Sr Systems Engineer

Systems Engineer V

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team. The successful engineer in this role will be responsible for the design, deployment, and operation of our infrastructure. This position requires a focus on technical innovation, automation, and operational efficiency to support our large-scale environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand how commodity servers, operating systems, and networks function, perform, and scale.
• Drive technical innovation and efficiency in infrastructure operations via automation.
• Design server monitoring and management solutions using automation and self-repair.
• Create processes that enhance operational workflow and provide positive customer impact.
• Dive deep to resolve problems at their root, looking for failure patterns amenable to long-term solutions via simplification and automation.
• Recognize and adopt best practices in documentation, testing, security, and operational support at scale.
• Develop appropriate metrics to demonstrate performance and improve operational efficiency.
• Possess troubleshooting and problem analysis skills.

Required Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of and experience deploying and operating Linux or other UNIX variants in a datacenter environment.
• Proficiency and experience in automation via Perl/Python programming and shell scripting.
• Good understanding of standard internet protocols (Ethernet, ARP, IP, ICMP, UDP, TCP, SSL, DNS, etc.).
• Demonstrable grasp of security best practices in server configuration, tool development, and access controls.
• Experience in building SQL queries.
• Strong system troubleshooting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of C, C++ or Java.
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., git, mercurial, svn).
• Understanding of AWS technologies.
• Experience deploying or managing servers in large-scale, geographically diverse environments.
• Understanding and experience of managing and monitoring large-scale disk sub-systems.
• Operational knowledge of common enterprise switching and routing platforms.

Compensation: $80 - $90 hourly

Location: Austin, Texas (Onsite)