Sr Technologist II, System Engineer

Our client is located in Northwest Houston and is looking to add a Sr Technologist II System Engineer to their team on a Contract to Hire basis. The role offers a remote/hybrid work schedule. Must be local to Houston as the role requires working onsite as needed for meetings.

The Sr. Technologist II System Engineer Contract-to-Hire role will involve installation configuration and daily maintenance of Oceaneerings identity management systems server operating systems server virtualization platforms and other tools associated with infrastructure operations. This role works independently with minimal supervision and will also contribute heavily on IT projects as well as manage their own projects.

Must have total of 15 years of overall IT experience.

Responsibilities

• Azure Portal / M365 Administration (Azure Entra Exchange Intune OneDrive)
• Automation and scripting using PowerShell and other tools like Orchestrator or Ansible
• Identity Management and Domain Administration (AD Entra DNS DHCP)
• Windows Server Operating systems management on a global scale
• Analyze system log files and determine appropriate courses of action
• Handle escalations and troubleshoot issues at a Tier 3 level
• Participate in on-call rotation and/or after-hours support
• Assist communications business systems and desktop support groups with troubleshooting issues
• Create support documentation and assist with training other members of the department

Qualifications

• 15 years of total IT experience
• 10 years experience with Windows Active Directory
• 10 years experience with scripting and automation tools (Powershell Ansible Orchestrator etc.)
• 7 years experience using system events logs and other tools for troubleshooting trend analysis and reporting
• 5 years experience with Identity management systems (MIM Sailpoint Net IQ Okta)
• 5 years experience with vSphere or Azure hypervisors in a large multi-site environment
• 5 years experience with data gathering and data structures (XML JSON YAML WQL etc.)
• Experience with Messaging administration and Archiving (Exchange Online On-prem SMTP Mimecast)
• Patch Management and Systems Monitoring experience (SCCM Ivanti SCOM SolarWinds Azure Arc)
• Technical certifications preferred
• Travel may be required rarely