IT Systems Engineer

Own critical infrastructure powering cutting-edge nuclear technology development – from the data center floor to enterprise virtualization.

What This Role Offers

Location: Bellevue, WA / Everett, WA

Full-Time | Onsite | Contract – 12 months, with high likelihood of extension based on performance/job needs

Schedule: Monday-Friday

Salary Range: $28-$52/hour

Benefits: Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision), PTO, Some Paid Holidays, and Unmatched 401k

Responsibilities

• Maintain and operate a medium-sized private data center, including rack management, cabling, and capacity planning

• Support multiple local MDF/IDF spaces across company locations, including physical infrastructure inspections and walkthroughs

• Manage UPS systems and PDUs, monitoring health, load levels, and coordinating preventive maintenance

• Deploy, configure, and maintain VMware vSphere/ESXi environments, including vCenter management

• Manage physical server hardware lifecycle: procurement support, racking, cabling, firmware updates, and decommissioning

• Administer SAN, NAS, and local storage solutions, including provisioning, replication, and snapshots

• Administer enterprise backup solutions for servers, VMs, and Microsoft 365/Azure assets, ensuring RTO/RPO objectives are consistently met

• Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours infrastructure emergencies

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in a data center or enterprise infrastructure role

• Proficiency with VMware vSphere/ESXi and vCenter administration

• Experience managing physical server hardware from major vendors (HPE preferred)

• Working knowledge of SAN/NAS storage platforms and concepts (iSCSI, NFS, FC)

• Experience administering enterprise backup solutions and validating recovery procedures

• Hands-on experience with APC UPS systems or similar enterprise UPS platforms

• Ability to lift and rack equipment up to 50 lbs.

Preferred:

• VMware VCP (vSphere) certification or equivalent experience

• APC/Schneider Electric product certifications or formal training

• Experience with environmental monitoring tools (Sunbird or similar) and DCIM tools

• Familiarity with ITIL practices and formal change management processes

• Scripting or automation skills (Ansible, PowerShell, Bash)

• Experience in a multi-site or campus environment

Thomas-Thor provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law