Staff IT Systems Engineer

About the Role The Staff Systems Engineer will work with our team to support a wide range of IT systems and services, including the manufacturing virtualization environment. As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will design, implement, and manage server applications in a fast‑paced environment, applying your technical knowledge to solve issues that span multiple IT environments. What You Will Do Participate in projects and engineer new systems. Maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure for 24/7 uptime. Monitor performance of critical servers and applications and correct issues as needed. Manage best practices on Linux systems and services across the manufacturing floor. Upgrade and maintain hardware/software in the IT infrastructure. Engage and manage 3rd‑party vendors to achieve expedient resolution. Coordinate and implement software upgrades, patches, and hotfixes on Linux infrastructure. Create and maintain system documentation for specifications, designs, procedures, and logs. Document all processes, system changes/fixes, and issues. Collaborate with other teams to develop automation strategies and deployment processes. What You Bring Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience. Minimum 5+ years of experience as a Linux Administrator. Experience designing and managing high‑availability services. Experience with system engineering in an enterprise‑level, highly integrated, complex IT environment. Experience with Linux encryption, Samba, Bash (shell scripts), Perl, Python scripting, Linux patching, dependency resolution, and performance improvements. Ability to evaluate security requirements and perform system hardening. Enhance processes and procedures to perform automated daily system monitoring, verifying integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes. Experience with Linux services, including DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SSH. Experience with CentOS, Ubuntu, RedHat Linux. Linux certification a plus (RHCE, RHCT, LPIC, Linux+). Experience creating Ansible Playbooks and/or running and troubleshooting Playbooks. Experience managing, installing, and configuring complex virtual environments with HA in VMware ESXi. Experience supporting enterprise storage solutions including vSANs, LUNs, NetApp, QNAP, NAS, Pure Storage, EMC. Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making capabilities. Support daily backup and recovery operations. Compensation & Benefits ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. The final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into account experience, skills, knowledge, education, and/or certifications. Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems’ total rewards philosophy. We offer a wide range of benefits and perks, including bonus eligibility, paid time off, generous 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more. Competitive base salary. Performance‑based annual bonus eligibility. 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers. Company‑paid life and disability insurance. Paid time off (PTO) and company‑paid holidays. Parental leave and family care support programs. Structured training programs and on‑the‑job learning opportunities. Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about. Company‑paid mental health resources and employee wellness support programs. Equal Employment Opportunity ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to: 1) be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or have other authorized status; 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional upon the above requirements. #J-18808-Ljbffr SANMINA-SCI TECHNOLOGY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED