Overview:
The Senior Systems Engineer Computing Technology engages in the design, leads
implementation, and provides Level 3 expert support for large-scale private cloud computing
infrastructure, with a specific emphasis on computing technologies including hardware layer,
operating system, hypervisor, and orchestration services. Responsibilities:
Co-design, implement, and manage hybrid virtualization and containerized platforms based
on OpenStack, VMware VCF and/or Red Hat OpenShift ensuring platform stability,
performance and compliance with industry standards and best practices.
xc2xb7 Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams on technology stack component
evaluation and selection ensuring solutions are designed following best practices and
optimized from both functional and non-functional perspectives.
xc2xb7 Conduct regular capacity planning exercises to anticipate and accommodate the growing
demands on the virtualized environment, ensuring it meets current and future
requirements.
xc2xb7 Develop and implement plans to enhance the reliability of the computing infrastructure,
addressing potential points of failure and ensuring high availability of services.
xc2xb7 Explore, analyze, and implement performance optimization strategies for the cloud
computing environment, ensuring optimal resource utilization and responsiveness.
xc2xb7 Collaborate with relevant teams to conduct regular performance assessments and
implement improvements based on findings.
xc2xb7 Prepare and participate in complex changes to production environments supporting
operational teams.
xc2xb7 Develop auto-test and automation solutions for cloud platform using tools like Jenkins and Selenium along with other configuration management tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, and GitLab CI/CD.
xc2xb7 Provide L3 expert support including on-call shifts with focus on immediate incident management and resolutions, such as outages, breaches, and system failures.
xc2xb7 Write and maintain relevant documentation ensuring completeness and quality.
xc2xb7 Prepare and provide trainings for operational teams in the related technical domains.
xc2xb7 Collaborate with security management teams to ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats.
xc2xb7 Work closely with process management and operational teams and contribute to process development standardizing collaboration framework and improving collaboration efficiency Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Software Engineering, or
other relevant technology field.
xc2xb7 7+ years of experience and deep expertise in designing, implementing, and managing private
cloud stacks with the focus on compute and virtualization technologies.
xc2xb7 Extensive hands-on experience with at least one of the following platforms/stacks: OpenStack,
Apache CloudStack, VMware VCF and Red Hat OpenShift and related computing technologies
such as x86 hardware, OS, KVM/ESXi and orchestration services.
xc2xb7 Expert level in Linux and 5+ years of hands-on experience in Linux-based environments.
xc2xb7 Profound understanding of hardware architecture and components [x86 and ARM, NUMA,
types of memory and channels, types of NICs, etc.
xc2xb7 Good understanding of network and storage types and architecture.
xc2xb7 Good understanding of Cloud Native concepts and technologies.
xc2xb7 Experience in managing large-scale public or private cloud environments and/or work in a
cloud service provider environment is highly desirable.
xc2xb7 Advanced level in programming and scripting using Python and/or Golang, bash.
xc2xb7 Good knowledge in Data center network designs and related technologies [OSI model, TCP/IP
stack, routing, VLAN/VxLAN, etc]
xc2xb7 Understanding of storage types, architecture, and protocols such as object/block/file storages,
NFS/SMB, iSCSI, FC, etc.
xc2xb7 Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools like Zabbix or Nagios, Prometheus, Grafana,
ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana).
xc2xb7 Understanding of CI/CD principles, Infrastructure as Code (IaaC) approach and software
defined infrastructure solutions.
xc2xb7 Experience with database management and optimization for both SQL and NoSQL databases
such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra is highly desirable.
xc2xb7 Experience with ITSM tools such as Jira, Redmine, ServiceNow etc.
xc2xb7 Relevant certifications in Linux, virtualization and cloud computing are a plus.
xc2xb7 Knowledge and experience working with GPU-hardware and AI hardware accelerators is a
plus.
xc2xb7 Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritize.
xc2xb7 A proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making