Senior IT Systems Engineer
Zipline · South San Francisco, CA
About Zipline
What You'll Do
As a Senior IT Systems Engineer, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving our systems and infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including both software, hardware, operations teams, to design, implement, and optimize our systems for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability. You will also be responsible for proactively identifying potential issues and bottlenecks, driving incident response and post-incident analysis, and implementing automation and monitoring solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Solely responsible for design, install, configure, and optimize complex operating system platforms both in the cloud and on-premises. Ensure system integrity and develop long-term strategic plans for capacity utilization and system growth.
- Participate in incident response and resolution, conducting post-incident analysis, and implementing preventive measures.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior members of the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and refine system requirements, capacity planning, and disaster recovery strategies.
- Work with the on-site operations team to ensure proper management, maintenance, and scaling of hardware components.
What You'll Bring
- Over 9 years of experience with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and managing highly available and scalable systems.
- In-depth knowledge of server hardware, virtualization technologies, VPN, mass storage, and cloud platforms.
- Proficiency in Linux server administration and related tools.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Bash, Python), and change management systems such as GitHub and Terraform.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Deep understanding of Linux/Unix systems administration and experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong knowledge of networking principles, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and firewalls.
What Else You Need to Know
The starting cash range for this role is $150,000 - $175,000. Please note that this is a target, starting cash range for a candidate who meets the minimum qualifications for this role. The final cash pay for this role will depend on a variety of factors, including a specific candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, working location, and projected impact. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation; discretionary annual or performance bonuses; sales incentives; benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance; paid time off; and more.
