IT Systems Engineer

Summary

Puffer-Sweiven has been a leader in equipment and services for process control and automation for over 75 years. They are seeking an IT Systems Engineer to deploy, maintain, and support networks and cloud infrastructure, while acting as a bridge between operational teams and central IT.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, administer, and support networks, directories, servers, endpoints, security, and cloud infrastructure, including installation of operating systems, and applications on those systems
• Administer and maintain physical servers and virtualization platforms in a multi-hypervisor environment
• Maintain and support a dedicated network, including switching, VLANs, and network segmentation
• Leverage vendor‑provided scripted installers and images where available for virtual and physical systems
• Deploy and configure process control system platforms
• Act as a bridge between operational teams and central IT, aligning local systems with enterprise standards
• Support remote management tools and access platforms used by operational and support teams
• Collaborate with central infrastructure teams on capacity planning, redundancy, and resilience initiatives, including future site consolidation where applicable
• Maintain secure segmentation between operational, testing, and enterprise networks
• Support monitoring and alerting systems used within the environment
• The role requires a solid working knowledge of a broad array of technologies, applications, and services

Skills

• Minimum of an Associate's degree in STEM or equivalent experience in addition to the required administration experience
• Two (2) years of experience administering Server, Storage, or Network technologies
• Proficiency in at least one scripting technology (PowerShell, Python, or shell etc.)
• Industry certification (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, ISC2, ISACA, etc.)
• Strong documentation and communications skills and the proven ability to produce, maintain, and update technical documentation
• Strong experience with Windows Server administration and Active Directory
• Hands-on experience supporting virtualized environments
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts (switching, VLANs, firewall segmentation)
• Experience supporting industrial or customer test environments with non-standard system configurations
• Familiarity with imaging, scripted installs, or automated build processes
• Demonstrated interest and aptitude for learning new technologies
• Active Directory administration experience
• Collaboration tools and platforms
• Good understanding of modern cyber security principles
• IT Service Management concepts and practices
• Asset and inventory management using a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
• Disaster recovery, business continuity, and recovery principles and processes
• Working knowledge of virtual desktop technologies
• Demonstrated professional technology project experience
• Ability to work independently as a dedicated site resource while coordinating with broader IT teams
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• Experience working in environments with formal change control and operational governance

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Minimum of an Associate's degree in STEM or equivalent experience in addition to the required administration experience
• Two (2) years of experience administering Server, Storage, or Network technologies
• Proficiency in at least one scripting technology (PowerShell, Python, or shell etc.)
• Industry certification (e.g. Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA, ISC2, ISACA, etc.)
• Strong documentation and communications skills and the proven ability to produce, maintain, and update technical documentation
• Strong experience with Windows Server administration and Active Directory
• Hands-on experience supporting virtualized environments
• Solid understanding of enterprise networking concepts (switching, VLANs, firewall segmentation)
• Experience supporting industrial or customer test environments with non-standard system configurations
• Familiarity with imaging, scripted installs, or automated build processes

Nice to Haves

• Demonstrated interest and aptitude for learning new technologies
• Active Directory administration experience
• Collaboration tools and platforms
• Good understanding of modern cyber security principles
• IT Service Management concepts and practices
• Asset and inventory management using a Configuration Management Database (CMDB)
• Disaster recovery, business continuity, and recovery principles and processes
• Working knowledge of virtual desktop technologies
• Demonstrated professional technology project experience
• Ability to work independently as a dedicated site resource while coordinating with broader IT teams
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills
• Experience working in environments with formal change control and operational governance