Systems Engineer I - Automation & Ops (Reno/Austin)

International Game Technology; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

International Game Technology in Reno, NV is seeking a Systems Engineer to maintain and support physical and virtual gaming infrastructure across Windows Server, Linux, and virtualization platforms. You will work on provisioning, patching, monitoring, automation, and health maintenance of servers, VMs, storage, and network connectivity.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a technical field, basic scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and familiarity with AD, DNS, VPN, and security concepts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• Technical certification in systems administration, virtualization, automation, security.
• 0-2 years' experience in a systems architect, systems engineering, infrastructure, or related role; gaming industry preferred.
• Introductory knowledge of software, systems, virtualization, storage, automation, and network fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Windows operating systems.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server 2016+, Active Directory/Group Policy, services, patching, logging, and basic hardening.
• Exposure to Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu) administration and command-line troubleshooting.
• Exposure to virtualization platforms such as VMware, Proxmox, StorMagic, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and supports physical and virtual systems infrastructure for Everi gaming environments, including Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu), virtualization hosts, storage, remote access, availability, and security.
• Supports provisioning, configuration, patching, monitoring, and health maintenance for servers, virtual machines, appliances, and related infrastructure services.
• Assists with system modeling, analysis, lab validation, and testing to support new products and platform changes.
• Develops implementation tasks, test steps, runbooks, and technical documentation under guidance.
• Performs infrastructure troubleshooting to isolate common server, operating system, virtualization, storage, and connectivity issues.
• Uses PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, or similar tools to automate repeatable operational tasks.
• Supports upgrades to operating systems, hypervisors, system firmware, and core infrastructure components.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

PowerShell

Bash

Python

Ansible

Networking basics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a technical field

Technical certification in systems administration/automation

Tools

VMware

Proxmox

StorMagic

Windows Server 2016+

Active Directory

Job description

International Game Technology in Reno, NV is seeking a Systems Engineer to maintain and support physical and virtual gaming infrastructure across Windows Server, Linux, and virtualization platforms. You will work on provisioning, patching, monitoring, automation, and health maintenance of servers, VMs, storage, and network connectivity.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's in a technical field, basic scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python) and familiarity with AD, DNS, VPN, and security concepts.