Staff Systems Engineer/Infrastructure Lead - Digital Products

North American Transportation Management Institute; Reading (Berks County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is seeking a Staff System Engineer/Infrastructure Lead to design and evolve network and connectivity solutions for digital products and SaaS platforms. This role partners with Enterprise IT and product teams to deliver secure, scalable systems in a cloud and on-premise environment.

The position requires deep technical expertise, strong systems thinking, and the ability to operate in a matrixed, shared-responsibility model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced 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 knowledge of Hybrid cloud networking and distributed systems.
• Strong experience with Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Strong experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, Openshift) and service meshes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement network and connectivity solutions for digital products and SaaS platforms.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure, high-performing infrastructure designs.
• Architect and support hybrid and cloud-native networking across cloud platforms and data centers.
• Ensure high availability, resiliency, and performance of product-facing systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, software engineers, and infra teams to design resilient systems.

Skills

Network engineering

Systems engineering

Cloud infrastructure

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Bash

Docker

Kubernetes

Openshift

Datadog

Prometheus

Splunk

Dynatrace

Job description

Why Join Digital Products at Penske

Most people know Penske for our big yellow trucks. But we're so much more than that. At Penske we have a 50-plus year history of leading the transportation and supply-chain industry, delivering world-class and award-winning technology solutions.

What most people don't know, we are just as much a data company as we are a transportation and supply chain company. We collect and analyze billions of datapoints each year, through over 300+ advanced analytical models and integrate insights from our fleet, maintenance operations, and logistics networks to give customers a more complete view of their supply chains.

That connected intelligence allows us to anticipate issues, optimize resources, and deliver reliable outcomes across transportation and logistics for our customers. Penske continues to invest in, and grow, our digital products and we need talent at all levels to help us advance and continue to lead our industry.

While data is very important, the key to our success is our people. You'll work alongside great people and on really cool projects. Ultimately, you'll help develop and ensure our technology solutions keep our company and our customers moving forward.

Position Summary

Design, engineer, and evolve network and connectivity solutions that enable Penske's digital products and SaaS platforms to operate securely, reliably, and at scale. This role sits within the Digital Products organization and partners closely with Enterprise IT infrastructure teams to align with enterprise standards while delivering product-centric solutions that meet performance, availability, and scalability requirements.

The Staff System Engineer/Infrastructure Lead serves as a technical leader across network architecture, cloud connectivity, and service reliability. This role works closely with product managers, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to design resilient systems, optimize data flow, and ensure seamless integration across cloud and enterprise environments.

The position requires deep technical expertise, strong systems thinking, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, shared-responsibility model.

This position is based out of our corporate location in Reading, PA. This is an office-first position, in office at least 4 days a week.

Major Responsibilities

Technology

• 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

Project Management

• 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

Analytics

• 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

Customer Experience

• 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or advanced 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

Physical Requirements

-The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

-The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.

-While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.

-Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To Learn More

• About Penske's Digital Products: https://www.pensketruckleasing.com/digital-experience/
• About Penske: https://www.gopenske.com/our-company/

About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions

Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.

Job Category: Information Technology

Job Family: General Administration

Address: 100 Gundy Drive

Primary Location: US-PA-Reading

Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID: 2604230