Lead Systems Engineer

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Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose. McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we’re building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy‑related carbon emissions. We’re making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we’re going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Lead Systems Engineer provides technical leadership in designing, implementing, and optimizing McKinstry’s core IT infrastructure, navigating complex technical challenges to ensure systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business goals. The role drives architectural decisions, oversees complex integrations, mentors engineering staff, and partners with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑performance solutions that elevate McKinstry’s technical capabilities and support both current and future operational needs.

• Technical Leadership: design, implementation, and optimization of core IT infrastructure – leading infrastructure projects, guiding solution design, and ensuring systems meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.
• Navigating complex technical challenges and ensuring system security, reliability, and scalability – troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis, risk mitigation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Architectural guidance and governance – recommending standards, evaluating technologies, shaping long‑term infrastructure strategy.
• Oversight of complex system integrations – coordinating cross‑platform integrations, validating interoperability, and ensuring seamless implementation.
• Mentoring and developing engineering staff – coaching team members, providing technical guidance, and supporting skill development.
• Cross‑functional partnership and stakeholder collaboration – working with business units, project teams, and leadership to deliver high‑performance technology solutions that support operational needs.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, with at least 5 years in senior technical leadership roles.
• 10+ years managing the Microsoft environment (e.g., AD, GPO, Windows Servers, IIS, monitoring, etc.).
• 8+ years with Azure services (e.g., Entra /AD sync, Microsoft 365, Intune, Autopilot, oAuth, permissions, identity, protection, B2B, etc.).
• 8+ years with automation and scripting tools (e.g., Power Shell, Python).
• 8+ years with virtualization (e.g. VMware), SAN (e.g. Pure), and Backup/Data protection (e.g. Rubrik) technologies.
• Proven experience implementing Zero Trust architectures with multi‑factor and passwordless authentication (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, biometrics, passkeys, conditional access).
• Expertise managing integration between cloud and on‑prem services and leading infrastructure projects from conception through execution.
• Demonstrated success providing business continuity/disaster recovery planning and testing.
• Extensive expertise monitoring system health, performance, service usage, and availability using Microsoft and 3rd‑party tools.
• Experience in regulatory and compliance frameworks with demonstrated success integrating compliance requirements into infrastructure and security projects.
• Hands‑on knowledge of automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible or Terraform is a plus.

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit‑sharing plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out‑of‑pocket maximums

• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
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