Senior Systems Engineer: Cloud & Automation Lead

ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and rewards package

Competitive benefits and annual leave

Vibrant, inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Global organization role

Job summary

HID Global is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City to ensure reliability, performance and security of core systems and infrastructure. You’ll own mission‑critical environments, build automation, and drive incident remediation while collaborating with Security, DevOps, and Networking teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows skills, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and proficiency with Docker/Kubernetes, IaC tools, and CI/CD workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or operations, with emphasis on production‑grade infrastructure.
• Strong expertise with Linux and/or Windows server administration.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience managing containerized applications and orchestration tools (Docker, containerd, Kubernetes, Nomad, etc.).
• Proficiency with Git‑based version control systems (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).
• Hands‑on experience with monitoring and observability platforms.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, firewalls, routing).
• Experience with IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.).
• Proven experience in incident management and root ‑ cause analysis.
• Experience designing, troubleshooting, and optimizing enterprise ‑ grade networks, including Layer 2/3 switching, routing protocols, load balancers, and network security controls.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.
• Working knowledge of SAFe and Agile practices, including participation in ceremonies and alignment to iterative delivery workflows
• Background with identity management, SSO, and enterprise authentication systems.
• Certifications in cloud or systems engineering fields (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator or Architect, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), ITIL Foundation, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Engaging in the design, deployment, and maintenance of server, storage, and cloud infrastructure across production and non‑production environments.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing system performance, ensuring high availability and adherence to SLAs.
• Building and maintaining automation for system provisioning, configuration management, monitoring, and incident handling.
• Serving as an escalation point for complex operational issues, driving root‑cause analysis and long‑term remediation.
• Developing and maintaining detailed system architecture documentation, runbooks, and operational standards.
• Implementing and managing robust backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
• Collaborating closely with Security, DevOps, Network Engineering, and Application teams to ensure end ‑ to ‑ end platform stability.
• Driving lifecycle management for infrastructure components, including patching, upgrades, and capacity planning.
• Participating in the on‑call rotation and leading response efforts during major incidents.
• Evaluating and recommending new technologies, tools, and processes to continuously improve operational maturity.
• Designing and deploying new infrastructure solutions.
• Automating workflows, provisioning, and system management tasks.
• Leading root ‑ cause analysis and driving long ‑ term remediation strategies.
• Collaborating with cross ‑ functional teams for projects and platform improvements.
• Evaluating and recommending new technologies and tools.
• Supporting SAFe/Agile ceremonies and contributing to iterative delivery cycles.
• Participating in capacity planning and infrastructure roadmap development.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

Linux/Windows

AWS/Azure/GCP

Docker/Kubernetes

Git/GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket

PowerShell/Python/Bash

Monitoring/Observability

Networking concepts

IaC (Terraform/Ansible/CFN)

CI/CD / DevOps

SAFe/Agile

Identity management/SSO

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket

PowerShell

Job description

HID Global is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City to ensure reliability, performance and security of core systems and infrastructure. You’ll own mission‑critical environments, build automation, and drive incident remediation while collaborating with Security, DevOps, and Networking teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in systems engineering, strong Linux/Windows skills, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), and proficiency with Docker/Kubernetes, IaC tools, and CI/CD workflows.