Senior Systems Engineer: Reliability & Cloud Automation (Salt Lake City)

HID Global Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits & annual leave

Career development opportunities

Global organization

Job summary

HID Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City to own and optimize core enterprise infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain server, storage, and cloud resources, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution while driving automation and scalable architectures.

The role requires deep expertise in Linux/Windows, cloud platforms, containers, IaC, and CI/CD, with strong collaboration across Security, DevOps, and Network teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering or operations, focused 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, Kubernetes, Nomad).
• Proficiency with Git-based version control systems (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket).
• Proficiency in automation and scripting (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).
• Experience in incident management and root-cause analysis.
• Identity management, SSO, and enterprise authentication systems knowledge.
• Cloud or systems engineering certifications (AWS/Azure/RHCE/ITIL).

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 with Security, DevOps, Network Engineering, and Application teams for end-to-end stability.
• Driving lifecycle management for infrastructure components, including patching and capacity planning.
• Participating in on-call rotation and leading response during major incidents.
• Evaluating new technologies, tools, and processes to improve operational maturity.
• Designing and deploying new infrastructure solutions.
• Automating workflows, provisioning, and system management tasks.
• Leading root-cause analysis and long-term remediation strategies.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams for platform improvements.
• Supporting SAFe/Agile ceremonies and iterative delivery workflows.
• Participating in capacity planning and infrastructure roadmap development.

Skills

Linux

Windows Server

Cloud platforms

Container orchestration

Automation scripting

Networking

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD

SAFe/Agile

Incident management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Git

Job description

HID Global Corporation is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Salt Lake City to own and optimize core enterprise infrastructure. You will design, deploy, and maintain server, storage, and cloud resources, ensuring high availability and rapid incident resolution while driving automation and scalable architectures.

The role requires deep expertise in Linux/Windows, cloud platforms, containers, IaC, and CI/CD, with strong collaboration across Security, DevOps, and Network teams.