Systems Engineer I (Dallas, TX - Local Candidates Only)

Job Title: Systems Engineer I
Position Type: Contract to Hire
Location: Hybrid - Dallas, TX

Role Overview
The Systems Engineer I is an entry-level infrastructure professional responsible for supporting, monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting enterprise systems, including servers, operating systems, virtualization platforms, storage, backup solutions, and related infrastructure services.
Working under the guidance of senior engineers, this role assists with system administration, infrastructure projects, disaster recovery efforts, cloud technology adoption, documentation, and operational improvements.
This position collaborates with infrastructure, network, security, cloud, database, application, and service desk teams to ensure reliable and secure IT operations.

Responsibilities
Systems Support & Administration:
- Support, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise systems, including servers, operating systems, virtualization platforms, storage, backup solutions, and related infrastructure services.
- Install, configure, monitor, and maintain enterprise systems.
- Perform routine systems administration tasks.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and implement solutions.

Infrastructure Projects & Improvements:
- Assist with infrastructure projects and operational improvements.
- Assist with disaster recovery efforts.
- Assist with cloud technology adoption.

Documentation & Collaboration:
- Create and maintain technical documentation.
- Work under the guidance of senior engineers.
- Collaborate with infrastructure, network, security, cloud, database, application, and service desk teams to ensure reliable and secure IT operations.

Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field; OR
- Associate degree with two (2) years of relevant systems administration or infrastructure support experience; OR
- Equivalent combination of education, training, certifications, and related experience.

Experience:
Preferred: One (1) to three (3) years of experience supporting enterprise systems, servers, virtualization platforms, cloud environments, or related infrastructure technologies.

Technical Knowledge:
- Windows and Linux operating systems.
- Server hardware and virtualization technologies.
- Storage, backup, and recovery systems.
- Cloud computing fundamentals.
- Infrastructure monitoring tools.
- Scripting and automation concepts.
- Information security principles.
- Disaster recovery and IT service management practices.
- Change management procedures.

Key Skills:
- Install, configure, monitor, and maintain enterprise systems.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and implement solutions.
- Perform routine systems administration tasks.
- Create and maintain technical documentation.
- Learn new technologies quickly.
- Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Work independently and collaboratively across teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate.
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate.
- CompTIA Server+.
- CompTIA Linux+.
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP).
- Equivalent systems administration certifications.