Staff IT Systems Engineer

18 Nov 2024

Vacancy expired!

Position: Staff IT Systems Engineer

Type: Contract to Hire

Location: Remote, though best if candidates are in or near Austin, TX

Description: The client seeks an exceptional IT Systems Engineer with a deep knowledge of IT server infrastructure: Windows Server, Linux, & AWS. As a Staff IT Systems Engineer you will work cross-functionally with IT, Security, and Engineering to deploy, secure, and manage our servers and infrastructure globally. To succeed in this fast-paced challenging position you will need to be a highly motivated problem solver, be excited about security, love building for scale, and be deeply passionate about all aspects of supporting the IT needs of a growing tech company.

Responsibilities:
  • Envision, architect, and build IT systems across a variety of different software stacks and platforms. Including but not limited to the following:
    • Hybrid cloud platforms and infrastructure: AWS, virtualization stack and bare-metal systems
    • SaaS solutions: Google Workspaces, Confluence, Jira, Splunk, Okta
    • Linux, Windows, macOS
  • Develop and present proposals, e.g., TCO/ROI models and write ups, to influence business and technical decisions
  • Design complex solutions that solve both the business problems as well as provide disciplined and sustainable implementations for the operational staff
  • Develop orchestration and automation code for platform and infrastructure, i.e., (IaC) tools and frameworks (Puppet and Terraform)
  • Mentor and train IT staff with specific tools and or working processes
  • Develop novel processes and tools to optimize business workflows and operational efficiencies
  • Manage and administer a mixed platform environment (Linux and Windows) using the above system management tools

Qualifications:
  • BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems or equivalent degree/experience in related field
  • 5+ years’ advanced systems administration across macOS, Windows, and Linux
  • 3+ years’ experience in at least two Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies - Puppet, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Rapid 7 or similar
  • Strong networking background (Cisco, Juniper, Palo Alto Networks) and ability to use Wireshark (or a network sniffer) for troubleshooting issues
  • Experience administrating and architecting Splunk in an Enterprise
  • Experience incorporating security requirements and best practices into solution designs
  • Working knowledge in web based application development platforms
  • Demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex business and technical problems
  • Demonstrated abilities to organize business requirements to develop and articulate solution designs, from e-staff to operators
  • Proven experience and track record troubleshooting complex infrastructure problems in an enterprise environment
  • Experience implementing and supporting IT applications and infrastructure "at-scale"
  • Strong ability to interact with and understand complex technical requirements across all levels of the organization
  • Strong organizational, planning, and documentation skills

Key Recruiting Criteria:
  • Must: Experienced in networking and systems
  • Must: Experience with virtualization (VMware and or HyperV)
  • Must: AWS experience
  • Must: Experience with infrastructure as code: Puppet, Terraform
  • Must: Windows, Mac, Linux experience
  • Must: Someone who can champion ideas with management as well as the technical staff
  • Must: Above experience with midsize to large technology companies
  • Must: Excellent communication skills

  • ID: #22956045
  • State: Texas Austin 73301 Austin USA
  • City: Austin
  • Salary: $80,000 - $85,000
  • Job type: Contract
  • Showed: 2021-11-18
  • Deadline: 2022-01-09
  • Category: Et cetera