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Senior Systems Engineer - Linux/Cloud Infrastructure
Location: Hybrid - San Francisco Bay Area or Scottsdale, AZ
About the Role
Our client, a well-established leader in the financial technology and payments space, is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support and maintain their hosting infrastructure and operating systems across on-prem and cloud environments. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems supporting a large-scale, nationally recognized payments platform.
What You'll Do
What You'll Need
Nice to Have
Compensation: Competitive base salary (range varies by location) discretionary incentive plan benefits
Location: Hybrid - San Francisco Bay Area or Scottsdale, AZ
About the Role
Our client, a well-established leader in the financial technology and payments space, is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to support and maintain their hosting infrastructure and operating systems across on-prem and cloud environments. This is a great opportunity to work on mission-critical systems supporting a large-scale, nationally recognized payments platform.
What You'll Do
- Perform systems engineering, installation, configuration, and administration across Linux, Windows, virtualization, storage, data center, and mainframe environments
- Implement systems monitoring to ensure platform availability and optimal performance
- Provide Tier III production support - diagnose complex hardware/software issues and perform root cause analysis
- Implement security patches, upgrades, and lifecycle management changes
- Create and maintain technical documentation and procedures
- Participate in an on-call rotation as part of a team
- Mentor and coach junior systems engineers
- Follow formal change management processes
What You'll Need
- High school diploma or GED
- 5 years of Red Hat Linux system administration experience
- Working knowledge of AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Understanding of data-at-rest encryption technologies
- Scripting experience (Bash)
- Experience in a medium-to-large enterprise environment
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to pass a background check and drug screen
Nice to Have
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
- Additional certifications in Linux, Windows, Virtualization, Storage, Data Center, or Mainframe
Compensation: Competitive base salary (range varies by location) discretionary incentive plan benefits
Salary : $35 - $50