Senior System Engineer - Odessa, TX

Job Description
This is an onsite position in Odessa, TX
The Systems Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure high availability, performance, and security across the organization. This role will work extensively with VMware virtualization environments, Veeam backup and recovery solutions, Active Directory administration, and storage platforms, with Pure Storage experience considered a strong plus. The engineer will support and optimize virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments, including Citrix-based solutions, and collaborate closely with networking and security teams; experience with Palo Alto firewalls is highly desirable. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong troubleshooting skills, sound judgment in production environments, and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a cross-functional IT team.

Responsibilities
The Systems Engineer will play a key role in maintaining, upgrading, and evolving the organization’s core infrastructure to ensure stability, performance, and security across enterprise systems. This position is responsible for upgrading and supporting server environments, assisting with major core infrastructure initiatives, and administering platforms including VMware, Veeam, and Active Directory, with experience in Pure Storage considered a strong asset. The engineer will support and optimize VDI environments, including Citrix technologies, and collaborate closely with networking and security teams; experience with Palo Alto firewalls is highly desirable. Familiarity with infrastructure visibility and automation tools such as Infoblox, Faddom, and NetBrain is considered a plus. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, operates confidently in production environments, and contributes effectively within a highly collaborative IT team.

Qualifications
Disclaimer:

Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from $35.63 - $71.30 per hour; from: $74,100 - $148,300 per year. May be eligible for equity.

Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.

Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC3

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