Job Purpose

The Systems Engineer is responsible for creating and maintaining availability and high-performance in mixed Linux and Windows development, non-production, and production environments. This individual works as part of a results-oriented, service-delivery team and assists configuration analysts, release engineers, developers, and operations teams. Additionally, the Systems Engineer performs root cause analysis of problems, selects, and implements automation tools, and actively participates in deeply technical discourse. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of system tuning and fault-tolerant design principles as used in high-performance, low-latency computing workloads.

Responsibilities

Assist in the design, planning and implementation of server solutions, ensuring maximum performance and reliability

Automate manual tasks using scripting and application development

Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needs arise

Respond to and assist in production operations in a 24/7 environment

Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and handle priorities effectively

Ensure meticulous attention to detail and maintain excellent organizational skills

Evaluate, test, and integrate new operating system versions, drivers, and patches

Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions

Coordinate and execute internal infrastructure initiatives including patching, refreshes, upgrades, and decommissions

Provide support to, and coordinate with, developers, operations staff, release engineers, and end-users

Collaborate effectively with team members to achieve project goals and maintain system integrity

Participate in a weekly on-call rotation for after-hours support

Knowledge and Experience

5+ years of experience with Linux operating systems (RedHat variants preferred)

Intermediate Linux administration and engineering

Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, Perl etc.

Experience with automation/configuration management using either Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or equivalent

Familiarity with git, foreman, Jenkins, or equivalent

Demonstrable knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design

Knowledge of horizontal and vertical scaling for performance and high availability

Top-tier analytics and problem solving

Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment

Project Management, organization, and time management

Customer-focused, and dedicated to the best possible user experience

Communicate effectively with both technical and business resources

Preferred

Degree in engineering discipline or equivalent experience in Systems Engineering

Experience building and supporting bare-metal enterprise servers such as HPE, DELL, IBM, etc.

Experience with server virtualization technologies (VMWare, Proxmox, etc)

Familiarity and experience with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Tanzu, etc)

Strong understanding of networking protocols and configuration (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, InfiniBand, etc.)

Hands-on experience building and maintaining low-latency computing ecosystems