Systems Engineer II

About us:  At Plexus, our vision is to help create the products that build a better world.  Driven by a passion for excellence, we partner with leading Aerospace/Defense, Healthcare/Life Sciences and Industrial companies to design, manufacture and service some of the world’s most transformative products, including advanced surgical systems, diagnostic instruments, healthcare imaging equipment, mission critical aerospace systems, and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. Visit Plexus.com to learn more about our unwavering commitment to our vision. 

When we invest in our people, we invest in building a better world. 

With a vision rooted in the wellbeing and inclusive engagement of our team members, our customers, their end users and our communities, people are the heart of what we do and who we are. It is our values that unite us and guide us in everything that we do, including how we operate, behave and interact to foster a workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered to contribute their best.  

Our values include: Growing our People, Building Belonging, Innovating Responsibly, Delivering Excellence and Creating Customer Success. 

As a team member, you will engage in impactful work through global collaboration and the use of emerging technologies, join an inclusive culture where every team member is valued and working toward a greater purpose, and be empowered to reach your full potential through various development programs designed to accelerate your growth. 

Plexus offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support team members' wellbeing, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, retirement savings, and opportunities for professional development. We also prioritize work-life balance and offer a variety of perks to enhance the team member experience.  For more information, visit our US benefits website at usbenefits.plexus.com. Our commitment to pay range transparency fosters an equitable workplace, where everyone can feel valued. The annual compensation range for this position is stated below. The salary offered within this range will be based upon the geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level. Salary Range:

Purpose Statement:  The System Engineer role has responsibility for designing, implementing, managing, and optimizing scalable infrastructure solutions, and a particular focus on citrix administration. The delivery of these sustainable and reliable technology solutions is accomplished through close collaboration with other IT personnel, business partners and vendors. Innovation, continuous improvement, and automation are core competencies valued in this role.

Key Job Accountabilities:

• Design and implement infrastructure technologies, solutions, and services. 

  • Core technologies: Active Directory, Citrix, and Microsoft server operating systems.

  • Beneficial knowledge: VMware, Nutanix

• Monitor system performance and capacity, and troubleshoot system issues.

• Proficient use, general understanding or ability to learn scripting and automation tools to improve efficiencies or effectiveness of the Systems Engineer role: Powershell, Ansible, Terraform, and other infrastructure as code.

• Configures system software for required functionality and performance. Investigates and resolves system software problems, requesting action from the supplier if required.

• Provisions/installs, configures and maintains infrastructure services and components to include performance and security events. Operational ownership of key infrastructure components. Investigates minor security breaches in accordance with established procedures. Assists users in defining their access rights and privileges.

• Designs system components using appropriate modeling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology. Produces detailed design specifications to form the basis for the construction of systems.

• Develops and adapts innovation tools, processes and infrastructures to drive the process of innovation. Identifies resources and capabilities needed to support innovation. Manages and facilitates the communication and open flow of creative ideas between interested parties.

Education/Experience Qualifications:

• Bachelors preferred

• Four (4) years of related experience is required; six (6) or more years of related experience is preferred.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the key job accountabilities may be considered.

Other Qualifications:  

• This role requires “US Persons” status.

• Experience with on-premise, hosted and cloud infrastructure.

• Maintain the confidentiality of all departments, company and customer information while working safely at all times.

• Ability to work independently and take initiative to drive complex projects

• Ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical team members

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• The ability to support around the clock monitoring and management and may result in support or activities after normal business hours.

• Develops, maintains and tests incident management procedures in agreement with service owners.

• Investigates escalated, non-routine and high-impact incidents to responsible service owners and seeks resolution.

• Facilitates recovery, following resolution of incidents. Ensures that resolved incidents are properly documented and closed.

• Analyses causes of incidents, and informs service owners to minimize probability of recurrence, and contributes to service improvement. Analyses metrics and reports on the performance of the incident management process.

This document does not represent a contract of employment and is not intended to capture every possible assignment the incumbent could be asked to perform.

We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or special requirements.  If you need an application accommodation, please contact us by email at GHQ.TA@plexus.com. Please include your contact information and clearly describe how we can help you. This email is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Some offers of employment are contingent upon successfully passing a drug screen and/or background check.