IT Systems Engineer

AESC is looking to add an IT Systems Engineer (Infrastructure) to our team in Smyrna, TN.

AESC is an exciting, newly created global organization committed to solving the challenges of a sustainable future and becoming the leading supplier of full-value-chain battery solutions. Our lithium-ion batteries can be found in nearly one million electric vehicles worldwide and have a stellar safety record of zero-critical issues. AESC US is leading the way in battery technology. We design and manufacture EV battery technology for various electric vehicles and equipment.

We are working hard towards unlocking the full potential of sustainable energy and climate change mitigation. We will continue to build upon our successes and expand into new markets and industries, producing innovative and competitive products and technologies that advance the goal of a zero-carbon emission future. AESC is headquartered in Japan and has battery manufacturing locations in Japan, UK, China, and the U.S.

Our mission is to solve the challenges for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a meaningful impact.

We are seeking a high-caliber IT System Engineer to manage and evolve the mission-critical infrastructure at our Smyrna manufacturing facility. This is a hands‑on, plant-facing role where your expertise in high‑availability compute, storage, and disaster recovery directly impacts our production continuity. You will take full ownership of a modern, dual‑datacenter environment, ensuring the stability and scalability of our core systems.

• Infrastructure Ownership:
  Drive the day-to-day operations and long-term health of our VMware vSphere 8 clusters and Cisco UCS computer nodes.
• Server Management:
  Lead the full lifecycle of Windows Server environments. This includes provisioning, hardening Active Directory/PKI services, managing Group Policy, and overseeing automated patching/compliance to ensure a secure and stable OS layer.
• Storage & Availability:
  Architect and manage high-availability storage configurations using Pure Storage Metro Pods, ensuring zero-downtime failover capabilities across our dual-datacenter footprint.
• Backup & Data Protection:
  Own the end-to-end backup strategy utilizing Veeam. You will be responsible for backup job health, off-site replication, and performing regular restoration drills to guarantee sub-hour RTO/RPO for plant-critical systems.
• Proactive Monitoring System:
  Manage and optimize enterprise monitoring platforms to maintain 360-degree visibility. You will proactively identify performance bottlenecks and system alerts to resolve incidents before they impact manufacturing output.
• Plant Floor
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Act as the primary infrastructure partner for the production team, ensuring that MES, SQL clusters, and Oracle RAC environments remain performant and reachable.
• System Modernization:
  Continuously evaluate and upgrade legacy systems, ensuring the site leverages the latest features in virtualization and hardware to support factory growth.
• Documentation & Standards:
  Maintain rigorous documentation for system architectures, IP schemas, and disaster recovery playbooks.

• Experience:
  
  4+ years of dedicated systems or infrastructure engineering experience (candidates with 5‑8+ years for a Senior title are encouraged to apply).
• Virtualization:
  Expert-level hands‑on experience with VMware vSphere 8 (vCenter, ESXi, DRS, HA, vMotion).
• Windows Ecosystem:
  Extensive administration of Windows Server (up to 2022), including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Failover Clustering, ADCS two-tier PKI, S2D, NPS, MPIO, and DFS.
• Storage Infrastructure:
  Deep experience administering enterprise SAN/NAS; specific experience with Pure Storage (Metro Pods), Net App, or Dell is highly preferred.
• Data Protection:
  Ownership of backup and recovery platforms, specifically Veeam and Exa Grid, ensuring robust Disaster Recovery (DR) readiness.
• Technical Troubleshooting:
  Proven methodology for solving complex issues across compute, storage, and OS layers in a high-pressure environment.
• Operational Mindset:
  Ability to work independently in an on-site manufacturing…