Lead Systems Engineer

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

The Lead Systems Engineer provides technical leadership in designing, implementing, and optimizing McKinstry's core IT infrastructure, navigating complex technical challenges to ensure systems are secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business goals. The role drives architectural decisions, oversees complex integrations, mentors engineering staff, and partners with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance solutions that elevate McKinstry's technical capabilities and support both current and future operational needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: design, implementation, and optimization of core IT infrastructure - Leading infrastructure projects, guiding solution design, and ensuring systems meet performance, security, and scalability requirements.

• Navigating complex technical challenges and ensuring system security, reliability, and scalability - Troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, risk mitigation, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• Architectural guidance and governance - Recommending standards, evaluating technologies, shaping long-term infrastructure strategy.

• Oversight of complex system integrations - Coordinating cross-platform integrations, validating interoperability, and ensuring seamless implementation.

• Mentoring and developing engineering staff - Coaching team members, providing technical guidance, and supporting skill development.

• Cross-functional partnership and stakeholder collaboration - Working with business units, project teams, and leadership to deliver high-performance technology solutions that support operational needs.

What You Need to Succeed at McKinstry

• 10+ years of progressive experience in systems engineering, with at least 5 years in senior technical leadership roles.

• 10+ years' experience managing the Microsoft environment (e.g., AD, GPO, Windows Servers, IIS, monitoring, etc.)

• 8+ years with Azure services (e.g., Entra ID/AD sync, Microsoft 365, Intune, Autopilot, oAuth, permissions, identity, protection, B2B, etc.).

• 8+ years with automation and scripting tools. (e.g., PowerShell, Python)

• 8+ years with virtualization (e.g. VMware), SAN (e.g. Pure), and Backup/Data protection (e.g. Rubrik) technologies.

• Proven experience implementing Zero Trust architectures with multi-factor and passwordless authentication (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, biometrics, passkeys, conditional access).

• Expertise managing integration between cloud and on-prem services and leading infrastructure projects from conception through execution.

• Demonstrated success providing business continuity/disaster recovery planning and testing.

• Extensive expertise monitoring system health, performance, service usage, and availability using Microsoft and 3^rd party tools.

• Experienced in regulatory and compliance frameworks with demonstrated success integrating compliance requirements into infrastructure and security projects.

• Hands-on knowledge of automation and orchestration tools such as Ansible or Terraform is a plus.

PeopleFirst Benefits

When it comes to the basics, we have you covered:

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing plan
• Paid time off and holidays
• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision with low or zero deductible options and low out of pocket maximums

People come first at McKinstry, and we go beyond the basic benefits with:

• Family formation benefits, including adoption and IVF assistance
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Transgender inclusive benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• "Building Good" paid community service time
• Learning and advancement opportunities via McKinstry University
• McKinstry Moves onsite gyms or reimbursement for remote workers

See benefit plan documents for complete details.

If you're driven by our vision to build a thriving planet together, McKinstry is the place to build your career.

The pay range for this position is $110,790 - $190,700 per year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A bonus may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Base pay information is based on market location.

The McKinstry group of companies are equal opportunity employers. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, race, color, creed, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to employment, advancement, assignment, and training. This commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity is made equally as a social responsibility and as an economic and business necessity.

McKinstry is a drug-free workplace. Employment iscontingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug and alcohol test, complying with the requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act and a Confidentiality Agreement, in addition to successful outcomes of background and reference checks.

Applicants for this role will only be considered if they possess current US Work Authorization, and do not require employer-sponsored VISA support to begin or remain in this role.