IT Systems Engineer

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About the Role

The IT Systems Team at 𝕏 manages a dynamic and evolving virtual infrastructure that provides secure, high-performance, and reliable corporate resources for business-critical users and applications. This role focuses on building, deploying, and managing internal Windows and Linux infrastructure while collaborating with other teams to develop scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Building, managing, and supporting complex application stacks on Windows and Linux Servers.
• Providing Windows and Linux troubleshooting and technical support.
• Deploy, configure and support VMware technologies, including vCenter, ESX and Horizon.
• Use Puppet Enterprise to automate and manage configurations.
• Working with other engineering teams and third-party vendors to implement scalable solutions.
• Ensuring compliance by collaborating with internal audit and compliance teams.
• Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures.
• Participating in a 24/7 on-call support rotation.
• Managing and monitoring all installed Windows and Linux systems and infrastructure.
• Installing, configuring, testing, and maintaining operating systems and system management tools.
• Proactively ensuring high levels of system availability and reliability.
• Monitoring and optimizing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and collaborating with developers to implement solutions.
• Writing and maintaining custom scripts to improve system efficiency and automation.

Requirements

• Deep understanding of infrastructure management and automation.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in the following:
  • Systems Engineering for Corporate Infrastructure.
  • Managing large-scale Windows and Linux server environments.
  • Virtualization at scale.
  • Configuration Management.
  • Managing scalable storage solutions, preferably NetApp.
  • Developing and maintaining performance metrics for systems.
  • Strong understanding of Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Open Source.
• Strong understanding of basic networking concepts.
• Proficient with using Puppet to automate and manage configurations.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience writing technical design documents and maintaining documentation.
• Familiarity with working in a source-controlled environment.
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl.
• Experience with VMware services, including VMware data center virtualization and VMware Horizon.

Basic Qualifications

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.
• Knowledge of orchestration tools.

ITAR Requirements

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.