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Systems Engineer (P3)

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States · Hybrid

$85k–$100k/yr

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🚀 Join Our Team as a Systems Engineer About Us At Aptaero, we specialize in SaaS solutions that empower our clients in the airline and airport operations industry. Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge tools and support t…

Skills: Windows Server Administration, Server Virtualization, Enterprise Backup Solutions, Infrastructure Monitoring, Directory Services

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Systems Engineer (P3)

Aptaero

Schaumburg, Illinois, United States • Hybrid

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  • $85k–$100k/yr
  • Full-time
  • professional certificate
  • Competitive compensation package, Bonus, 401K option, Generous PTO, Health insurance, Dental insurance
  • Posted 3d ago
  • ~40 hrs/week

Responsibilities

The role involves administering and maintaining a large Windows Server estate across on-premise and public cloud environments. Key duties include managing backup operations, monitoring infrastructure alerts, and providing internal user support and endpoint troubleshooting.

Requirements

Candidates must have over 5 years of experience in systems administration with strong knowledge of Windows Servers and virtualization. Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and fundamental networking concepts is required.

Full job description

🚀 Join Our Team as a Systems Engineer

About Us
At Aptaero, we specialize in SaaS solutions that empower our clients in the airline and airport operations industry. Our goal is to deliver cutting-edge tools and support that streamline operations and improve efficiency across the board. Join a collaborative team that values innovation, customer success, and operational excellence.

Position Overview
We are looking for a talented Systems Engineer (P3) who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is excited by the opportunity to be a part of the future of air travel. This position is responsible for supporting and maintaining all facets of infrastructure delivering client facing and internal services.

As a key member of our IT team, you will be the operational backbone of our infrastructure, keeping our server environments healthy and resilient. You will work in a complex, multi-client hosting environment alongside experienced IT staff who will mentor you across infrastructure, security, and compliance disciplines as applicable to our business and industry. This is a hands-on role with genuine ownership from day one, ideal for someone who wants variety, responsibility, and room to grow.

📍Location: Schaumburg, IL (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, and maintain a large Windows Server estate across on-premise virtualized infrastructure and public cloud environments
  • Manage day-to-day backup operations - monitoring job health, investigating failures, and verifying recoverability
  • Serve as a first line for infrastructure and application monitoring alerts - triage, investigate, resolve, and escalate with clear context
  • Support application delivery platforms including remote desktop services, web server farms, and database environments
  • Provide responsive internal user support - endpoint troubleshooting, account and access administration, and device lifecycle management
  • Execute structured patching and maintenance cycles across servers and endpoints, maintaining compliance reporting
  • Manage digital certificate lifecycles for client-facing web applications - tracking renewals and coordinating deployments
  • Maintain accurate asset inventories, technical documentation, runbooks, and change records
  • Develop and maintain scripts to automate recurring operational tasks and reporting
  • Contribute to infrastructure projects, environment changes, and continuous improvement initiatives alongside senior team members

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience in systems administrations, infrastructures operations, or a similar IT operations role
  • Strong knowledge of Windows Servers administration in a production, multi-server environment
  • Practical experience with server virtualization platforms and hypervisor-based infrastructure
  • Experience operating enterprise backup solutions verification
  • Familiarity with infrastructure and application monitoring tools -alert triage, investigation, and escalation practices
  • Working knowledge of directory services, identity management, and endpoint management platforms
  • Fundamental networking knowledge - TCP/IP, DNS,DHCP, VLANs, and firewall concepts
  • Scripting ability for automation and reporting (PowerShell or similar)
  • Strong documentation habits - comfortable producing and maintaining runbooks, change records, and procedures

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a SaaS, managed services (MSP), or multi-client hosting environment
  • Exposure to hypercoverged infrastructure or hybrid cloud environemnts
  • Familiarity with enterprise security tooling - endpoint detection and response, log analysis, or SIEM/SOC workflows
  • Experience with load balancing, reverse proxy, or application delivery technologies
  • Understanding of database server administration fundamentals
  • Awareness of compliance frameworks such as PCI DSS or ISO 27001 in an operational context
  • Relevant certifications - Microsoft (Azure/Windows Server), CompTIA (Security+, Network+, Server+), or network/security specific
  • Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines or infrastructure automation initiatives

Personal Attributes

  • Hands-on and independent - you take ownership of problems and see them through without needing constant direction
  • A methodical troubleshooter - you isolate variables, read the logs, and work from evidence rather than guesswork
  • Genuinely curious -you want to understand why systems behave the way they do, not just restore service
  • Organized and consistent - documentation, change records, and follow-through are habits, not afterthoughts
  • Calm under pressure - production incidents focus you rather than rattle you
  • Always simpliying - you notice repetition and look for ways to automate or eliminate it
  • Security-minded by default - least privilege and audit ability are part of how you think, not a checklist
  • A clear communicator - you keep the right people informed with the right level of detail

Benefits

💵 Competitive compensation package: Base Salary up to $100,000 (DOE), plus bonus and 401K option

🏖️ Generous PTO

🩺 Comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, etc.)

🎉 Team culture and events

Interview Process

Screening Call with HR

Meet with the Head of IT

Meet the Team

Offer

Related keywords

Windows ServerSaaSPublic CloudVirtualizationHypervisorPowerShellTCP/IPDNSDHCPVLANsFirewallsPCI DSSISO 27001AzureCompTIA Security+CompTIA Network+

About Aptaero

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Take passenger handling to new heights. Forward thinking passenger handling and airport operations are just the start.

Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
1999
Headquarters
Schaumburg, IL
LinkedIn followers
1,973

Forward thinking passenger handling and airport operations are just the start. Maximizing sales, stress free check-in and boarding, automation, self service and worry free compliance await you on the Aptaero Platform. Aptaero is a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions to airlines, airports, and ground handlers around the world. Headquartered just a short 15 minute drive from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Aptaero's Airline Choice departure control (DCS) platform delivers class leading passenger handling, self service and compliance solutions that streamline airport operations across the world.

Offices: 300 N. Martingale Rd, Suite 250, Schaumburg, IL 60173, US

International APIS ComplianceUS Secure FlightAirline Passenger Vetting SolutionsPassenger OperationsDeparture Control SystemDocument AuthenticationPassenger Data Profiling / Risk AssessmentSelf Service Check InBag DropMobile DCS
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About Aptaero

LinkedInVisit site

Take passenger handling to new heights. Forward thinking passenger handling and airport operations are just the start.

Industry
Airlines and Aviation
Company size
11-50 employees
Founded
1999
Headquarters
Schaumburg, IL
LinkedIn followers
1,973

Forward thinking passenger handling and airport operations are just the start. Maximizing sales, stress free check-in and boarding, automation, self service and worry free compliance await you on the Aptaero Platform. Aptaero is a leading provider of cutting-edge technology solutions to airlines, airports, and ground handlers around the world. Headquartered just a short 15 minute drive from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD). Aptaero's Airline Choice departure control (DCS) platform delivers class leading passenger handling, self service and compliance solutions that streamline airport operations across the world.

Offices: 300 N. Martingale Rd, Suite 250, Schaumburg, IL 60173, US

International APIS ComplianceUS Secure FlightAirline Passenger Vetting SolutionsPassenger OperationsDeparture Control SystemDocument AuthenticationPassenger Data Profiling / Risk AssessmentSelf Service Check InBag DropMobile DCS
View all jobs at Aptaero

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