The Home Depot

Senior Systems Engineer (Remote)

The Home Depot$80K — $150K *
US-Anywhere
+ 3 other locationsRemote
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in systems engineering specifically in infrastructure and application support
  • Deep technical expertise in container orchestration platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes
  • Strong foundation in automation with tools like Ansible, ArgoCD, and Flux
  • Experience in operational troubleshooting and high-availability architecture design
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms like GCP and Azure and their services

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain Home Depot's technical infrastructure for production systems
  • Collaborate with project teams to design and enable effective technology architecture
  • Analyze business trends to identify opportunities for system improvements
  • Monitor performance and support systems to ensure operational stability
  • Drive root cause analysis and post-mortem assessments for incidents

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with learning opportunities
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and practices
  • Flexible working conditions with no travel required
  • Opportunity for personal and professional growth through skill development
  • Engagement in innovative projects that impact retail operations
Full Job Description
Position Purpose:

The Sr. Systems Engineer is responsible for independently developing, maintaining, and supporting The Home Depot's technical infrastructure of hardware and system software that drives the success of Home Depot and our customers. As a Systems Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production infrastructure. In addition, Sr. Systems Engineers may be involved in routine upgrades and application support as well as root cause and post-mortem analyses around security incidents and service interruptions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • 30% Delivery & Execution - Keeps abreast of innovations and industry trends as well as changes to internal systems and determines how they impacts tools, training, and support necessary to keep systems up, running, and secure; Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern systems engineering core practices (communities of practice); Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
  • 15% Learning - Keeps abreast of innovations and industry trends as well as changes to internal systems and determines how they impacts tools, training, and support necessary to keep systems up, running, and secure; Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern systems engineering core practices (communities of practice); Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations
  • 20% Planning & Analysis - Researches and analyzes business trends and behavioral data to identify opportunities for improvements and new initiatives; Drives the evaluation, development, and recommendation of specific technology to provide cost-effective solutions that meet THD requirements; Researches and designs best fit infrastructure, network, database, cloud, AI, and security architectures for products; Proactively creates and maintains tools for monitoring and support; Participates in project planning and reporting across multiple efforts
  • 35% Support & Enablement - Collaborates with product and project teams to understand needs and enable them with infrastructure; Supports technology architecture design review efforts for project and product teams; Leverages tooling and custom applications to monitor the operational status of applications, infrastructure, networks, databases, and security; optimizes and tunes performance as appropriate; Drives root cause analysis, debugging, support, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions; Maintains, upgrades, and supports existing systems and infrastructure to ensure operational stability; Opens and manages vendor problem tickets to resolution; Drives the production of in-house documentation around solutions; Provides application support for software running in production; Drives moving KB articles to infrastructure as code models; Drives keeping monitoring/alerting up to date


Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
  • This position typically reports to Systems Engineer Manager or Sr Manager
  • This position has 0 Direct Reports


Travel Requirements:
  • No travel required.


Physical Requirements:
  • Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.


Working Conditions:
  • Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.


Minimum Qualifications:
  • Must be eighteen years of age or older.
  • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • As a Senior Systems Engineer on our Developer Operations Platform Engineering team, you will design, operationalize, and scale critical infrastructure supporting enterprise Data Center and Supply Chain platforms.
  • Qualified candidates will have, or be expected to obtain, deep technical expertise in container orchestration and application platforms, specifically Red Hat OpenShift, Kubernetes, and Cloud Foundry / VMware Tanzu Application Services (TAS).
  • You will drive platform automation and modern GitOps deployment workflows using Ansible, ArgoCD, and Flux to ensure consistent, secure, and declarative environment management.
  • Additionally, you will maintain robust observability across our platforms by implementing and fine-tuning Prometheus for metrics collection, Grafana for Observability, and Fluentbit for log stream processing.
  • Strong experience in high-availability platform architecture, infrastructure-as-code, operational troubleshooting, and enterprise supply chain service resiliency is required to maintain mission-critical uptime across hybrid environments.
  • Rotational on-call will also be required.
  • Experience working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern engineering team
  • Experience in troubleshooting and remediation within multiple Information technology disciplines
  • Experience installing and upgrading applications or databases and performing system maintenance
  • Familiarity with system and environment analysis, design, and optimization
  • Familiarity with debuggers, runtime analysis, library systems, compiled programming, and software update tools
  • Experience monitoring the operational status and performance of, and configuring as well as tuning, systems, networks, or databases
  • Experience with operating system commands and utilities as well as scripting
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure
  • Experience supporting a 24x7 retail operation
  • Experience with version control systems
  • Experience with CI/CD toolchain
  • Experience with production system designs including Infrastructure as Code, High Availability, and Performance monitoring
  • Exposure to Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
  • 1+ year of previous leadership experience


Minimum Education:
  • The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.


Preferred Education:
  • No additional education


Minimum Years of Work Experience:
  • 4


Preferred Years of Work Experience:
  • No additional years of experience


Minimum Leadership Experience:
  • None


Preferred Leadership Experience:
  • None


Certifications:
  • None


Competencies:
  • Action Oriented
  • Being Resilient
  • Global Perspective
  • Manages Ambiguity
  • Nimble Learning
  • Self-Development
  • Collaborates
  • Cultivates Innovation
  • Optimizes Work Processes
  • Situational Adaptability
  • Communicates Effectively
  • Drives Results
  • Interpersonal Savvy


For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Nevada, New York City, Ithaca (NY), Westchester County (NY), and Washington residents:

The pay range for this position is between $80,000.00 - $150,000.00

About The Home Depot

The Home Depot is a home improvement retailing company that combines its physical stores with an online presence to provide customers with innovative products at great value. The company specializes in the fields of retail, home improvement, and customer service. The Home Depot was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Home Depot Careers

Join the vibrant team at The Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the U.S., where your career can flourish in an environment ripe with opportunities for growth and innovation. As a market leader, The Home Depot offers a variety of job opportunities that allow professionals to thrive in a culture that values leadership, diversity, and professional development. Work You’ll Do At The Home Depot, you’ll be part of a team that’s committed to helping homeowners, builders, and do-it-yourselfers bring their visions to life. Our extensive range of job opportunities spans from store operations to supply chain management, from IT to marketing. No matter where you start, you’ll be doing work that matters, impacting our customers' lives and experiences. Transform Your Career Step into a role within The Home Depot and join a network of over 400,000 associates who are as passionate about building their careers as they are about helping our customers. Leadership at The Home Depot means continuous improvement, embracing diversity, and fostering a culture of inclusion and respect that makes us stronger. Innovate with Us Innovation isn’t just a buzzword at The Home Depot; it’s the backbone of how we do business. We are constantly seeking out new technologies and tools to improve every aspect of our operations, from logistics to customer service. Join us, and bring your unique perspective and skills to a team that’s setting the standard for excellence in the retail industry. Grow and Develop The Home Depot is committed to the growth and development of its associates through robust training programs, leadership workshops, and opportunities for advancement. Whether you’re looking for a part-time position or a full-time career, The Home Depot nurtures your professional growth every step of the way. Internship Programs Dive into the professional world through The Home Depot’s internship programs, which offer a dynamic environment to gain hands-on experience and develop critical skills in various business areas. Our internships provide a platform to connect with leaders and peers, enhancing your resume and preparing you for future employment. Benefits and Culture Choosing to start your career at The Home Depot means more than just securing a job. It means you gain access to unparalleled benefits that support your life and well-being, from health insurance to educational assistance. Our commitment to employees is reflected in our open, supportive culture where everyone’s voice is heard, and every team member’s contribution is valued. Join Our Team Ready to take the next step in your career? Explore the wide range of positions available at The Home Depot, where we’re hiring passionate, curious, and innovative team players. Search open positions that match your skills and interests on our Jobs page. Stay Connected Keep up to date with the latest career tips, company news, and industry insights—all from the people who work here. Subscribe to our Careers Blog and personalize your subscription to receive updates that align with your career interests and goals. At The Home Depot, we don’t just offer jobs—we offer careers that make a difference. Join us, and be a part of something bigger as we continue to invest in your future and our shared success.
Learn more about The Home Depot
Size
490,600 employees
Market Cap
$323 billion
Industry
Net Income
$12.8 billion
Founded
1978
5 Year Trend
+9.8%
Revenue
$132.1 billion
NASDAQ

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