Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc

System Engineer

Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
  • Preferred technical certifications in cloud, virtualization, operating systems, backup, or storage
  • ITIL foundation or equivalent service management knowledge preferred
  • Strong technical documentation skills required
  • 3-5 years supporting enterprise infrastructure environments
  • Hands-on experience with Windows and/or Linux server administration
  • Familiarity with Azure and/or AWS cloud platforms

Responsibilities

  • Administer production infrastructure across datacenter and cloud environments
  • Manage core infrastructure services like DHCP, DNS, and platform monitoring
  • Execute patching, lifecycle maintenance, compliance remediation, and vulnerability actions
  • Support cloud service management activities including provisioning and optimization
  • Perform root cause analysis for recurring infrastructure issues
  • Participate in disaster recovery planning and testing
  • Develop and maintain scripts and automation routines

Benefits

  • Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
  • Employer HSA contribution
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness and Identity Theft Protection
  • 401K with generous Company match & contribution
  • Accrued Paid Time Off
  • 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
  • Robust employee wellness program
  • Tuition assistance program
Full Job Description
Benefits:

The below list features some of the benefits currently available. Eligibility may be subject to the terms and conditions of governing documents and available benefits may be subject to change at the company's discretion.
  • Choice of medical plans with prescription coverage
  • Employer HSA contribution
  • Dental & Vision Insurance
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Short & Long-Term Disability
  • Other voluntary benefits including: Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Identity Theft Protection and Pet Insurance
  • 401K with generous Company match & contribution
  • Accrued Paid Time Off
  • 12 Paid Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
  • Robust employee wellness program
  • Tuition assistance program


Job Description:

Primary Purpose of Role:

Independently administers and supports core datacenter and cloud services that enable business operations globally. This role is responsible for reliable service delivery across server, storage, backup, monitoring, file services, and cloud platforms, while contributing to automation, resilience, and standards compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

Administer production infrastructure across datacenter and cloud environments, including compute, storage, backup, virtualization, and file services.

Manage core infrastructure services such as DHCP, DNS, NTP, FTP, and platform monitoring/alerting.

Execute patching, lifecycle maintenance, compliance remediation, and vulnerability-related infrastructure actions.

Support cloud service management activities including provisioning, governance, optimization, and operational support.

Perform root cause analysis for recurring infrastructure issues and recommend corrective actions.

Participate in disaster recovery planning, testing, and recovery execution for supported platforms.

Develop and maintain scripts, automation routines, and infrastructure configuration standards.

Coordinate with security, application, database, and network teams on incidents, projects, and changes.

Key Performance Measures:

Service availability for assigned infrastructure platforms.

Successful completion of patching, maintenance, and lifecycle activities on schedule.

Reduction in recurring incidents and operational defects.

Backup and recovery success metrics, including restore test outcomes.

Percentage of standard tasks automated or operationally improved.

Competencies and Behaviors:

Accountability - Intermediate: Owns work end-to-end and delivers with limited supervision.

Problem Solving - Intermediate: Diagnoses issues effectively and applies structured technical judgment.

Collaboration - Intermediate: Works across teams to resolve incidents and coordinate change activity.

Continuous Improvement - Intermediate: Identifies repeatable work and improves efficiency through standardization or automation.

Quality Orientation - Intermediate: Produces accurate, reliable work with attention to operational risk and compliance.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.

Relevant technical certifications preferred in cloud, virtualization, operating systems, backup, or storage.

ITIL foundation or equivalent service management knowledge preferred.

Strong technical documentation skills required.

Experience:

3-5 years of experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments.

Hands-on experience with Windows and/or Linux server administration.

Experience with virtualization platforms, storage, backup, and monitoring tools.

Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure and/or AWS.

Working knowledge of scripting, configuration management, or infrastructure automation.

Experience supporting change, incident, and problem management in a production environment.

Scope Factors:

Supports critical enterprise infrastructure used across multiple business functions and locations.

Works independently on standard and moderately complex technical issues.

No direct people management, but may provide guidance to junior staff.

Contributes to small-to-medium infrastructure projects and platform improvements.

Supports regional and global environments with business continuity implications.

May provide technical input to operational and refresh budget planning.

About Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc

Allison Transmission is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems. Allison products are specified by over 250 vehicle manufacturers and are used in many market sectors including bus, refuse, fire, construction, distribution, military and specialty applications. Allison was founded in 1915 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the company's global headquarters still resides today. Allison Transmission is the world's largest manufacturer of fully automatic transmissions for medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles and is a leader in hybrid-propulsion systems for city buses.
Learn more about Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc
Size
3,400 employees
Market Cap
$3.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$299 million
Founded
1915
5 Year Trend
+5.5%
Revenue
$2 billion
NASDAQ

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