Senior Systems Engineer

Position Summary: We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer with 6+ years of experience in systems engineering to help design, build, and manage our corporate infrastructure. The ideal candidate will be an upper-level individual contributor with a strong background in infrastructure provisioning, management, and automation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain highly available and scalable infrastructure using containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (GKE, AWS EKS).
• Expertly use and integrate tools like Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Chef, or Puppet into the current workflow.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines, maintaining the associated tooling applications.
• Manage and support Linux and Windows operating systems and their infrastructures.
• Work within various computing environments including AWS, GCP, OCI, and Azure.
• Utilize general-purpose programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or Go.
• Participate in technical communities, contribute to Open Source projects, engage in public speaking, blogging, or coordinate technical groups.

Core Competencies:

• Oversee the deployment and configuration management pipeline for both public cloud (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and private cloud (VMware).
• Establish trust and strong relationships with senior leaders, application and operation managers, and professional staff across teams regarding infrastructure needs.
• Operate and execute as part of a distributed team using asynchronous workflows and communications.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert on all aspects of infrastructure and automation for the organization.
• Create clear technical documentation, develop support processes and procedures, and provide operational training for support ownership hand-off to peers or organizational units.
• Demonstrate experience in designing complex technology stacks.
• Effectively prioritize and execute tasks.
• Develop tactical and strategic technical plans, exhibit basic project management skills, and delegate tasks as needed.
• Exhibit strong team-playing skills, taking responsibility, accountability, and ownership.
• Participate in compensated on-call rotation for critical services.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in infrastructure provisioning and management.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Mastery of one or more configuration management tools (Terraform, Ansible, Helm, Chef, Puppet).
• Experience in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines.
• Broad capability in managing and supporting both Linux and Windows operating systems.
• Experience with multiple computing environments (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or Go.

Experience Level:

• Upper-level individual contributor in a systems engineering role.
• 6+ years of relevant experience.
• BS in Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred.
• Diverse profiles will be prioritized.

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