Staff Hybrid Cloud Network & Reliability Engineer

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is seeking an experienced Staff System Engineer/Infrastructure Lead to design, engineer, and mature network connectivity for Penske's digital products and SaaS platforms. You will collaborate with product managers, software engineers, and IT teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive reliability initiatives in a matrixed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in network engineering, systems engineering, or cloud infrastructure.
• Experience supporting digital products, SaaS platforms, or customer-facing applications.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of: Hybrid cloud networking and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and associated networking services, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar), Automation and scripting (Python, Bash, etc.).
• Strong experience with: Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift), API gateways, service mesh, and modern service-to-service communication, Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.).
• Strong Linux experience. Knowledge of open source and purchased middleware products such as webservers, application servers, database servers, load balancers, single-sign-on software, identity management software, kafka, collaboration software, etc.
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, External ID, B2B, B2C, IAM, OIDC, SAML, etc.
• Understanding of security best practices, including zero trust and secure network design
• Strong knowledge of XOps principles, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and infrastructure automation
• Deep knowledge of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently, lead technically, and collaborate within cross-functional, matrixed teams
• Proven ability to influence and partner with enterprise IT and product engineering teams
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required

Responsibilities

• Design and implement network and connectivity solutions supporting digital products and SaaS platforms
• Translate product and engineering requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure designs
• Architect and support hybrid and cloud-native networking solutions across cloud platforms and enterprise data centers
• Ensure high availability, resiliency, and performance of product-facing systems and services
• Evaluate and implement modern networking technologies (e.g., Service mesh, zero trust architectures)
• Analyze, engineer, and optimize software-defined networking and cloud-based data communication solutions
• Solve complex technical problems involving distributed systems and multiple dependencies
• Develop implementation plans, testing strategies, and timelines for complex, cross-functional initiatives
• Partner with product and engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle, from design through production
• Lead initiatives from concept through deployment and ongoing optimization
• Contribute to technology and infrastructure roadmaps aligned to product strategy
• Support continuous delivery through automation and repeatable infrastructure practices
• Monitor and analyze system, network, and application performance across product environments
• Establish baselines and performance benchmarks aligned to product SLAs/SLOs
• Analyze traffic patterns, latency, and system behavior to optimize performance and cost
• Support capacity planning, forecasting, and scaling strategies
• Lead and support disaster recovery planning and resilience testing across environments
• Collaborate with product teams, stakeholders, and enterprise partners to understand current and future needs
• Act as a technical advisor on performance, reliability, and scalability of product platforms
• Partner with Enterprise IT teams to align on standards, security, and infrastructure capabilities
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts
• Other projects as assigned by leadership

Skills

Hybrid cloud networking

Distributed systems

Network engineering

Systems engineering

Cloud infrastructure

SaaS platforms

Docker

Kubernetes

Openshift

API gateways

Service mesh

Observability tools

Linux

Middleware

IAM

Security best practices

Zero trust

CI/CD

Infrastructure automation

Agile

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Problem-solving

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

Job description

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is seeking an experienced Staff System Engineer/Infrastructure Lead to design, engineer, and mature network connectivity for Penske's digital products and SaaS platforms. You will collaborate with product managers, software engineers, and IT teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable infrastructure across cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and drive reliability initiatives in a matrixed