Principal System/Network Services Engineer

Archer; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in partnership with Oracle, seeks a senior Systems and Network Infrastructure Engineer to lead design, deployment, and operations across on‑premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. You will drive performance, security, and scalability while mentoring engineers and building automation.

Responsibilities include capacity planning, disaster recovery, and developing dashboards/telemetry to monitor health and reliability.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of experience in network engineering, IT, computer science, or related field experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, CS, CE, or related field; 7+ years of experience alternative.
• Cloud computing experience deploying, managing, and securing cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers, OS, cloud infrastructure, and network services.
• Develop engineering designs, configuration patterns, and technical standards for performance, security, and scalability.
• Analyze systems and network performance; manage server capacity and optimize configurations and backups.
• Coordinate middleware administration and deployment, maintenance, and operation of internal applications.
• Oversee network configurations; deploy networks, routers, and security policies using Terraform and Ansible.
• Coordinate hardware maintenance, upgrades, and vendor collaborations to resolve integration challenges.
• Monitor compute, storage, LAN/WAN/SD-WAN/VPN and cloud network environments for performance and security.
• Implement security policies, access controls, patch management, and DR planning.
• Investigate and resolve complex system and network issues with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Network engineering

Cloud computing

Incident management

Mentoring

Design and architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/CS/CE/SE

Master's degree in Information Systems/CS/EE

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Dashboards/Telemetry

Automation scripts

Job description

Archer is collaborating with Oracle to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

About The Team

Leads the design, installation, administration, and maintenance of systems and network infrastructure to improve performance, reliability, security, and scalability in alignment with business and technology strategies.

Description

Leads the design, installation, administration, and maintenance of systems and network infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. Independently analyzes performance trends, manages server capacity, and optimizes system configurations, network services, and backups. Coordinates infrastructure changes, patching, and upgrades to address security vulnerabilities and maintain service availability. Develops engineering designs and partners with architecture, security, and service teams to improve scalability, resiliency, and operational capabilities. Acts as a senior technical liaison, resolves complex systems and network issues, and implements disaster recovery solutions. Maintains infrastructure standards and documentation, mentors team members, and drives continuous improvement. Depending on assignment, develops automation, scripts, dashboards, telemetry, and alerting to simplify operations and proactively monitor infrastructure health.

Responsibilities

Systems and Network Infrastructure Management

• Leads the design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of servers, operating systems, cloud infrastructure, and network services.
• Develops engineering designs, configuration patterns, and technical standards to support infrastructure performance, reliability, security, and scalability.
• Independently analyzes systems and network performance, manages server capacity, and optimizes configurations and backups.
• Coordinates middleware administration and the deployment, maintenance, and operation of internal applications.
• Oversees network configurations, reviewing code and configurations in tools such as Terraform and Ansible to deploy networks, routers, and security policies.
• Coordinates hardware maintenance, auditing, installation, provisioning, and upgrades, partnering with internal experts and vendors to resolve integration challenges.

Infrastructure Operations And Maintenance

• Monitors the performance and security of compute, storage, LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, VPN, wireless, and cloud network environments.
• Maintains the reliability and efficiency of network services, including traditional circuits, private lines, and cloud-based communication solutions.
• Implements changes to firewalls, traffic management devices, routing and switching equipment, wireless components, and supporting software.
• Coordinates infrastructure changes, maintenance, patching, and version upgrades, communicating with stakeholders to minimize disruption.
• Maintains accurate infrastructure inventory and configuration records in relevant systems of record.
• Aligns operational activities with service level agreements, service level objectives, and key performance indicators.

Security And Access Management

• Implements security policies, compliance policies, and access controls across systems and network environments.
• Administers identity and access management privileges and monitors user activity to support secure access to IT resources.
• Supports privileged account and secrets integrity, compute and file system security, and secure storage operations.
• Coordinates monthly, quarterly, and hotfix patches to address vulnerabilities and defects.
• Identifies security and operational gaps and implements improvements with architecture, security, and service teams.

Incident Management And Technical Support

• Investigates and resolves complex systems, network connectivity, and performance issues in collaboration with cross-functional teams and vendors.
• Supports the incident management lifecycle, including high-severity triage, escalation, service restoration, and incident reviews.
• Analyzes incident data to identify patterns and root causes and implements corrective and preventive actions.
• Reviews logs, dashboards, alerts, and ticket queues to identify production issues before they affect services.
• Provides technical guidance for escalated cases involving growth, scaling, cloud adoption, high performance, and high availability.
• Documents technical solutions and coordinates with operations teams to maintain production environments and meet service commitments.

Backup And Disaster Recovery

• Performs and supports backup, restore, and disaster recovery processes.
• Implements disaster recovery solutions and maintains recovery plans.
• Plans and participates in disaster recovery exercises to validate preparedness and support compliance requirements.

Technical Communication And Documentation

• Serves as a senior technical liaison among customers, internal teams, suppliers, and vendors.
• Communicates complex technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences, including management.
• Creates and maintains infrastructure documentation, configuration standards, operating procedures, change records, and incident reports.
• Reviews operational performance and incident reports, identifies documentation gaps, and recommends improvements.
• Provides technical expertise to cross-organization projects and facilitates training and knowledge sharing.

Additional Responsibilities, As Needed

• Develops and maintains automation frameworks and scripts for systems administration, network operations, testing, and repetitive support tasks.
• Creates reusable infrastructure standards, configurations, and automation to improve consistency and reduce incidents.
• Builds and customizes dashboards, telemetry, and alerting mechanisms to monitor systems and network health.
• Collaborates with DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering teams to manage large-scale infrastructure and implement continuous integration and deployment pipelines.
• Configures and optimizes workload automation, batch schedules, job streams, and dependencies.
• Troubleshoots automation tools, agents, and third-party integrations, following secure coding practices.

Core Responsibilities

• Coordinates moderately complex tasks and projects, manages priorities and deliverables, and provides technical oversight.
• Collaborates across teams to align solutions with business, stakeholder, and customer needs.
• Analyzes complex issues, documents problem-solving approaches, and escalates unresolved risks with recommended solutions.
• Mentors junior engineers, seeks diverse perspectives, and supports an inclusive environment.
• Pursues continuous learning and recommends improvements to processes, tools, standards, and workflows.
• Participates in candidate interviews, assessments, and hiring recommendations.

Qualifications

Minimum Job Qualifications

Education And/or Experience

11 years of experience in network engineering, information technology (IT), computer science, or related field experience

OR

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field AND 7 years of experience in network engineering, information technology (IT), computer science, or related field experience.

Job Skills

Same skills as prior level plus;

Network Architecture Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of network architecture, including designing, implementing, and managing network infrastructure.

Preferred Job Qualifications

Education and/or Experience

11 years of experience in network engineering, information technology (IT), computer science, or related field experience

OR

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field AND 7 years of experience in network engineering, information technology (IT), computer science, or related field experience

OR

Master's Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field AND 5 years of experience in network engineering, information technology (IT), computer science, or related field experience.

Job Skills

Cloud Computing Demonstrated ability in or knowledge of cloud computing, including deploying, managing, and securing cloud environments and applications.

System Troubleshooting Experience

6 years of experience troubleshooting various systems.

Network Or Security Industry Certification

Associate-level network or security certification.

Professional-level Network Or Security Certification.

Professional-level industry network or security certification.

IT Service Management (ITSM) Certification

Relevant industry recognized IT Service Management (ITSM) Certification.