Lead IT Systems Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Lead IT Systems Engineer in the United States.

This is a senior, highly technical, hands-on engineering role focused on designing, integrating, and operating complex enterprise infrastructure in hybrid cloud environments. The position plays a key role in ensuring the reliability, security, and scalability of systems supporting modern AI-driven and data-intensive workloads. You will work across architecture, deployment, automation, and operational support, contributing directly to critical infrastructure decisions and implementations. The role requires strong independence, problem-solving ability, and the capacity to lead technical efforts across distributed teams. You will operate in cloud-native environments with a strong emphasis on performance, resilience, and security. This position also involves mentoring peers and influencing engineering best practices across teams.

In this role, you will lead and contribute to end-to-end system engineering efforts, including architecture design, integration, testing, deployment, and validation of enterprise infrastructure. You will monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents across cloud and on-prem environments while ensuring high system availability and performance.

• Design, deploy, configure, and support infrastructure across Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services environments
• Manage and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters, containerized workloads, and hybrid cloud systems
• Develop and maintain automation using tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef to improve efficiency and scalability
• Build, integrate, test, and deploy systems while ensuring alignment with security, performance, and operational standards
• Support system architecture design, evaluate technologies, and recommend improvements for long-term scalability and cost optimization
• Maintain and enhance applications, ensuring version compliance, performance optimization, and regression-free updates
• Support incident response, production troubleshooting, and rapid remediation of infrastructure issues
• Contribute to system security design, including IPS/IDS solutions and network protection mechanisms
• Participate in due diligence activities such as design reviews, vendor coordination, and solution documentation
• Mentor team members and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices

Requirements:

This role requires deep expertise in Linux systems engineering, cloud platforms, automation, and large-scale infrastructure operations. Candidates should be able to operate independently in high-pressure environments and demonstrate strong troubleshooting and design capabilities.

• 5+ years of Linux systems engineering experience (RedHat, CentOS, Rocky Linux)
• 3+ years of Kubernetes experience, including Helm chart development and application deployment
• 3+ years of experience with AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• 5+ years of experience with Elasticsearch (indexing, clustering, performance tuning, troubleshooting)
• 5+ years of experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, or Chef
• Strong understanding of networking, security, encryption, and network protection technologies (IPS/IDS)
• Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi, virtualized environments, and enterprise storage systems
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Ruby, Perl, or advanced KSH
• Strong knowledge of system performance analysis, troubleshooting, and optimization
• Ability to work in 24/7 operational support models, including outages and maintenance windows
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Willingness to travel as needed
• Must be a U.S. citizen with an active Department of Defense Top Secret clearance

Benefits:

• Competitive salary range based on location and experience ($103,711 – $152,109 depending on U.S. region)
• Remote-friendly work arrangement (#LI-Remote)
• Comprehensive health, life, and voluntary benefits supporting physical, mental, and financial wellbeing
• Short-term and long-term incentive opportunities (bonus structure may apply)
• Exposure to advanced cloud, AI-driven, and large-scale enterprise infrastructure environments
• Opportunity to work on mission-critical systems with high visibility and impact
• Strong emphasis on professional development, mentorship, and technical growth
• Inclusive workplace culture focused on trust, collaboration, and flexibility