Avalonbay Communities
Develops, redevelops, acquires, and manages high-quality apartment communities in the U.S.
Senior Systems Engineer
Ensures stable, efficient operation of enterprise systems, handling install, monitoring, support.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The Senior Systems Engineer will support the company’s hardware, software, networking and server technologies across corporate offices, remote sites and data centers. The role involves developing, testing, installing, configuring and troubleshooting systems while producing documentation, diagrams and procedures. The position requires independent work and the ability to balance multiple locations. Key duties include ensuring system stability and integrity, monitoring performance, establishing hardware compatibility processes, installing and tuning software, and providing technical leadership to IT Operations teams. The engineer also supports capacity‑planning analysis, leads technical workgroups, implements design‑driven solutions and resolves complex service requests. • Ensure stability, integrity, and efficient operation of core business systems. • Monitor systems for optimal performance aligned with business needs and IT policies. • Establish input/output processes and hardware compatibility parameters. • Install, maintain, and performance‑tune technical software products. • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to IT Operations and Support teams. • Support capacity‑planning analysis and reporting for procurement and performance monitoring. • Lead workgroups or functions as a technical expert and implement solutions from design specifications. • Resolve complex, non‑routine service requests.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸system stability
- ▸performance monitoring
- ▸software installation
- ▸technical leadership
- ▸capacity planning
- ▸troubleshoot systems
What You Bring
The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or IT (preferred) and brings at least eight years of systems or network engineering experience in complex distributed environments. Required expertise includes monitoring, virtualization, data storage, cloud technologies (SSO, federated identity, SAML, Azure AD), Windows administration, PowerShell, Azure infrastructure, VMware/vSphere or Hyper‑V, and advanced networking across LAN/WAN and enterprise Wi‑Fi. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology preferred. • 8+ years of systems or network engineering experience in complex distributed environments. • Experience with monitoring systems, virtualization, and data storage technologies. • Strong knowledge of cloud technologies such as SSO, federated identity, SAML, Azure AD, and cloud‑based email/SharePoint. • Proficiency in Microsoft Windows administration, PowerShell, and Azure infrastructure. • Experience with VMware/vSphere or Microsoft Hyper‑V. • Ability to install, configure, and troubleshoot servers, storage systems, and network devices. • Ability to administer and tune LAN/WAN, enterprise Wi‑Fi, switching, and routing across OSI layers.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸8+ years
- ▸powershell
- ▸azure ad
- ▸vmware
- ▸lan/wan
Benefits
AvalonBay offers comprehensive health, dental and vision benefits, a 401(k) match, paid time off, tuition reimbursement and an employee stock purchase plan, along with opportunities for internal growth and recognition programs. Employees also enjoy a 20 % discount on AvalonBay apartment homes and a culture built on integrity, caring and continuous improvement. • Comprehensive health, dental, vision benefits and 401(k) with company match. • Paid vacation, holidays, tuition reimbursement, and employee stock purchase plan. • Career growth through achievement and internal promotion opportunities. • Associate recognition programs and destination awards. • 20% discount on AvalonBay apartment homes.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time