Senior Systems Engineer Team Lead (Remote)

About the role

VetsEZ is seeking a Team Lead / Senior Systems Engineer to support enterprise healthcare IT operations for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The role leads the systems engineering and administration team while providing senior, hands-on engineering of Windows-based environments supporting mission-critical applications and data platforms. It is a remote position based in Tampa, FL.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a team of system administrators and engineers, assign work, set priorities and track progress against deliverables, maintenance windows and schedules.
• Act as the team's technical point of contact with program leadership, developers, database engineers, cybersecurity personnel and VA stakeholders.
• Design, engineer and maintain Windows Server infrastructure (2016, 2019 and newer) across development, staging and production, including capacity planning and lifecycle upgrades.
• Architect and oversee enterprise services such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, SMB, RDP and Group Policy Objects, and set configuration standards.
• Design high-availability solutions including server clusters, SAN-attached volumes, MPIO and NIC teaming with Mellanox NICs.
• Oversee virtual (Hyper-V) and physical platforms, including HP ProLiant servers, firmware updates and diagnostics.
• Lead implementation of VA/DoD STIGs, vulnerability remediation and secure configuration of remote access tools such as sFTP and RDP.
• Own the enterprise backup strategy using Commvault, including scheduling, validation and restoration testing.
• Direct system monitoring with SCOM, SolarWinds or equivalent, and act as the escalation point for complex incidents and root cause analysis.
• Plan deployments of tools such as Visual Studio, Power BI, ER/Studio, Jupyter Lab and SQL Server; lead change management, technical reviews, risk assessment and rollback planning.
• Establish PowerShell automation standards, mentor team members, support onboarding and ensure documentation and topology diagrams are current.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electronics engineering or another engineering or technical discipline, or 8 years of additional relevant experience.
• 5+ years of experience.
• Experience administering Windows Server in large-scale or enterprise settings and leading or leading as technical lead for systems administration or infrastructure teams.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance; fingerprinting and background check required.

Required skills

• Windows Server, Active Directory, GPOs, Windows clustering, sFTP and SAN-attached storage.
• Patch management, system hardening and compliance with federal security standards.
• Virtualization (Hyper-V, VMM) and tools such as Commvault, SolarWinds or SCOM.
• PowerShell scripting and strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.
• Additional qualifications include Azure integration, Nessus scanning, ITIL change/incident/problem management, and experience with AI-assisted tools such as GitHub Copilot.

What we offer

• Medical, dental and vision coverage.
• 401k with matching.
• Corporate laptop.
• PTO and federal holidays.
• Training opportunities and a remote opportunity.