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IT Systems Engineer

162k – 226kPalo Alto, CAOnsite3+ YOE
Summary

IT Systems Engineer builds, manages, and supports Windows/Linux infrastructure, VMware virtualization, and Puppet automation for corporate systems. Requires 3-5 years experience in systems engineering, troubleshooting, scripting, and on-call support in a fast-paced environment.

About the role

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.

Required Qualifications

Highly skilled IT Systems Engineer with deep understanding of infrastructure management and automation. Ideal candidate has:

  • 3 to 5 years of experience in:
    • 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.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Annual Salary Range

$162,000 - $226,000

Benefits

Base salary is just one part of total rewards package, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

Skills
WindowsLinuxVMwarevCenterPuppet EnterpriseNetAppBashPythonPerlDevOpsCI/CD
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