Senior System Engineer

Responsibilities:

Sentinel is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with 5–7 years of industry experience to support and design cloud and virtualization solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in VMware, Hyper-V, UCS, Linux, and Windows environments. Responsibilities include onboarding new customers, supporting data center migrations, and maintaining critical cloud infrastructure. This role requires excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills as you will be working with various cross functional teams. Candidates should have experience in technical support and be comfortable in a fast-paced, SLA-driven environment. This position can be remote but may need to provide onsite support to our Downers Grove, IL headquarters as needed.

• Deep understanding and hands-on experience in server hardware, virtualization, cloud integrations, and security to ensure high availability, scalability, and optimal performance
• Design, implement, and manage mission-critical data center infrastructure
• Strong understanding of server virtualization, storage systems, and hands-on experience with Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) solutions
• Provide senior-level technical support and system engineering for all Windows-based and Linux-based platforms including Active Directory, DNS, RDS
• Planning, executing, and overseeing the successful migration of data center infrastructure, applications, and services
• Considered a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in one or more datacenter technologies
• Experience with Hyper-V/SystemCenter and scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell) is a plus
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Participation in after-hours work (when needed) and OnCall rotation is required
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Nice to have public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) experience
• Legally authorized to work in the US without sponsorship
• Must demonstrate a “can-do” attitude

We focus on candidates that display our “ACE” factor – Attitude, Compassion, and Enthusiasm to deliver quality solutions with exceptional customer service.

Compensation:

$110,000-$150,000

What you get:

We offer an energetic work environment with many corporate culture amenities, competitive salary, and rich benefit plan including: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, 529, Life Insurance, Income Protection Short and Long-Term Disability, Medical and Child/Elder Care, Flexible Spending Account Plans, Family Planning Benefits, Financial Education, Identity Theft Protection and Assistance, Legal Services, Employee Assistance Program, Two weeks’ vacation, additional paid time-off for Personal and Sick, certification and hands-on training, and employee discount for product services and entertainment.

MOTIVATED…..make IT happen!

Sentinel Technologies, Inc. has been rated a top workplace every year since 2012!

About Us:

Sentinel delivers solutions that can efficiently address a range of IT needs – from security, to communications, to systems & networks, to software applications, to cloud and managed services; all of which include our staffing solutions for our clients. Since 1982, Sentinel has grown from providing technology maintenance services to our current standing as one of the leading IT services and solutions provider in the US. We have aligned with many of today’s global technology leaders including Cisco, Dell, VMware and Microsoft. Sentinel services customers both nationally and internationally with primary support operating centers in Downers Grove (HQ), Chicago, and Springfield, IL; Phoenix, AZ.; Lansing, and Grand Rapids, MI; Milwaukee, WI; and Denver, CO.

If you are MOTIVATED… you can make IT happen at Sentinel. Our commitment to our employees is to create a work environment that encourages creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit, fosters growth through certification and hands-on training, and values a team-oriented culture with rewards based on impact!

If you share our passion about what technology can do and want to be part of a top workplace environment – we’d like to have you join our team. Learn more at

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