Systems Engineer II

Pinnacol Assurance does just one thing, and does it better than anyone: provide caring workers’ compensation protection to Colorado employers and employees. And while we may be a little biased, we believe that our work shapes communities and changes lives.

We have big hearts and love big ideas. We’ve been around for more than  100 years, but don’t let that fool you. Pinnacol is committed to taking care of Colorado employers and workers in the most innovative ways. We celebrate continuous improvement, new ideas, compassion, teamwork, integrity and excellence.

With our number one priority to keep everyone safe, along with the heart of Pinnacol’s “culture of caring” to do what is right and not what is easy, we’re currently having our team members work from home. But we’re still making time for fun with virtual events like virtual painting classes, virtual yoga and Zumba classes, and virtual happy hours!

What you’ll do:

Systems Engineers will build, ship and maintain the software along with the development team. They are integral to the success of our Software Development Life Cycle. On average a Systems Engineer spends time working across teams configuring and maintaining infrastructure, evaluating new solutions, and addressing operational gaps. A Systems Engineer shares in the responsibility to deliver a stable product at a high velocity of deployment.

What you can expect:

• Engineer technical solutions for the business supporting both development and operations.
• Design and implement compute infrastructure for in-house developed and third party applications.
• Engineer network infrastructure for multi-site, multi-cloud environments.
• Create and maintain infrastructure as code and configuration management packages.
• Design, operate, and optimize continuous improvement and deployment processes.
• Participating in on-call rotation.
• Design and implement monitoring of applications and infrastructure.
• Ensure high availability and acceptable levels of performance of mission critical host computer resources.
• Lead problem-solving efforts involving outside vendor, other support personnel and/or organizations. Provide leadership in the planning and implementation of projects for enterprise systems.
• Remain current with technological developments in the industry.
• Provide recommendations for ways the company can utilize new technology. Champion change and process improvement.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES:

• Leverage internal and external resources for learning and focus on what is pertinent to organization’s needs
• Remain current on knowledge and skills necessary for software development, including programming tools, development techniques and related technologies.
• Perform other duties as assigned

What you need to be successful:

• Strong understanding of systems engineering; meaning formalize various approaches simply and continuously vet out new methods.
• Experienced in virtualization and containerization platforms as well as infrastructure configuration as code.
• Strong knowledge of the Linux operating system, both from a virtualization and container perspective, and solid understanding of open source technologies in general. Debian and CentOS preferred.
• Experience with network design including switching, routing, DNS, DHCP. Advanced understanding Web Server design.
• Solid scripting and automation skills.(For example, bash and python)
• Cloud PaaS and IaaS knowledge is required.
• Experienced with CI/CD concepts enabling multiple teams to ship multiple workloads constantly through the day.
• Adaptation: Ability to adjust to changes in the workplace
• Communication: Ability to listen to others and convey ideas effectively and foster open communication.
• Innovation: Ability to generate novel solutions and creative ideas in order to identify system or program problems, and propose pragmatic solutions
• Teamwork: Ability to work effectively with people and cooperate with others

• Our benefits go beyond the basics. You’ll get to choose from diverse benefit offerings for medical, dental and vision.
• We care about each other. We enjoy a positive, collaborative work environment. We are hard workers and high performers.
• We love who you are. Pinnacol is on a journey to embody diversity, equity and inclusion. We’re committed to creating a culture that deeply values differences, where everyone feels like they belong.
• Take a day (or 20!) off. Enjoy 20 paid days off your first full year plus 9 paid holidays.
• Take care of yourself. Sign up for unique wellness programs, including on-site, company-paid fitness facilities and classes
• Get your learning on. We promote a learning culture to help you master your current job and cultivate the skills of the future through a variety of on-site, online, and off-site professional development opportunities.
• Give back and get paid. Through our employee volunteer program, Pinnacol in Action, employees receive paid time off to volunteer with Colorado nonprofits.
• Share in our success. You’ll have the opportunity to earn a quarterly incentive, up to 20 percent of your annual base salary, when your team exceeds their goals and objectives.

When we find the right person, we try to put our best foot forward with an offer that excites you. We consider what you’d like to be paid, the skills and experience you bring, what similar jobs pay in the Denver area and make sure there’s equal pay for equal work among those you’ll be working with. The compensation amount for this role is targeted at $114,000-$124,750. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including your experience and expertise and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Want to love your work? Apply today!

Pinnacol is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email [email protected].