Senior Systems Engineer

Remote
Engineering – Infrastructure /
Full time /
Remote
About the Role:

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and
maintaining our infrastructure and core services. You will collaborate closely with
cross-functional teams to automate processes, optimize system performance, and
ensure the scalability and reliability of our applications. This role requires a
combination of technical expertise, problem-solving skills, and a proactive mindset to
drive efficiency and innovation across our organization.

About the Role:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

● Design, implement, and manage Cloud infrastructure solutions that establish
governance and guardrails for the Engineering teams.
● Implement automated solutions for infrastructure provisioning, configuration
management, and deployment using industry-leading tools and best practices.
● Utilize Python programming skills to develop and maintain customized tools and
scripts for monitoring, logging, and workflow automation.
● Identify opportunities for shifting from proprietary to industry standard tools.
● Design patterns for self-service consumption of infrastructure by Engineering.
● Implement monitoring, alerting, and incident response processes to ensure the
reliability and availability of our systems and services.
● Provide support to the team on change management and incident response.
● Conduct post mortems and implement improvements to prevent recurrence.
● Optimize service performance through capacity planning, resource utilization
analysis, and infrastructure tuning.
● Work with colleagues to ensure the integrity, availability, and security of our
infrastructure and services, both on-prem and in the Cloud.
● Stay current on industry regulations and standards, ensuring compliance with
data protection and privacy laws.
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive alignment on best practices
and standards for infrastructure and operations.
● Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for infrastructure and
service configurations, processes, and procedures.

About You:

Minimum Education & Experience Qualifications:

● Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
● Minimum of 7 years experience in systems engineering with recent focus on
DevOps practices and cloud technologies.
● Strong proficiency in coding and scripting languages, with a focus on Python.
● Deep understanding of DevOps & SRE principles, practices, and methodologies.
● Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP (IBM a plus).
● Proficiency in IaC tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
● Proficiency with automation tools like Ansible and Puppet.
● Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus,
Grafana, and ELK Stack.
● Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes.
● Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
● Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work
effectively in a cross-functional team environment.