Sr. Server Engineer

Black Duck; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Duck Software, Inc. is seeking a Senior Server Engineer to design, implement, and support IT infrastructure for the global organization.

The role partners with other IT teams to support the availability, performance, and security of corporate IT systems and services; participates in migrations, upgrades, integrations, and deployments; and provides technical expertise and operational support to engineers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, systems engineering, or related roles.
• Strong experience with Windows Server and Linux systems.
• Hands-on experience with virtualization technologies including VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, OpenStack, or KVM.
• Experience managing enterprise server hardware and data center infrastructure.
• Knowledge of storage technologies including SAN/NAS and backup solutions; cloud experience with AWS/Azure.
• Experience with automation and IaC using Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, or Python.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and deliver projects collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise infrastructure platforms (servers, virtualization, storage, backup, and cloud).
• Support lifecycle management of server hardware and infrastructure, including upgrades and capacity planning.
• Administer and optimize virtualization platforms (VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, OpenStack, KVM).
• Manage enterprise storage (SAN, NAS, replication, performance) and data protection strategies.
• Implement and support backup, recovery, and DR to ensure business continuity.
• Administer Windows and Linux server environments, including hardening, patching, automation, and tuning.
• Develop automation and IaC using Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python; participate in cloud-adoption projects.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams; contribute to standards and docs.
• Participate in rotating on-call schedule for critical operations outside business hours.

Skills

Infrastructure design

Troubleshooting

Documentation

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

VMware

Proxmox

Hyper-V

OpenStack

KVM

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Black Duck Software, Inc. helps organizations build secure, high-quality software, minimizing risks while maximizing speed and productivity. Black Duck, a recognized pioneer in application security, provides SAST, SCA, and DAST solutions that enable teams to quickly find and fix vulnerabilities and defects in proprietary code, open source components, and application behavior. With a combination of industry-leading tools, services, and expertise, only Black Duck helps organizations maximize security and quality in DevSecOps and throughout the software development life cycle.

Position Summary

The Senior Server Engineer is part of a core team that designs, implements, and supports IT infrastructure solutions for the global organization. The role partners with other IT teams to support the availability, performance, and security of corporate IT systems and services; participates in migrations, upgrades, integrations, and deployments; and provides technical expertise and operational support to engineers and stakeholders.

Job location : Black Duck Software, Bangalore (Near Dairy Circle, Opp to Christ University)

Work mode : Hybrid (Minimum 3 Days Work from office in a week)

Experience : 6 - 9 Years of IT Experience

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise infrastructure platforms including physical servers, virtualization, storage, backup, and cloud-hosted services.
• Support the lifecycle management of server hardware and infrastructure platforms, including deployment, upgrades, patching, capacity planning, and decommissioning activities.
• Administer and optimize virtualization platforms including VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, OpenStack, KVM, or equivalent technologies.
• Manage and support enterprise storage solutions including SAN, NAS, replication, performance optimization, and capacity management.
• Implement and support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity and data protection objectives are met.
• Administer and support Windows and Linux server environments, including system hardening, patching, automation, performance tuning, and operational support.
• Monitor infrastructure performance, capacity, availability, and reliability while identifying opportunities for operational improvements.
• Develop and maintain automation and Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using technologies such as Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, or similar tools.
• Participate in infrastructure projects including platform deployments, migrations, upgrades, modernization initiatives, and cloud adoption efforts.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, and application teams while contributing to technical documentation, standards, and best practices.
• Participation in a rotating on-call schedule to support critical network operations outside of business hours.
• Other tasks and activities as assigned.

Required Education/Experience & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in enterprise infrastructure, systems engineering, platform engineering, or systems administration within complex IT environments.
• Strong experience administering enterprise Windows Server and Linux operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with enterprise virtualization technologies including VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V, OpenStack, KVM, or equivalent platforms.
• Experience managing enterprise server hardware and data center infrastructure platforms.
• Knowledge of enterprise storage technologies including SAN, NAS, replication, capacity planning, and performance optimization.
• Experience implementing and administering backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms and services including AWS and Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with automation, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code using PowerShell, Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues and successfully deliver infrastructure projects in a collaborative team environment.

Black Duck is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or military service status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Black Duck complies with all applicable laws prohibiting employment discrimination in every jurisdiction where it operates and provides reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.