Job Description
About us:
Welcome to the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, where we operate RDU International Airport, a vital hub connecting North Carolina to the world. In 2024, our teamwork helped us serve 15.5 million passengers, generate a $24.1 billion economic impact, and our dedication to excellence has been recognized with a Top Five passenger satisfaction ranking in North America. We're a tight-knit team of over 400 employees where accountability and collaboration are our guiding principles, and safety is our top priority. Whether your role is indoors or outdoors, you'll be part of a supportive environment that values your contributions. We believe in investing in our people, offering competitive benefits and professional development to help your career take flight.
About You:
You embody core values that will play a pivotal role in connecting our community to places and the people who matter most. Your commitment to continuous learning will drive innovation and growth, while your unwavering integrity ensures that our brand remains trustworthy and reputable. Your respect for colleagues and clients alike fosters a collaborative and positive environment. Your dedication to excellence in every task you undertake will elevate our brand’s standards. Lastly, your team spirit will unite our efforts and amplify our collective success.
About the Role:
We're looking for an experienced network professional who can keep our airport's technology running smoothly and our operations cleared for takeoff! As a Senior Systems Engineer, you'll tackle complex service requests, keep critical systems up to date, and serve as a trusted mentor to fellow engineers, administrators, and technicians. Working alongside your team, you'll help chart the course for smarter processes and innovative solutions that strengthen reliability, enhance security, and keep our technology operating at cruising altitude.
Your expertise will help keep our entire operation connected, secure, and ready for takeoff!
Compensation:
- Maximum – Based on experience
- Minimum - $95,082.00
What You’ll Do:
- Designs, implements, and maintains enterprise network and systems architecture, configurations, connectivity, and technical documentation in accordance with Authority standards.
- Develops and improves procedures for monitoring, administration, maintenance, capacity planning, and lifecycle management of infrastructure services.
- Serves as the senior technical lead for complex routing, switching, wireless, and network
connectivity initiatives, coordinating implementation and resolving integration issues. - Leads technical design and implementation of compute and virtualization solutions, including server platforms, resource allocation, and performance optimization.
- Evaluates, tests, and recommends emerging technologies and services; develops technical requirements and implementation plans for approved solutions.
- Maintains core infrastructure services, including DNS, DHCP, directory services, and identity integrations, and resolves complex service disruptions.
- Evaluates, tests, and recommends emerging technologies and services; develops technical requirements and implementation plans for approved solutions.
What You Need:
Education
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or related field or equivalent related experience
Preferred:
- Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or related field or equivalent related experience
Experience
Required:
- 5 years of experience in Systems Engineering or combination of Systems Engineering or Systems Administration with elevating levels of responsibility
Licenses or Certifications
Preferred:
- Juniper JNCIS or higher or Cisco CCNP (R&S, Wireless, Voice, or Datacenter)
- VMware VCP-DSV or higher
- Pure Flash Storage Array Professional
- Okta Certified Professional
- Dell PowerEdge v2
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified Solutions AssociatePalo Alto Networks Certified
- Cybersecurity Associate
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator
- Red Hat Certified Engineer
- Dynatrace Associate Certification
RDU Benefits:
At the Authority, we appreciate you and care about your health, happiness, and future. Our benefits start on day one, including medical, dental, vision, tuition assistance, employee discounts, and perks like an on-site gym, a dedicated wellness team, and frequent company and team outings. For a full list of benefit offerings, check out the RDU.com Careers Page
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Raleigh, NC |
| Job Type | Part-time |
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