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Sr. Systems Engineer 0926

nexus IT group
Washington, DC Full Time
POSTED ON 9/15/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/14/2026
 We are seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join a growing technology team supporting complex enterprise IT environments. This is a hands-on individual contributor role responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and maintaining infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments.

The ideal candidate is a highly capable infrastructure professional who can operate independently, troubleshoot complex technical issues, contribute to architecture and technology strategy, and provide guidance to less-experienced engineers.

This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad range of infrastructure technologies while contributing to the reliability, security, and ongoing evolution of enterprise environments.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Engineering

  • Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments, including identity, security, collaboration, and related cloud services.
  • Support Microsoft 365 environments across commercial and regulated government cloud environments, including GCC and GCC-High.
  • Configure and manage enterprise firewalls, including firewall rules, VPNs, security policies, and related security controls.
  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Microsoft Power Automate workflows.
  • Deploy, monitor, test, and remediate enterprise backup solutions.
  • Administer enterprise switching and networking infrastructure, including VLANs, routing, and network segmentation.
  • Manage on-premises and datacenter infrastructure, proactively identifying and resolving hardware, operating system, application, and connectivity issues.
  • Administer Windows and Linux server environments across physical, virtual, cloud, and hybrid infrastructure.
  • Help ensure infrastructure environments meet established availability, performance, and service-level objectives.

Security & Compliance

  • Partner with security teams to identify, investigate, remediate, and prevent infrastructure vulnerabilities.
  • Apply security best practices throughout infrastructure design, implementation, and configuration.
  • Support security, compliance, and audit initiatives as needed.
  • Help maintain infrastructure in accordance with applicable security and compliance standards.

Architecture & Technology Strategy

  • Establish and maintain infrastructure technology standards, configurations, and best practices.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations based on business requirements, security, scalability, and long-term value.
  • Participate in technology evaluations and build-vs.-buy decisions.
  • Contribute to infrastructure architecture and modernization initiatives.

Collaboration & Mentorship

  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and other technical team members.
  • Work with project managers, business stakeholders, and technical teams to translate requirements into effective infrastructure solutions.
  • Collaborate with external vendors, technology partners, and other third parties.
  • Maintain a professional, customer-focused approach when working with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Manage multiple priorities while working independently with limited day-to-day supervision.

Required Qualifications

  • 7 years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure engineering.
  • Strong experience administering Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 environments.
  • Demonstrated experience with on-premises and hybrid Microsoft Active Directory environments.
  • Experience with enterprise virtualization technologies, including VMware and Hyper-V.
  • Strong experience with Windows Server 2016–2025, Windows 11, and Linux environments.
  • Experience administering enterprise firewall platforms, including SonicWall or comparable technologies.
  • Experience with enterprise storage platforms, including Pure Storage or comparable technologies.
  • Hands-on experience deploying, monitoring, troubleshooting, and remediating Veeam, Veeam ONE, and Veeam 365 backup environments.
  • Experience with HPE Aruba or comparable enterprise networking platforms.
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
  • Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and take ownership of technical issues through resolution.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant Microsoft certifications such as AZ-500, MS-500, or equivalent.
  • SonicWall SNSA/SNSPA or comparable firewall certifications.
  • Aruba or other enterprise networking certifications.
  • Previous experience working in an MSP or managed services environment.
  • Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks such as CMMC, NIST 800-171, NIST 800-53, ISO 20000-1, or ISO 27001.
  • Experience supporting environments with heightened security, regulatory, or compliance requirements.

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