Senior Network & Systems Engineer — Data Center & VMware

Rise Internet; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 108,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Internet in Dallas/Westlake, TX seeks a Senior Engineer to own and operate core IT infrastructure, including Linux servers, VMware*vSphere*, and storage. You’ll manage data centers, network gear, VPNs, and security compliance for a distributed environment.

The role requires deep Linux, virtualization, and network experience, plus scripting and storage expertise. On-site responsibilities cover the Dallas data center and corporate LAN/WAN infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in systems and network administration.
• Expert in Enterprise Linux and VMware vSphere.
• Strong knowledge of PAM, LDAP, RADIUS, TACACS+, DNS, PKI.
• Scripting experience (Bash, Python) and config mgmt (Ansible).
• NetApp storage and storage protocols (iSCSI, FC, NFS, SMB).
• Palo Alto firewalls, IP routing and IPSec VPNs.
• Dynamic routing: OSPF and BGP; Linux BGP on hosts.
• Ability to handle confidential information securely.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain and support core IT infrastructure across Linux servers, VMware vSphere, storage and DNS.
• Administer NetApp storage and related protocols; capacity planning and monitoring.
• Manage physical servers via iDRAC/HP iLO with firmware lifecycle.
• Hands-on data center work in Dallas data center as needed.
• Patch, upgrade and maintain server and network OS and apps.
• Monitor health, respond to alerts, and enforce security standards.
• Design and maintain data center and LAN/WAN; routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs.
• Deploy and support routers, switches and firewalls; load balancers HAProxy.
• Manage VPN gateways and IDS; integrate Linux with AD/LDAP/SSSD.
• Document infrastructure; ensure compliance with licenses and regulations.

Skills

Linux servers

VMware vSphere

Networking

DNS

LDAP / RADIUS / TACACS+

Scripting (Bash, Python)

NetApp storage

Firewalls

VPNs

BGP / OSPF routing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

HAProxy

Postfix

NGINX

Apache

iSCSI / Fibre Channel

KVM / virtualization tooling

Job description

Rise Internet in Dallas/Westlake, TX seeks a Senior Engineer to own and operate core IT infrastructure, including Linux servers, VMware*vSphere*, and storage. You’ll manage data centers, network gear, VPNs, and security compliance for a distributed environment.

The role requires deep Linux, virtualization, and network experience, plus scripting and storage expertise. On-site responsibilities cover the Dallas data center and corporate LAN/WAN infrastructure.