Senior Microsoft Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior MS Systems Engineer L3

Primary Location: Chicago IL, near O'Hare / Northwest Suburbs

Position Type: Full-Time Direct Hire or Contract to Hire

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OverviewTalentFish is casting a line for a Senior MS Systems Engineer L3 in Chicago's near west suburbs. This is a hybrid role as needed (approx. 1-2 days per week or less). This position will be primarily focused on managing/maintaining on-premises infrastructure, with some interaction with cloud-based tools such as Azure AD (Entra ID) and Intune.

• In this role, you will be designing, implementing, managing, and maintaining the organization's Information Technology Systems.

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  ou will be working with the architecture team to evaluate and ensure the efficient and secure operation of IT and business systems.

• The ideal candidate will have in-depth skills in Windows System Administration, Active Directory management, a strong understanding and management of FSMO roles, Group Policy Management, Event Viewer and Event Log analysis, and GPO configuration and maintenance.

What You Bring to the Role / Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience in systems administration, IT infrastructure management, and

• Experience supporting Microsoft technologies, including MS Windows Server, Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), MS Office 0365, MS Intune, Active Directory, and Azure AD (Entra ID).

• Proven experience supporting and managing on-premises infrastructure, including Active Directory, Windows Server, storage systems, and virtualization platforms (e.g., Hyper-V).

• Comfortable operating in on-premises IT environments, while possessing working knowledge/experience in cloud technologies like Azure AD and Intune.

• Strong expertise in Active Directory operations, including FSMO role management, Group Policy Objects (GPO), and Event Viewer/Event Log analysis for system diagnostics and auditing.

• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining server and storage infrastructures.

• Experience working with complex IT environments, including Active Directory configurations, Azure AD (Entra ID), VMs, and Hyper-V.

• Experience working with multiple operating systems, servers, and storage systems management.

• Experience managing system security, IAM, compliance, and endpoint security using tools like Okta, SentinelOne, or similar.