Senior Systems Engineer: High-Performance Linux/Windows

ICE; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is seeking a Systems Engineer to build and maintain high-performance Linux and Windows environments across development, non-production, and production systems.

You will work with release engineers, developers, and operations teams to ensure availability, reliability and scalable architectures. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of Linux experience, strong automation skills with Puppet/Ansible/Chef, and a track record of delivering resilient systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience with Linux operating systems (RedHat variants preferred)
• Experience with automation/configuration management using Puppet, Ansible, Chef, or equivalent
• Familiarity with Git, Foreman, Jenkins, or equivalent tooling
• Knowledge of multi-tiered, highly available, and resilient application design
• Understanding of scaling for performance and high availability
• Ability to specify hardware requirements and recommend based on app needs
• Experience leveraging AI tooling to improve work quality and efficiency
• Security and hardening concepts essential
• Strong analytics and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work in a service-oriented team environment
• Excellent project management and time management skills
• Customer-focused with a strong user experience mindset
• Clear communication with technical and business resources

Responsibilities

• Assist in design, planning and implementation of server solutions for maximum performance and reliability
• Automate manual tasks using scripting and development
• Investigate and adopt new technologies/tools as needed
• Respond to and assist in production operations in a 24/7 environment
• Work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and manage priorities
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail and organizational skills
• Evaluate, test, and integrate new OS versions, drivers, and patches
• Provide technical analysis, resolve problems, and propose solutions
• Support internal infrastructure initiatives including patching, refreshes, upgrades, and decommissions
• Coordinate with developers, operations staff, release engineers, and end-users
• Collaborate with team to achieve project goals and maintain system integrity
• Educate and mentor team members and operations staff
• Participate in weekly on-call rotations for after-hours support

Skills

Linux expertise

Automation

High availability

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor Degree in engineering

Tools

Puppet

Ansible

Chef

Git

Jenkins

Foreman

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) is seeking a Systems Engineer to build and maintain high-performance Linux and Windows environments across development, non-production, and production systems.

You will work with release engineers, developers, and operations teams to ensure availability, reliability and scalable architectures. Ideal candidates have 4+ years of Linux experience, strong automation skills with Puppet/Ansible/Chef, and a track record of delivering resilient systems.