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Job Title: Senior Manager, Systems Engineering
Location: Cincinnati OH (Remote/Hybrid)
Who We Are:
Vernovis is a Total Talent Solutions company that specializes in Technology, Cybersecurity, Finance & Accounting functions. At Vernovis, we help these professionals achieve their career goals, matching them with innovative projects and dynamic direct hire opportunities in Ohio and across the Midwest.
Come join us:
Vernovis is looking for a hands-on Senior Manager of Systems Engineering to lead a team of Systems Engineers while remaining deeply involved in the organization's enterprise infrastructure. This working manager will play a key role in leading the transition from VMware to a KVM-based virtualization platform, ensuring a seamless migration while maintaining the stability and reliability of the production environment. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background in Windows infrastructure, Active Directory, virtualization, and on-premises datacenter operations, along with proven leadership experience mentoring technical teams and driving infrastructure modernization initiatives.
What You'll Do:
Vernovis offers Health, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Short & Long -Term Disability, Voluntary Life Insurance, and 401K.
Vernovis does not accept inquiries from Corp to Corp recruiting companies. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and not violate any immigration or discrimination laws.
Vernovis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://vernovis.com/privacy-policy-2/.
Location: Cincinnati OH (Remote/Hybrid)
Who We Are:
Vernovis is a Total Talent Solutions company that specializes in Technology, Cybersecurity, Finance & Accounting functions. At Vernovis, we help these professionals achieve their career goals, matching them with innovative projects and dynamic direct hire opportunities in Ohio and across the Midwest.
Come join us:
Vernovis is looking for a hands-on Senior Manager of Systems Engineering to lead a team of Systems Engineers while remaining deeply involved in the organization's enterprise infrastructure. This working manager will play a key role in leading the transition from VMware to a KVM-based virtualization platform, ensuring a seamless migration while maintaining the stability and reliability of the production environment. The ideal candidate brings a strong technical background in Windows infrastructure, Active Directory, virtualization, and on-premises datacenter operations, along with proven leadership experience mentoring technical teams and driving infrastructure modernization initiatives.
What You'll Do:
- Play a hands-on role in the ongoing migration from VMware to KVM-based solutions, including workload assessment, testing, cutover planning, and validation while ensuring operational continuity.
- Administer and maintain Linux server environments (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu), including patching, hardening, performance monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Administer and support Windows Server environments, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP within a hybrid Linux/Windows infrastructure.
- Manage and maintain virtualization hardware platforms, including server provisioning, firmware updates, hardware lifecycle management, and rack/stack operations.
- Oversee on-premises datacenter operations, including physical infrastructure, environmental systems, and capacity planning.
- Manage enterprise storage systems, including provisioning, monitoring, performance optimization, and lifecycle planning.
- Develop, document and implement operational procedures, checklists, and best practices for Linux, Windows, and virtualization technologies.
- Provide mentoring to other administrators and engineers on technical issues, advanced tools, and emerging virtualization technologies.
- Assist with developing technology roadmaps and participate in the assessment of technology solutions to support organizational needs.
- Manage vendor relationships related to virtualization platforms, Linux distributions, and supporting hardware.
- Develop criteria for and perform vendor and/or system and application selections.
- Coordinate all activities of the Systems Engineering group with all affected operating units and corporate departments.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- 7 years of experience in a related field preferred, with prior managerial experience.
- Proven ability to manage, mentor and develop technical staff in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Practical knowledge of KVM-based virtualization platforms and VMware migration planning and execution.
- Proficiency with Linux system administration and shell scripting.
- Expertise with Windows Server administration, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, and DHCP.
- Strong knowledge of on-premises datacenter management and enterprise storage platforms (SAN, NAS, or software defined storage.)
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Understanding of enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions.
- Understanding of AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, VPC, IAM) is a plus.
- Advanced troubleshooting skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver quality results in short timeframes.
- Ability to work with IT customers from operating units and with other office personnel in person and by telephone in often stressful situations.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- May be required to work a non-traditional schedule.
Vernovis offers Health, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Short & Long -Term Disability, Voluntary Life Insurance, and 401K.
Vernovis does not accept inquiries from Corp to Corp recruiting companies. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and not violate any immigration or discrimination laws.
Vernovis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://vernovis.com/privacy-policy-2/.