Lead Engineer – System Administration

CBTS; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

CBTS in India is seeking a Lead Engineer – System Administration to own advanced system administration across server and compute environments, driving automation, platform hygiene and continuous improvement to ensure stable, secure and scalable infrastructure.

You will lead Linux/Windows compute operations, implement automation scripts, perform troubleshooting, support capacity planning and ensure compliance with security and regulatory requirements while mentoring juniors.

Qualifications

• Lead system administration for Linux/Windows compute environments including configuration management and lifecycle maintenance.
• Implement automation scripts/workflows for routine ops, deployment, and hygiene of environments.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for compute platform incidents and ensure RCA closure.

Responsibilities

• Lead system administration for Linux/Windows compute environments including configuration management, OS performance tuning, patching, upgrades and lifecycle maintenance.
• Implement automation scripts / workflows for routine ops, deployment, configuration changes & environment hygiene reduction of manual work.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for compute platform incidents, support RCA actions and ensure closure of high impact issues.
• Support capacity planning, resource optimization and compute cost optimization with platform teams.
• Ensure enterprise security baseline compliance, vulnerability remediation and system hardening controls.
• Review changes, validate implementation quality, coach junior engineers and uplift operational maturity.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements, including change control discipline, access management standards, and audit trail maintenance.

Job description

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer – System Administration

Role Purpose (1–3 lines): Owns advanced system administration responsibilities across server & compute environments ensuring stable, secure, scalable and well-governed infrastructure operations by driving configuration management, platform hygiene, automation adoption and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead system administration for Linux/Windows compute environments including configuration management, OS performance tuning, patching, upgrades and lifecycle maintenance.
• Implement automation scripts / workflows for routine ops, deployment, configuration changes & environment hygiene reduction of manual work.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting for compute platform incidents, support RCA actions and ensure closure of high impact issues.
• Support capacity planning, resource optimization and compute cost optimization with platform teams.
• Ensure enterprise security baseline compliance, vulnerability remediation and system hardening controls.
• Review changes, validate implementation quality, coach junior engineers and uplift operational maturity.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements, including change control discipline, access management standards, and audit trail maintenance.