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Senior Systems Engineer

Washington, DC - HQFull-time$125k–$145k2026-11-05 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Design, deploy, and manage core virtualized data center infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security for NPR's enterprise systems.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Infrastructure)

Builds

Virtualized data center environments, cloud integration, and disaster recovery strategies

Domain

Public Media / Enterprise IT Infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

VMware vSphere, Cisco UCS, SAN/NAS storage, AWS/Azure, Windows Server, Active Directory, PowerShell, Python, Bash, disaster recovery planning, change management

Preferred skills

Ansible, Puppet, Exchange Online, VDI, VMware VCP, Cisco CCNA/CCNP, AWS/Azure solutions architecture

Technologies

VMware vSphere, Cisco UCS, AWS, Azure, Windows Server, Active Directory, PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible, Puppet

Responsibilities

Architect virtualized infrastructure; Administer enterprise compute and storage; Advance cloud and hybrid integration; Govern disaster recovery strategies; Manage structured change processes; Publish system documentation; Lead Tier-3 escalations; Automate infrastructure operations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC