System Engineer

Webhosting; Chennai District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance stipend

9 company-paid holidays

Generous leave + sabbatical policy

Professional development reimbursement

Fitness membership reimbursement

Wellable subscription

Job summary

Vultr is establishing its first Global Integrated Operations Command Center (GIOC) in Chennai to monitor, triage, and respond to incidents across cloud, systems, and security operations. We seek Systems Engineers to be the frontline for compute, storage, OS, and virtualization.

Expect a rotational 24x7 schedule, including nights and weekends, with opportunities to grow into SRE and platform engineering. The role emphasizes fast, accurate first response, documentation, and escalation to Senior

Qualifications

• Graduate/Engineer in a relevant field (B.E./ B.Tech, or equivalent).
• 3-5 years of experience in systems administration, IT operations, or similar roles.
• Good understanding of Linux/Windows and virtualization concepts.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health signals across Vultr's systems estate from a unified dashboard.
• Acknowledge alerts within first-response SLA targets and triage incidents.
• Execute documented runbooks to resolve common issues in L1 and escalate as needed.
• Maintain accurate incident documentation and shift logs; hand off to Senior Engineers when required.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Incident management

English communication

Monitoring & observability

Education

B.E./B.Tech or equivalent

Tools

ITSM

CMDB

Runbooks

Job description

Not specified Full-time Not specified Infrastructure

Job Description

Vultr Cares

Medical Insurance stipend paid annually

9 Company-Paid Holidays

Generous Leave Policy + 1 month paid sabbatical every 5 years + Anniversary Bonus each year

Professional Development Reimbursement

Fitness membership reimbursement

Company paid Wellable subscription

Join Vultr

Vultr is expanding its India presence and is building its first Global Integrated Operations Command Center (GIOC) in Chennai– the 24×7 nerve center for monitoring, triage, and first response across Vultr’s global cloud, systems, network, and security operations.

We are seeking Systems Engineers to serve as the first line of response for Vultr’s systems estate –compute, storage, operating systems, and virtualization.This is a frontline operations role for engineers who thrive in a fast-paced, alert-driven environment and want to grow into deeper SRE, systems, and platform engineering careers. You must be comfortable working on a rotational shift model (24×7) – including nights, weekends, and holidays, to ensure we have full coverage.

Role Overview

TheSystems Engineeris the entry point of the GIOC incident lifecycle. You monitor health signals across Vultr’s systems estate, acknowledge and triage alerts withindefined first-response SLAs,execute documented runbooks to resolve common issues, and raise cleanly to Senior Systems Engineer when an issue falls outside L1 scope. The role ensuresfast, accurate first responsethat protects customer experience and keeps incidents moving toward resolution.

You operate from aconsolidated single-pane-of-glass dashboard, classifying and routing incidents by severity and tower while owning accurate, complete documentation of every action. Success is measured byfirst-response SLA adherence, triage accuracy, and runbook resolution rate.The role runs on arotational scheduleto sustain 24×7 coverage.

Key Responsibilities

• Alert Monitoring & First Response
• Monitor systems-estate health signals (compute, storage, OS, virtualization) from a consolidated single-pane-of-glass dashboard
• Acknowledge alerts and incidents within first-response SLA targets
• Perform initial review – read the alert, check recent changes, and review the CMDB before acting
• Triage & Severity Classification
• Classify each incident by severity and customer impact, confirming the owning tower (Systems / Network / Security / cross-tower)
• Route and assign tickets accurately to the correct tower or escalation path
• Sustain triage accuracy at or above the GIOC go-live standard
• Reassess severity as impact evolves, and declare higher when in doubt
• Match alert signatures to documented runbooks and execute permitted L1 actions
• Resolve common, well-understood systems issues end to end within L1 scope
• Document every step taken, with supporting evidence, in the incident ticket
• Escalate unresolved or out-of-scope issues to Senior Engineers with a clean, complete handoff (symptom · evidence collected · steps tried · current state)
• Flag missing or ineffective runbooks as runbook gaps for review and continuous improvement
• Initiate and support major-incident (Sev-0 / Sev-1) bridges per the escalation matrix
• Track escalations to closure and confirm service is restored before resolving the ticket
• Operational Documentation & Communication
• Maintain accurate shift logs, ticket updates, and incident timelines
• Provide clear, timely status communication to stakeholders and customers per severity
• Produce thorough shift-handover notes for seamless continuity
• Identify recurring alerts and noise as candidates for tuning and automation
• Contribute to and improve runbooks and knowledge-base articles
• Participate in post-incident reviews (PIR) and trend reviews

Qualifications & Experience

• Graduate/Engineerin a relevant field (B.E./ B.Tech , or equivalent)
• 3-5 years of experiencein systems administration, preferably in NOC/SOC, or IT operations
• Good understanding of Linux/Windows
• Working knowledge of operating systems – processes, services, and log analysis (Linux/Windows)
• Familiarity with compute, storage, and virtualization concepts – VMs, Hypervisors, and basic networking
• Understanding of incident-management fundamentals and severity-based triage
• Exposure to monitoring/observability tools and ticketing systems (alerting consoles, ITSM)
• Strong written communication for accurate documentation and clean escalation handoffs; willingness and ability to work a rotational 24×7 shift model, including nights, weekends, and holidays
• Proficient in English verbal and written communication

Inclusion & Privacy

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and experiences, and we prohibit discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable laws. Vultr will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable laws and will not conduct a background check until after an offer of employment has been extended and accepted.

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