Systems Engineer

Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that’s just the beginning!
Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.
About the Role

The Senior Systems Engineer is a senior member of the Corporate IT team responsible for the design, administration, security, automation, and continuous improvement of Business Wire's hybrid infrastructure across on premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.

This role provides technical leadership across Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, VMware, AWS, endpoint management, identity services, and infrastructure operations. The Senior Systems Engineer serves as a key escalation point for complex technical issues, drives modernization initiatives, improves operational maturity through automation and standardization, and partners closely with Engineering, Security, Infrastructure, Service Desk, and business teams to ensure reliable and secure technology services.

What You'll Do

• Own the technical direction, lifecycle management, and operational health of Windows infrastructure platforms. 
• Establish standards, configuration baselines, and operational practices across infrastructure services. 
• Lead infrastructure modernization initiatives across Windows, VMware, AWS, identity platforms, and endpoint management systems. 
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements that increase reliability, security, scalability, and operational efficiency. 
• Serve as the senior escalation point for complex infrastructure incidents and operational issues. 
• Lead major incident response efforts and coordinate cross-functional technical teams during business-impacting outages. 
• Drive root cause analysis and ensure permanent corrective actions are implemented. 
• Design, administer, and optimize Windows Server environments and hybrid identity services. 
• Manage Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, identity synchronization, and authentication services. 
• Maintain and support VMware vSphere, ESXi hosts, vCenter, and associated infrastructure components. 
• Administer and support AWS infrastructure services, including EC2, IAM, networking, monitoring, and storage services. 
• Troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, load balancing, certificate services, and core infrastructure dependencies. 
• Lead audit remediation efforts, access reviews, evidence collection, and infrastructure control improvements.