Systems Operations Engineer
Horizontal Talent

Job Description

As a Systems Engineer, you will work within our growing DevSecOps practice delivering features to support cloud, data center and infrastructure for multiple systems. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years of experience with networking in hybrid cloud/on-premises environments.

• Design and implement system architecture (hardware, software, virtualized components and network components) for cloud and on-premises environments.

• Plan and manage system upgrades or patching to meet business needs.

• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and applying these needs to designs.

• Implement network segmentation to enhance security and performance.

• Install and configure operating systems (e.g. Windows, Linux, macOS) and other enterprise services.

• Develop automation scripts (using Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.) to reduce manual tasks.

• Install and configure storage systems (e.g. SAN, NAS) and manage data backups.

• Monitor system performance and availability issues and troubleshoot issues through robust root cause analysis.

• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats by implementing firewalls, managing VPNs, and implementing intrusion detection and prevention systems.

• Support?enterprise Cloud applications or infrastructure through?automated configuration management and infrastructure as code activities.

• Manage firewalls, encryption and antivirus software to protect systems and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations.?

• Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members.

• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided.

• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other team members.

Required:

• Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

• BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience
• 5+ years of total experience

• 3 Years of Experience architecting, designing, developing, and implementing cloud solutions

• 3 Years of Experience with one or more clouds (i.e. AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• 3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

• 3 Years of Experience with systems development in an Agile environment

• 3 Years of Experience with scripting using Python, Bash or PowerShell

• 3 Years of Experience installing, configuring and optimizing Windows and Linux systems

• 3 Years of Experience supporting patch management, vulnerability analysis, and disaster recovery
• Experience with AWS, Azure, and GCP

Preferred:

• Certifications:

• AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate

• AWS Certified Solution SysOps Administrator Associate

• Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

• Experience implementing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes

• Experience with automation tools, including Pivotal, Chef, Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible

• Experience with containerized applications using Docker or Kubernetes

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