailed RCAs, provides permanent corrective fixes, and leads Priority 1 incident and network-outage investigations.
- Establishes and maintains technical standards, reviews security releases and CVEs, provides mitigation guidance, and certifies hardware platforms and code versions.
- Maintains comprehensive documentation, runbooks, and procedural materials to support operational excellence and global team knowledge continuity.
- Interfaces with Cloud, Network, Security teams, other technology towers, and vendors to design resilient hybrid DDI solutions and ensure alignment across internal and external partners.
- Acts as the Network SME on initiatives, collaborates on scopes of work (including budgets), partners with business teams, and participates in long-term technology strategy and direction.
Top Must-Have Skills (Technical):
- DNS, DHCP, DDI, Route53, Automation, Coding.
Nice-to-Have Skillsets (Technical):
- Vision, architecture, network, active directory.