Senior Infrastructure Systems Engineer - Cloud/Linux

The Senior Systems Engineer Cloud & Linux is responsible for the design, engineering, implementation and ongoing maintenance and support of a complex corporate infrastructure. This role provides technical leadership across multiple cloud platforms, including Azure and AWS, leveraging deep expertise to ensure robust and scalable solutions.

Key responsibilities include troubleshooting, analyzing, resolution and documentation of service impacting events, including but not limited to, recommendation and implementation of approved solutions to ensure high availability and reliability. The engineer will also research, evaluate and recommend cloud services and tools to enhance system performance and operational efficiency.

Here's what you can expect from the job and what you need to be successful:

Job Duties

Proactively maintain, monitor, and support the infrastructure environment, recommending enhancements to improve performance and reliability

Monitor systems to identify and resolve performance issues, and prepare regular status reviews and reports

Lead or contribute to the development of low-level architecture design

Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all system builds, configuration, and modifications

Deploy application and systems across complex Cloud and on-premise environments

Partner with IT support teams to perform root cause analysis and identify solutions

Participate in after-hours systems implementations as needed

Continuously adjust systems to optimize system performance and functionality

Collect and publish IT metrics and use data to make process improvement recommendations

Document and implement system change control in response to organizational policy changes and scheduled implementations

Provide 24/7 support through a rotating on-call schedule, adhering to defined service level expectations

Routinely collaborate with and mentor fellow engineers and administrators, promoting innovation and continuous improvement in technology practices

Essential Skills

Minimum 5 years’ experience in providing systems support for complex on-premise and Cloud environments

Experience leading in the engineering of enterprise-wide Linux server environments

Experience with enterprise server and datacenter technologies

Experience with recovery methodologies and technologies supporting an enterprise-wide environment

Experience in engineering with enterprise AWS and/or Azure Cloud is strongly preferred

Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, data networks, virtualization, IT security, web servers and storage technologies

Ability to effectively prioritize tasks, effectively handling a variety of responsibilities

Strong business communication skills; able to write/speak clearly and professionally for a variety of audiences

Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders

Analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to resolve complex issues with minimal direction

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft 365 applications

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems is preferred

Certification/License: AWS and/or Azure Cloud certifications preferred

Location: Hillsboro, OR 97124 | Marlborough, MA 01752 | (HYBRID)

Target

Compensation

$116,500 - $140k annually + annual bonus

Benefits

options include:

Traditional medical, dental, and vision coverage

Generous 401K matching per pay period

Paid Time Off (PTO): You'll accrue up to 15 vacation days in your first year. In addition, you'll receive 40-hours of sick time, and three personal days, which will refresh annually

11 paid federal holidays

Special employee pricing on lending products such as mortgage, auto, and personal loans (eligibility for special employee pricing is subject to standard account requirements and underwriting criteria)

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