Senior Systems & Cloud Infrastructure Engineer (Hybrid)

Eliassen Group; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 138,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k with match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer in San Mateo, CA, to implement and operate core infrastructure across identity, compute, storage, and hybrid cloud. The role emphasizes automation, resiliency, and collaboration with cybersecurity and network teams.

Responsibilities include AD services, Windows/Linux server administration, on-prem/colocation, and cloud integrations with AWS/Azure. This is a contract-to-hire, W-2 position with benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience engineering and supporting enterprise infrastructure in production.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Active Directory including AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, authentication, and replication.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, NetApp, Pure Storage, Dell EMC, or equivalents.
• Strong Windows Server administration and Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu).
• Experience with backup, replication, disaster recovery, and RTO/RPO planning/testing.
• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, Bash or similar.
• Experience supporting hybrid on-premises and AWS/Azure.
• Strong troubleshooting, mentorship, and communication skills.
• Preferred: Kubernetes, VDI, GPU compute, and regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical resource on Cloud & Infrastructure team to implement solutions and resolve challenges.
• Deploy, administer, and optimize Active Directory and identity services including DNS, authentication, and replication.
• Operate and maintain compute, virtualization, and storage infrastructure across data centers and cloud.
• Administer storage platforms for capacity, performance, availability, and data protection.
• Support hybrid infrastructure across on-premises, data centers, and AWS/Azure.
• Engineer Windows and Linux server infrastructure across data centers, colocation, offices, and cloud.
• Deploy and maintain data center and colocation infrastructure, including rack deployments and hardware lifecycle.
• Plan capacity for new workloads, site expansions, and deployments.
• Implement backup, DR, and resiliency with testing and documentation.
• Develop automation patterns using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, or Bash.
• Lead projects from design to handoff with documentation; mentor juniors.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity and Network Engineering on hardening and connectivity.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

Windows Server

Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu)

VMware

Hyper-V

KVM

NetApp

Pure Storage

Dell EMC

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Python

Bash

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

VDI

Education

Bachelor's degree (technical)

Tools

VMware vSphere

Hyper-V

KVM

AWS

Azure

NetApp

Pure Storage

Dell EMC

Ansible

Terraform

PowerShell

Python

Bash

VDI

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a seasoned Systems Engineer in San Mateo, CA, to implement and operate core infrastructure across identity, compute, storage, and hybrid cloud. The role emphasizes automation, resiliency, and collaboration with cybersecurity and network teams.

Responsibilities include AD services, Windows/Linux server administration, on-prem/colocation, and cloud integrations with AWS/Azure. This is a contract-to-hire, W-2 position with benefits.