What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Systems Engineer - Development Infrastructure position at Dragos, Inc.?
Dragos is on a relentless mission to defend industrial organizations that provide us with the necessities of modern civilization; running water, functioning electricity, and safe industrial working environments. As the market leader in ICS/OT Cybersecurity, we are dedicated to arming our customers with best-in-class technology, threat intelligence, and services to protect their systems as effectively and efficiently as possible. We're a remote-first culture with operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. We're looking for mission-oriented teammates who embody our core values of authenticity, transparency, and trust. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join a mission that can save the world!
About the Role:
Dragos is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design,maintain, and optimize our development infrastructure. This role is ideal for a proactive engineer with deep technical expertise and a passion for automation, scalability, and reliability. You will play a critical role in ensuring our systems run smoothly and securely, supporting the backbone of our engineering operations.
Responsibilities:
- Build and Maintain Infrastructure: Develop, deploy, and manage operating system images across diverse environments.
- Automate and Optimize: Implement automation for system configurations, patching, and provisioning using modern tools.
- Document and Audit: Maintain accurate documentation of system configurations, inventory, and access controls.
- Security and Compliance: Configure, monitor, and audit system access to ensure compliance and security best practices.
- Customer Support: Respond to and resolve internal technical issues promptly and professionally.
- Collaboration: Crosstrain with team members and provide backup support to ensure operational continuity.
Qualifications:
- Systems Administration: 5 years managing Linux and Windows environments, including performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Virtualization & Cloud: Extensive experience with VMware vSphere/vCenter, plus exposure to Proxmox, Nutanix, Hyper-V, and KVM; skilled in AWS and Azure deployments.
- Automation & Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in Ansible, Terraform, and image creation tools like Packer.
- CI/CD & DevOps: Hands-on experience designing and maintaining pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and similar platforms.
- Containerization & Orchestration: Strong background with Docker and Kubernetes for building and managing containerized applications.
- Networking & Security: Solid understanding of TCP/IP, VLANs, firewalls, routing, and identity management (Active Directory, LDAP, Microsoft Entra ID).
- Scripting & Monitoring: Advanced scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell; exposure to monitoring tools such as Nagios and Icinga.
Compensation:
- Salary: $165,000
- Competitive Equity Package
- Comprehensive Benefits Plan
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Dragos is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace dedicated to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce. Come join us!