Systems Engineer - IT Infrastructure and Cloud Services

Keefe Group

$94K — $125K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Texas, US
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience with production Linux infrastructure in a leading role.
  • Familiarity with automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform.
  • Experience deploying on Google Cloud Platform, emphasizing security and scalability best practices.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting and problem-solving in non-standard situations.
  • Strong communication and independent work skills.

Responsibilities

  • Write and manage automation code for organizational functions.
  • Monitor system logs and dashboards to detect and resolve issues promptly.
  • Address break/fix escalations from different departments.
  • Patch security vulnerabilities using server management tools.
  • Identify and implement new operational tools for improved efficiency.
  • Maintain and create project documentation as needed.
  • Perform additional duties as required by the business.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical insurance with prescription coverage and annual benefit credit.
  • Dental and vision insurance options.
  • Basic life insurance and accidental death insurance.
  • Short and long-term disability coverage.
  • Voluntary benefits for customizable packages.
  • Paid time off and 401(k) company match contributions.
  • DailyPay option for immediate access to earned wages.
Full Job Description
Wage Rate
Overview About This Position

The Systems Engineer supports rapidly growing infrastructure of Linux servers and deployment/maintenance of custom ICS applications via automation. This person will also assist with planning and deploying resources to cloud platforms as needed to support the business.

 

Essential Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

  • Writing and maintaining code for the purposes of automating various functions of the organization.
  • Monitor logs and dashboards to proactively identify and resolve troubles.
  • Break/fix escalations from various departments.
  • Patching security vulnerabilities and bugs via server management platform.
  • Identify and implement new tools to improve operations.
  • Maintain existing project documentation and create new documentation as needed.
  • Other duties as determined by the needs of the business.
What You'll Need
  • At least 5 years of experience maintaining production Linux infrastructure in a leading role.
  • Familiarity with various automation platforms for on-prem and cloud based infrastructure (e.g. Ansible, AWX, Terraform).
  • Familiarity with deploying and maintaining cloud based infrastructure, specifically Google Cloud Platform with a strong emphasis on following best practices regarding security and scaling.
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Strong attention to detail and well-honed troubleshooting skills.
  • Strong ability to work independently and efficiently.
  • Strong communication skills to work directly with manager to plan/deploy/maintain new projects.
  • Familiarity with creating and maintaining CICD workflows and webhooks/integrations within Gitlab.
  • Advanced knowledge of Linux operating systems, preferably Rocky or other RHEL based distributions.
  • Advanced ability to accomplish tasks via a Linux command line.
  • Experience using a trouble ticket system, such as Service Now.

Preferred Experience:

  • Experience with SQL and maintaining systems that host Postgres or MySQL databases.
  • Experience with containers and on-prem virtualization platforms (e.g. Kubernetes, VMWare).
  • Experience with Datadog as it relates to integrations, log management, metrics and alerts.
  • Experience with server management tools. (e.g. Satellite/Foreman, IdM/FreeIPA).
  • Experience managing web, caching and load balancing servers (e.g. Apache, Valkey/Redis, HAProxy).
  • Experience with OpenBao or Hashicorp Vault.
  • Experience with creating and maintaining automations to insure compliance with NIST 800-53.
  • Experience with FedRAMP within various cloud platforms, preferably GCP.
  • Experience supporting server class hardware and storage.(e.g. 45Drives Ceph clusters and Dell PowerProtect Data Domain).
Benefits

IC Solutions offers comprehensive benefits to all regular-full time employees:

  • Medical w/prescription coverage
    • Benefit Credit received when enrolled in a TKC medical plan, to help offset your benefit costs.  Benefit Credit of $750 annually, will be divided evenly among your paychecks throughout the Plan Year.
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Basic Life and Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Voluntary benefits that can be selected to create the right package for you

IC Solutions also understands the importance of work life balance and planning for the future.  To help with both of these, employees are eligible for paid time off and a Company Match for the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.  We now also offer DailyPay providing you immediate access to earned wages.

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