Senior Systems Engineer
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer based in United States.
This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineering professional who excels at designing, automating, and maintaining large-scale infrastructure environments.
You will play a key role in improving platform reliability, security, and operational efficiency across complex distributed systems.
The position combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, automation development, and cross-functional collaboration.
You will work across virtualization, cloud technologies, containers, networking, and infrastructure automation initiatives.
This opportunity offers the chance to influence architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive modernization efforts.
You will contribute to building resilient technology platforms that support critical services and business growth.
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer based in United States.
This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineering professional who excels at designing, automating, and maintaining large-scale infrastructure environments.
You will play a key role in improving platform reliability, security, and operational efficiency across complex distributed systems.
The position combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, automation development, and cross-functional collaboration.
You will work across virtualization, cloud technologies, containers, networking, and infrastructure automation initiatives.
This opportunity offers the chance to influence architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive modernization efforts.
You will contribute to building resilient technology platforms that support critical services and business growth.
Accountabilities:
- Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of complex infrastructure automation and systems engineering solutions.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert, providing guidance across engineering, development, and system administration teams.
- Design and maintain enterprise-scale infrastructure components, including hypervisor clusters, Kubernetes clusters, Linux and Windows virtual machines, and storage environments.
- Develop, test, implement, and improve automation solutions for provisioning, monitoring, configuration management, and operational efficiency.
- Build and maintain integrations between systems, automate operational reporting, and improve data-driven processes.
- Support modern DevOps practices through CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code approaches, and automated deployment workflows.
- Contribute to custom development and scripting solutions using technologies such as Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, and Node.js.
- Establish technical standards, architectural guidelines, documentation, and best practices for systems infrastructure.
- Perform code reviews, quality assurance activities, and knowledge sharing to improve engineering excellence.
- Collaborate with security teams to address vulnerabilities, strengthen infrastructure protection, and support compliance requirements.
- Mentor other engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer initiatives.
- Participate in operational support activities, including on-call rotations, incident resolution, and critical infrastructure maintenance.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience working with Linux/Unix systems, particularly Red Hat and Ubuntu environments.
- 7+ years of experience supporting large-scale, geographically distributed server architectures and enterprise infrastructure.
- Strong background working with development and system administration teams in complex application environments.
- Experience in telecommunications or similarly large-scale technology environments is highly desirable.
- Strong networking knowledge, including server connectivity, IP, and Ethernet fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization, Kubernetes, Docker, containers, and cloud technologies such as OpenStack, GCP, or Azure.
- Experience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, and Jinja.
- Proficiency with CI/CD tools and development workflows, including Git/GitHub/GitLab and platforms such as Jenkins or equivalent solutions.
- Experience deploying and configuring web and Linux services such as Nginx, Apache, bind, and iptables.
- Understanding of software lifecycle management, Agile methodologies, and technical requirement definition.
- Ability to translate manual operational processes into automated workflows and scalable solutions.
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt to changing environments, and deliver solutions within critical deadlines.
- Availability to work Pacific Time business hours and participate in occasional on-call, evening, or weekend support when required.
- Competitive annual salary range of $99,200 to $151,300 depending on experience and qualifications.
- Remote work opportunity with flexibility and collaboration across distributed teams.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan and flexible spending account options.
- Paid sick leave, paid time off, and parental leave benefits.
- Quarterly performance bonus opportunities.
- Training programs, career development opportunities, and education reimbursement support.
- Opportunity to work on large-scale infrastructure projects using modern engineering technologies.
- Collaborative environment focused on innovation, continuous improvement, and technical growth.
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