Systems Engineer – Platform Deployment Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Evaluate the target architecture, verify prerequisites, and design deployments for new regions and secure zones.

• Guide deployment modifications through client approval processes.

• Provision virtual machines and appliances, including OVA-based components, utilizing infrastructure as code tools like Terraform.

• Install and configure SPHEREboard, SQL Server, and data collection components.

• Establish service accounts, groups, and database and file system permissions, along with credential retrieval processes.

• Investigate and test least-privilege methodologies such as granular sudo rights.

• Configure connectors for Hitachi, NetApp, and Windows file platforms via SMB/CIFS and NFS.

• Deploy and verify activity collection; execute migrations and upgrades across DEV, QA, and PROD environments.

• Request modifications for firewalls and ports; verify DNS settings and connectivity.

• Request, install, and validate SSL/TLS certificates.

• Monitor scan coverage and data refreshes, driving failures to successful re-scans.

• Troubleshoot client-side issues related to GPOs, ports, certificates, and credentials.

• Query and validate SQL data; provide CSV extracts or Power BI datasets.

• Reconcile platform data against the live environment.

• Maintain runbooks, service account inventories, and deployment documentation.

• Share insights from the field with Engineering and Product teams.

• Foster trusted relationships with clients and communicate findings effectively.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in systems administration, infrastructure engineering, or technical operations.

• Ideally experienced in large, regulated enterprises.

• Proficient in Linux administration, covering users and groups, file ownership and permissions, sudo, SSH, services, logs, and shell scripting.

• Familiarity with Windows Server and Active Directory, including accounts, groups, Group Policy, LDAP, and Kerberos.

• Knowledge of NTFS/NFS and share permissions.

• Understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP, DNS, firewalls, ports, proxies, and SSL/TLS certificates.

• Experience with VMware or cloud virtual machines, OVA appliances, and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform.

• Competence in SQL on Microsoft SQL Server, including queries, joins, permissions, and basic database administration.

• Ability to diagnose complex multi-system issues from symptoms to root causes.

• Security-oriented mindset regarding least privilege, credentials, and change control.

• Capability to establish trusted relationships with infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders.

• Preferred experience includes enterprise software deployment, Hitachi or NetApp NAS administration, file activity monitoring tools, CyberArk or similar PAM platforms, multi-region deployments with data residency regulations, Cassandra or equivalent data stores, PowerShell, REST APIs, Power BI, or Tableau.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional growth.

• A collaborative work environment.

• Equal-opportunity employment.