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Senior Systems Engineer

Systems EngineerSystems EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2020H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Washington

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$99.2K - $151.3K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Systems Engineer

Ziply Fiber

• Lead the design and implementation of complex automation and infrastructure solutions • Serve as a technical subject matter expert and provide technical guidance across teams • Mentor and support the development of other engineers through coaching, code reviews, and knowledge sharing • Conduct technical research and maintain viable knowledge of technology trends, new software, and best practices • Provide training to other network domain teams for the adoption of automation capabilities • Contributes to the development of custom code to integrate platform components, fill tooling gaps and solve potentially unique situations • Perform development, testing, implementation, and review of complex automation solutions related to provisioning, monitoring, and configuring a network and infrastructure environment • Employ modern CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tooling • Automating operational reports e.g., SLA reporting, utilization statistics, and network forecasting • Establishing system/data integrations to enhance existing or establish new processes • Drive standards, best practices, and architectural decisions for systems infrastructure and automation • Provide peer review and guidance on code and perform quality assurance tasks • Responsible for creation of and contribution to; processes, standards, technical documentation, and design diagrams • Write and maintain technical standards and documentation • Able to work closely with InfoSec team to address security and vulnerability related issues • Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time • Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed

Job Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent work experience
  • Minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience working with Linux/Unix systems with a heavy emphasis on Red Hat and Ubuntu operating systems in a large VM environment
  • Minimum of seven (7) years working in a large, geographically distributed server architecture
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of engineering and application experience working with development teams and system administration teams in a large, geographically distributed server architecture, including distributed server systems running internally developed applications
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of experience working for large telecommunication companies
  • Minimum of seven (7) years of networking experience with focus on server connectivity
  • Experience with large scale software upgrades and versioning changes across multiple servers
  • Development Skills: Powershell, Python, JavaScript, NodeJs
  • Hands-on application experience: Deploying/configuring Nginx, Apache and core Linux subsystems like bind, iptables, etc.
  • Version control (e.g., Git/Gitlab, Github)
  • CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, Travis, TeamCity or equivalent)
  • Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes/ECS)
  • Configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
  • Knowledge of software life cycle management with emphasis on inception, defining processes and developing technical business requirements
  • Experience with Agile (Scrum, Kanban) software delivery methodology
  • Ability to write Ops guides/MOPs/etc. as needed
  • Effectively communicate between non-technical people and deeply technical SME’s
  • Ability to communicate effectively across multiple large organizational structures
  • Driven to identify and provide effective solutions as needed
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations
  • Ability to collaborate effectively within a team and across departments
  • Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to work within critical deadlines
  • Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules
  • Ability to provide excellent customer service
  • Proven ability to understand and codify a manual process into an automated process using workflow-like concepts
  • Understanding and familiarity with Ansible, Jinja and other Infrastructure as Code tools
  • Understanding and familiarity with computing technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, containers, virtualization, and cloud technologies (OpenStack, GCP, Azure, etc.)
  • Knowledge of IP/Ethernet networking fundamentals
  • Strong understanding of security related frameworks and AAA implementation model
  • Interest and ability to research new and emerging technologies to better solve networking problems
  • Excellent analytical skills
  • Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
  • Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations, multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines
  • Ability to translate highly technical information into non-technical terms and user documentation
  • Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail and familiarity with compliance concepts
  • Ability to work within critical deadlines
  • Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time
  • Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • Flexible spending account
  • Paid sick leave and paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Quarterly performance bonus
  • Training
  • Career growth
  • Education reimbursement programs

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