Senior IT Systems Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & Automation

ExtraHop Networks, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 149,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Benefits

401(k) with Employer Match

Flexible PTO

Parental Leave

Hybrid and Remote Work Model

Stock options

Job summary

ExtraHop is seeking a Sr. IT Systems Engineer to ensure 24x7 availability and performance of our hybrid cloud infrastructure.

You will design and manage production monitoring, automate workflows, and contribute to documentation, working with a team across network and systems spaces. With 8+ years of Unix/Linux experience and strong networking and security focus, you’ll tackle challenging issues, implement scalable solutions, and grow with a fast-paced, collaborative environment at ExtraHop in

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Unix/Linux systems administration and software development.
• Proficiency with automation in Linux environments (Shell/Bash).
• Familiarity with distributed version control (Git) in a team.
• Experience or strong interest in cloud and serverless infrastructure.
• Understanding of virtualization platforms such as Linux KVM.
• Knowledge of enterprise networking and protocols: TCP/IP, HTTP, SSH, DNS, LDAP, TLS.

Responsibilities

• Ensure 24x7 responsiveness of services and infrastructure, including on-call rotation.
• Design and manage production system monitoring, using ExtraHop wire data products and conventional tools.
• Add to internal and stakeholder-facing knowledge bases (design docs, playbooks, diagrams).
• Design and construct secure, future-proof, hybrid/multi-cloud services and networks.
• Implement and improve workflows for operations and support.
• Write elegant, extensible, sustainable code to solve problems.
• Learn and grow as an engineer and colleague.

Skills

Unix/Linux

Shell/Bash

Git

Cloud & serverless

Networking protocols

Security-minded

Collaborative communication

Problem solving

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

Job description

ExtraHop is seeking a Sr. IT Systems Engineer to ensure 24x7 availability and performance of our hybrid cloud infrastructure.

You will design and manage production monitoring, automate workflows, and contribute to documentation, working with a team across network and systems spaces. With 8+ years of Unix/Linux experience and strong networking and security focus, you’ll tackle challenging issues, implement scalable solutions, and grow with a fast-paced, collaborative environment at ExtraHop in