Senior Infrastructure Engineer

We are a leading global software company dedicated to the world of computer aided design, 3D modeling and simulation— helping innovative global manufacturers design better products, faster! With the resources of a large company, and the energy of a software start-up, we have fun together while creating a world class software portfolio. Our culture encourages creativity, welcomes fresh thinking, and focuses on growth, so our people, our business, and our customers can achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides a high level of support and consulting in all supported environments, usually requiring research.
• Leads multiple complex technical projects and completes project tasks.
• Evaluates new technologies and methods. Focusing on improving efficiency and automation to advance development productivity.
• Help set the direction for the technical infrastructure of the environment.
• Reduce overall risk posture within windows env for R&D, prioritize reduction of existing vulnerabilities and implement an effective/repeatable vulnerability management process
• Technical Lead in guiding junior engineers.
• Works without supervision on the most complex projects with complete latitude for discretion and independent judgment.
• Understand R&D development/engineering processes and workflows, focusing on improving efficiency and automation to advance development productivity.
• Reduce overall risk posture within our windows environment for R&D, prioritizing reduction of existing vulnerabilities and implementing an effective/repeatable vulnerability management process.
• Support R&D teams in all regions and be point of contact for Windows related issues.
• Help lead Windows management team – improve/automate existing processes (Tanium, SCCM, …)

Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree with a preferable emphasis in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Computer Engineering.
• Microsoft Windows (Server/Client) administration experience (5 years)
• Break-fix and troubleshooting skills both on individual endpoints and at scale
• SW Development (5 yrs) development lifecycle (SDLC) experience with strong DevOps background
• Desirable skills-
• • PowerShell
  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • Puppet
  • Ansible
  • SQL
• GIT experience-
• • GitLab-CI/CD experience required
  • Understanding of containers, docker build, and integration with GitLab
  • Understand branching, tagging and release management
• Tanium experiences desirable-
• • Writing custom sensors
  • General administration and maintenance
• Automation (scripting, PowerShell, etc.)
• Configuration Management (SCCM or other CM tools)
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop effective solutions to improve efficiency and reliability of infrastructure management.
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC): Understanding of the software development lifecycle and experience in collaborating with software engineering teams to enhance development processes.
• Collaborative Communication: Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including Automation Specialists, DevOps, and Infrastructure Engineers.
• Automation Expertise: Proficiency in designing and implementing automation solutions for operational and software development teams. Experience with tools like Puppet and Ansible would be essential.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles and experience in writing declarative code to manage infrastructure resources efficiently.
• DevOps Practices: Familiarity with DevOps methodologies and practices, including continuous integration, continuous deployment (CI/CD), and version control systems like Git.
• Configuration Management: Some experience and understanding of configuring and managing large-scale infrastructure components using configuration management tools.
• Advanced skills and knowledge of the field and technical expertise.

Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.