Senior Systems Engineer
Senior Systems Engineer
Amherst InsightLabs (AIL) is a technology company with over twenty years of success developing and optimizing data analytics platforms for the real estate market. Having honed a unique analytical approach across residential real estate, commercial real estate, and fixed income, our platform powers various real estate business strategies including mortgage securitizations, asset management and a single-family buy-to-rent. Our data, technology and risk-management solutions provide our clients an edge in navigating today’s real estate markets.
Amherst InsightLabs is looking for candidates that are passionate, team oriented and enjoy working on complex projects. A successful candidate will have experience architecting and implementing technical solutions to support the needs of the business. This position requires extensive experience in Microsoft Windows Server operating systems, SAN storage, and networking. Linux experience considered a plus. The Senior IT Systems Engineer is part of the Amherst InsightLabs operations team and is expected to provide technical expertise pertaining to the planning, management, and improvement of infrastructure services.
You will be working with a talented team of system engineers, network engineers and software developers.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Expert understanding of IT infrastructure, theories, principles, and practices
- Participation in and contribution to multi-department, multi-discipline project planning
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and concepts
- Multi forest – multi domain Active Directory design, implementation, monitoring and troubleshooting
- Supporting services such as DHCP, DNS, Group Policy, IIS, ADFS
- Must be organized, professional and work well in fast-paced environments
- Process driven with experience utilizing issue tracking systems like JIRA
- Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritize changing workloads
- Self-motivated with the ability to proactively identify areas of needed improvement
- Provide on-call emergency services after business hours, holiday and weekends as required
Must have in-depth knowledge of the following technologies
- Understanding of networking concepts and terminology
- VMware Virtualization technologies
- Active Directory migrations and tools including strong PowerShell scripting (Active Directory module), and experience with AD Migration Tool (ADMT)
- Experience with tools like Solarwinds, Splunk and BigFix desirable
Desired Experience and Certification
- 4 -7 yrs. within Systems Engineering with a focus on Microsoft technologies
- One or more certifications: MCSA, MCSE or MCITP, VCP
- Prior experience working with a financial services or data analytics company is highly preferable
Amherst Holdings LLC is a privately held corporation and is located in West Austin with beautiful views of Lake Austin and the loop 360 bridge in a beautifully renovated modern work space with the latest technologies. A competitive compensation package, semi-annual bonus, 401k, paid vacation, 12 paid holidays, accrued sick/personal time, employer paid benefits (medical, dental, vision). We offer daily catered lunches, full stocked kitchen with snacks/drinks, relaxed casual environment and weekly/quarterly office events!