Senior Data Center Security Systems Engineer - Regional Ops

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid parental leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Holidays

Sick days

Personal time

Job summary

ByteDance is seeking a Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer for Data Center Operations in San Jose. You will own day-to-day regional security systems across virtualization, storage, networking and servers, acting as the privileged-access custodian and coordinating with global engineering.

The role requires hands-on Windows/Linux administration, VMware vSphere, Genetec Security Center and Lenel experience, plus strong incident/change governance and contractor leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or equivalent experience.
• Hands-on admin of Windows and Linux servers including VMware vSphere and storage.
• Networking, AD, PKI, DNS/DHCP fundamentals.
• Experience with Genetec Security Center and Lenel.
• Incident, change and vendor-escalation discipline with documentation.
• Leadership of contractors or junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Operate regional physical security systems across VMware, storage, network and server platforms.
• Act as regional privileged-access custodian and approve changes.
• Support Genetec/Lenel, AD, PKI, DNS/DHCP and monitoring; Tier 2 troubleshooting.
• Enforce SOPs, runbooks and patch cycles; maintain documentation.
• Monitor health, manage incidents, and coordinate vendor support.
• Lead regional BPO/contract engineers with onboarding and feedback.
• Support site commissioning, migrations and upgrades; handover ops.
• Travel regularly within the region; occasional international travel; passport/visa readiness.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux Server

VMware vSphere

Networking fundamentals

Active Directory

PKI

DNS/DHCP

Security platforms

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Contractor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT or related field

Tools

Genetec Security Center

Lenel

Job description

ByteDance is seeking a Senior Physical Security Systems Engineer for Data Center Operations in San Jose. You will own day-to-day regional security systems across virtualization, storage, networking and servers, acting as the privileged-access custodian and coordinating with global engineering.

The role requires hands-on Windows/Linux administration, VMware vSphere, Genetec Security Center and Lenel experience, plus strong incident/change governance and contractor leadership.