Specialized Recruiting Group is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a long-term contract assignment in Durham, NC.

This is a full-time role (40 hours/week) performed on a Hybrid basis, with a maximum of 1-2 days/week on-site in Durham as needed.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you would collaborate closely with the software development teams in support of automation products.

The compensation range for this contract is $45-$55/hour, depending upon qualifications.

Responsibilities Include:

· Create and maintain OS images for deployment of products to customer sites.

· Research and recommend hardware to meet product requirements and customer needs.

· Formally control and release hardware in corporate mfg inventory management

· Manage the license purchasing and activation processes in cooperation with manufacturing, procurement and R&D.

· Design and implement deployment infrastructure with manufacturing, R&D and customer support

· Create, test and deploy regular updates to address security hotfixes, driver updates and relevant new OS features.

· Design, develop and maintain scripts and tooling to automatically configure security on top of base OS.

· Work closely with product owners to design, develop and maintain BD product deployment scripts, packages, etc.

· Work closely with IT infrastructure to remotely monitor and maintain deployed environments in the field.

· Document processes and procedures to ensure repeatability.

Desired Qualifications:

· Current experience with OS/App security best-practices and standards.

· PC workstation and server hardware build/configure/upgrade.

· Windows automated deployment and administration tools. e.g. Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Windows Deployment Services (WDS), Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)

· Experience with PC disk imaging. Acronis, Macrium, etc.

· Deployment using PXE boot and WinPE

· Scripting/automation with PowerShell and CMD batch.

· General Windows system administration. Group Policy, Registry, UAC, NTFS permissions, network & firewall configuration, user management, file shares, hardware drivers.

· Windows centralized administration. Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MEMC/SCCM), Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Active Directory

· Familiarity with OS virtualization. e.g. VMware, HyperV.

· Familiarity with app virtualization - Docker

· Linux familiarity a plus. Bash script, init.d, etc.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we want to hear from you! Apply online today for immediate consideration.