Senior Systems Administrator: Infra Reliability & Automation

Scale Computing, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Scale Computing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to own reliability, security, and performance of our infrastructure. You will manage servers, virtualization, identity, and cloud environments, lead projects end to end, and serve as top escalation for complex issues.

You will report to the VP of Platform Infrastructure and collaborate with IT, Security, Engineering, and Support. This role requires strong automation and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of systems administration experience, including senior or lead level.
• Deep hands-on experience with Windows Server and Linux.
• Strong virtualization platform experience and capacity planning.
• Active Directory, Entra ID/Azure AD, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy knowledge.
• Experience with at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Proficient in scripting with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
• Excellent communication and ability to explain technical issues to non-technical colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Administer, patch, and maintain Windows and Linux servers across on-prem, virtualized, and cloud environments.
• Manage virtualization and hyperconverged infrastructure and perform capacity planning.
• Own identity management and enforce least-privilege practices.
• Design and maintain backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans.
• Monitor system health, respond to incidents, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell, Bash, Python, or IaC tools.
• Collaborate with Security on vulnerability remediation and compliance.
• Lead infrastructure projects from scoping through delivery.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and diagrams; mentor junior staff.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux administration

Virtualization

Active Directory

Azure AD

Cloud platforms

Scripting

PowerShell

Networking basics

Documentation

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

Job description

Scale Computing, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to own reliability, security, and performance of our infrastructure. You will manage servers, virtualization, identity, and cloud environments, lead projects end to end, and serve as top escalation for complex issues.

You will report to the VP of Platform Infrastructure and collaborate with IT, Security, Engineering, and Support. This role requires strong automation and collaboration skills.