Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Windows Server) - Remote, US

Paylocity; United States; Remote; USD 98,000 - 182,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in cloud-based HR solutions, Paylocity, as you drive the implementation of virtualization systems. This fully remote role demands advanced expertise in cloud technologies, infrastructure as code, and collaboration across teams to enhance SaaS performance and reliability.

Benefits

401(k) match

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in systems design and implementation.
• Hands-on expertise in cloud technologies and IaC.
• Expert knowledge of Windows and Linux operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium to large projects providing technical guidance.
• Design and maintain cloud infrastructure for high availability.
• Conduct capacity planning for physical and virtual components.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Proactivité

Education

BS in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Ansible

VMware

Job description

Paylocity is an equal opportunity employer.

Paylocity is an award-winning provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, offering the most complete platform for the modern workforce. The company has become one of the fastest-growing HCM software providers worldwide by offering an intuitive, easy-to-use product suite that helps businesses automate and streamline HR and payroll processes, attract and retain talent, and build a strong workplace culture.

While traditional HR and payroll providers automate basic HR processes such as payroll and benefits administration, Paylocity goes further by developing tools that HR and businesses need to compete for talent and deliver against the expectations of the modern workforce.

We give our employees what they need to succeed, including great benefits and perks! We offer medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and a 401(k) match, as well as perks that support you, your family, and your finances. And if it’s career development you desire, we provide that, too! At Paylocity, people matter most and have always been at the heart of our business.

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Position Overview

This role is responsible for the implementation and the administration of all virtualization and storage systems. You will lead the install and configuration of hosts and guests as well as perform software upgrades and maintenance. You are responsible for designing and implementing highly available virtualization and storage systems and resolving incidents in a timely manner. This position requires hands-on expertise in cloud technologies, infrastructure as code (IaC), and system reliability, along with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

The below represents the primary duties of the position, others may be assigned as needed. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Lead medium to large sized projects, providing technical guidance to a project team of peer engineers both internal to your team, and across teams.
• Design, administer, and maintain geographically distributed cloud infrastructure to support high availability, scalability, and performance in a SaaS environment.
• Prepare and present technical changes to the Change Advisory Board (CAB), ensuring minimal service disruption and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including product and engineering) to design and implement infrastructure solutions that enhance and expand the SaaS service catalog.
• Work closely with development teams to optimize infrastructure performance, drive automation, and implement scalable solutions that support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Monitor and ensure the health of SaaS infrastructure through monitoring and alerting dashboards, enabling proactive issue detection and rapid resolution.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on data integrity within SaaS platforms, ensuring accuracy through robust data management practices and conducting regular validation and testing procedures.
• Develop and review automation scripts to streamline infrastructure operations and improve efficiency by reducing manual tasks, with a focus on infrastructure as code (IaC).
• Conduct code reviews of peer automation and write code that will improve the stability, reliability, and mean time to resolution of the infrastructure.
• Mentorship of other engineers on the automation tools created for infrastructure as code objectives.
• Participate in on-call rotation, responding to critical infrastructure issues and performing maintenance during off-hours to ensure system reliability and uptime.
• Conduct capacity planning for both Physical and Virtual infrastructure components

Education and Experience

• BS in computer science, engineering, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience in systems design and implementation in complex and high performance environments
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in understanding and executing enterprise architecture and software development life cycle methodologies.
• Comfortable with performing proof of concepts and technical evaluations
• Expert knowledge of Windows operating systems including Server 2016, Server 2019, and Server 2022
• Expert technical knowledge of Microsoft Server Network Infrastructure including Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, Certificate Authority, DNS, IIS.
• Advanced experience with Linux operating systems (Ubuntu, Centos/Redhat)
• Technical experience with layer-2 and layer-3 networking protocols and managed networking equipment i.e. switches, routers, firewalls
• Strong background in infrastructure monitoring systems
• Strong Background in automation including web APIs (REST, PowerShell, Ansible) preferred.
• Advanced Technical knowledge of VMware (vSphere, ESX, etc.)

This is a fully remote position, allowing you to work from home or location of record within the U.S. with no in-office requirements. You must be available five days per week during designated work hours. The work arrangement for this role is subject to change based on business needs and individual performance. This may include adjustments to on-site requirements or schedule expectations, as necessary.

Paylocity is an equal-opportunity employer. Paylocity is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. At Paylocity, we believe diversity makes us better.

We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences in age, culture, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion or spiritual belief, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We actively cultivate these differences through our employee resource groups (ERGs), employee experiences, perspectives, talents, and approaches to drive innovation in the software and services we provide our customers.

We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the job application or interview process, please contact [e-mail] opens in a new tab . This email address is exclusively designated for such requests, aligning with federal and state disability laws. Please do not send resumes to this email address, as they will be removed.

The pay range for this position is $98k - $182k/yr; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for an annual restricted stock unit grant based on individual performance in addition to a full range of benefits outlined here. This information is provided per the relevant state and local pay transparency laws for the location in which this position will be performed. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should apply via www.paylocity.com/careers .

At Paylocity, “We” is what makes us different. We are committed to fostering aculture that honors diverse opinions, perspectives, and backgrounds, knowing that each makes us stronger andcollectively unbeatable together. We actively cultivate these differences as we engage each other in drivinginnovation in the software and services we provide our customers. Paylocity is an equal opportunityemployer.If you are an individual with a disability and you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation during theapplication process, please contact our services team at [phone].