Systems Engineer II
$75,275–$109,554 year
On-siteSomerville, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Manage the day-to-day operation of enterprise platforms, including servers, applications, storage, databases, and networked services. Monitor, analyze, and optimize system performance, availability, reliability, and capacity while troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues across multiple environments. Design, develop, and maintain automation solutions to improve operational efficiency, and lead system upgrades, migrations, patching, and lifecycle management initiatives. Strengthen platform security through hardening and vulnerability remediation, collaborating with infrastructure, networking, application, and security teams to support strategic initiatives. Document system configurations and processes to maintain knowledge sharing.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree Computer Science
- Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study
- Experience as a systems engineer or related position 3-5 years
- Prior related experience as a systems engineer/administrator supporting IBM AIX and RHEL operating systems or related position 3-5 years
- 5+ years IT experience supporting IBM AIX (v6.x) and Red Hat Enterprise Linux; 7.x, 8.x, 9.x
- Server administration experience in a large networked environment
- Knowledge of scripting language
- Knowledge of application development
- Experience with IT security practices
- Experience with patching AIX and/or RHEL systems
- Experience with VMware or other virtual environments (Hyper-V or Nutanix)
- Experience with Rubrik for backups
- Experience with managing systems in Azure helpful
- Experience with identity and access management concepts and technology
- Willingness and eagerness to learn new technology concepts and platforms with as-needed guidance from peers and management
- Proficient in administering enterprise systems and platforms
- Solid understanding of networking concepts, firewalls, and load balancers
- Solid understanding of data structure and database systems
- Intermediate scripting and automation skills to streamline operational tasks
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and hybrid environments
- Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex system and application issues
- Experience with system monitoring tools and interpreting performance data
- Understanding of system security concepts and the implementation of security-leading practices
- Effective collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams
- M-F Eastern Business Hours required
- Hybrid includes onsite: In office 1-2x weekly and must be flexible for business needs
- A quiet, secure, compliant workspace is required for remote workdays
Desired Qualifications
- Experience supporting enterprise-level infrastructure, applications, and platform technologies
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across multiple technical domains
- Experience with automation, scripting, and operational process improvement
- Knowledge of networking, operating systems, databases, cloud technologies, and security principles
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
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