Role description
Senior Cloud Systems Administrator
Scale ComputingDescription
Scale Computing builds edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged infrastructure that keeps critical applications running wherever our customers operate, from data centers to thousands of remote sites. We make IT simpler, more resilient, and easier to manage at scale, and we hold ourselves to the same standard internally.
About The Role
We're hiring a Senior Cloud Systems Administrator to be part of the team managing the reliability, security, and performance of the infrastructure our teams depend on every day. You'll join the team managing our cloud and virtualization environments, lead infrastructure projects end to end, and participate in the on-call for after hours escalations. This role reports to the VP of Platform Infrastructure and partners closely with IT, Security, Engineering, and Support. This role is based in Austin, TX or Indianapolis, IN.
What You'll Do
- Administration and deployments in our cloud and data center environments
- Administer, patch, and maintain cloud services and Linux servers across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud environments
- Administer virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure, including capacity planning, performance tuning, and lifecycle upgrades
- Help to implement and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans
- Monitor systems and respond to incidents, participating in root-cause analysis and preventing repeat issues
- Automate repetitive tasks and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, Cloudformation and other tools
- Partner with Security on vulnerability remediation, hardening, audit evidence, and compliance requirements
- Participate in infrastructure projects such as migrations, platform upgrades, and new tool rollouts from scoping through delivery
- Maintain clear documentation, runbooks, and network and system diagrams
- Mentor junior administrators
- Participate in a shared on-call rotation and occasional after-hours maintenance windows
Requirements
At least 5 years experience maintaining and deploying all types of services and configurations for at least one major cloud platform (AWS mandatory, OCI and GCP is a plus)
Advanced AWS certifications is a plus
7+ years of Linux systems administration experience (RHEL, Ubuntu, or similar)
Strong networking knowledge and demonstrated experience maintaining and troubleshooting WAN and LAN networks including TCP/IP, DNS, VPN tunneling, SD-WAN, VLANs, firewalls, BGP, and network security
Strong experience with virtualization platforms (VMware, Proxmox, KVM, or hyperconverged solutions)
Proficiency in scripting and automation with common Linux and cloud tools
Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical issues to non-technical colleagues
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience
Equal opportunity
Scale Computing is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.