Server Engineer

07-02-2025 15:27:19

4 - 7 years

A Senior Server Engineer is a highly skilled technical professional responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing server infrastructures. This role is crucial in ensuring that the servers supporting an organizations applications and systems run efficiently, securely, and are scalable.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and implement server infrastructures based on the organization s needs.

Evaluate hardware and software configurations for server systems.

Plan for server expansion, disaster recovery, and backup strategies.

Install, configure, and manage servers, including physical and virtual environments.

Ensure server configurations align with performance and security best practices.

Continuously monitor server health, performance, and availability.

Perform load balancing and scaling operations.

Optimize server performance, including resource allocation and software tuning.

Implement and manage security policies (e.g., firewalls, access controls).

Regularly update servers with patches and software updates to ensure security.

Conduct security audits and work with the security team to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Develop automation scripts to streamline server management and deployment.

Utilize configuration management tools (like Ansible, Puppet, or Chef) to automate server provisioning.

Investigate and resolve server-related issues (hardware, software, performance, security).

Provide tier-2 or tier-3 support for server issues, working closely with other IT teams.

Manage server incidents and root cause analysis for persistent issues.

Work with cross-functional teams (e.g., DevOps, software engineers, network teams) to design and maintain server environments that support business needs.

Document server configurations, architectures, and procedures for the team.