Principal System Engineer

Manhattan Associates; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join their Infrastructure Team. This role involves designing and implementing virtualization systems, providing technical leadership, and ensuring that end-user technologies meet business needs. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in VMware environments, scripting, and cloud technologies. In this dynamic and fast-paced environment, you will lead high-profile projects and collaborate with various teams to enhance the technology platform. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant work experience in IT.
• Expertise in deploying VMware hosted environments.
• Experience with SAN technologies and cloud hosting.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement virtualization systems hosting platform.
• Provide technical leadership across the organization.
• Develop and maintain relationships with business partners.

Skills

VMware

Linux

Python

Ansible

Bash

SAN technologies

Cisco UCS

HPE

Dell

Azure

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

VMware VCP certification

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The Principal Systems Engineer is a member of the Infrastructure Team within the Global Technology Services team.

This role is responsible for designing the deployment build and patching of all end user technologies. This individual will provide technical leadership and consulting across the organization, from strategic decision making down to the project planning level. The Principal Infrastructure Engineer will gain organizational commitment for all high-level infrastructure plans and initiate and participate in projects to evaluate technologies and methods for implementing these plans. She/he must be self-motivated and must be able to work well in a fast paced, results focused, geographically dispersed, and virtual team environment.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES –

· Maintain in-depth knowledge of company’s strategic business plans.

· Architect and implement the strategic roadmap for the virtualization systems hosting platform

· Directly responsible for the design, implementation, and engineering support of virtual server solutions that impact multiple clients and business units

· Develop, document, communicate, and enforce a technology standards policy

· Provide direction for end user enterprise technology and reviews long range plans which meet the requirements of the business

· Own and maintain a clear roadmap for the virtualization hosting platform

· Design and support of physical and virtual network configurations, setup and configuration of host and system monitoring tools, patching core systems

· Identifying and resolving system, storage and network bottlenecks

· Develop and maintain relationships with business unit partners to ensure that the team is meeting their needs as we enhance the platform

· Provide leadership to peers in the regional IT teams, to build end user platforms that scale with the company’s accelerated growth

· Develop and ensure execution of high-profile project plans in coordination with the project management team

· Work with vendors on future state technology

· May conduct or direct long-term strategic planning

· Provide guidance to junior members of the team.

ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES –

· Proven experience in systems design and development

· Strong understanding of information processing principles and practices

· Solid grounding in core enterprise applications

· In-depth technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating systems

· Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards

· Hands-on experience with application development tools

· Strong knowledge of hardware and software evaluation principles and practice

· Proven project planning and management experience

· Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws

· Exceptional analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities

· Exceptional understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives

· Superior written and oral communication skills

· Excellent technical architecture and technical support documentation skills

· Strong interpersonal and consultative skills

· Ability to conduct research into emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products as required

· Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language

· Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment

· Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS –

· 10 years of relevant work experience

· Expertise deploying and managing VMware hosted environments (vCenter, vSphere, ESXi)

· 7+ years hands-on experience with physical server or blade hardware infrastructure (Cisco UCS, HPE or Dell)

· 5+ years scripting in a Linux, Unix, or Microsoft Windows Environment (Bash, Python, Ansible, Powershell)

· Experience with SAN technologies, including connectivity (iSCSI, Fiber, NFS), configuration, MPIO, troubleshooting issues.

· 5+ year extensive experience with developing strategic plans.

· 5+ years hands-on experience with business requirements gathering/analysis.

· Working knowledge of cloud hosting (Azure or AWS)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS –

· Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, engineering, business or a related technical or business field or comparable industry experience.

· Relevant infrastructure certifications (VMware VCP or higher preferred)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

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