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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer II - **Company:** Paychex Inc. - **Location:** Highland Hills, OH, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $83,000.0 - $130,400.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Bash Shell, Software as a Service, Configuration Management, System Configuration, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Linux, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Windows PowerShell, Ansible, Ruby, Scripting, Git, Information Technology, Free and Open-Source Software, Hardware Infrastructure, Puppet, Software Version Control, Server Operating Systems & Platforms, Artifactory, Golang - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e7d3dbcb84a0a2a4 ## About the Role * Associate's Degree in Computer related discipline and/or an IT certification in an applicable field - Preferred * 4 years of experience in Infrastructure administration or support role. Applicant should have experience in IT systems administration and process management. * Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) - Required * Operating Systems (Windows) - Required * Communication Skills - Required * Information Technology - Preferred * AWS - Preferred * Azure - Preferred * Operations - Preferred * Enthusiasm - Preferred * Communication - Preferred * Systems Engineering - Preferred * Automation - Preferred * Scripting - Preferred * Ansible - Preferred * Artifactory - Preferred * Git (Version Control System) - Preferred * Puppet (Configuration Management Tool) - Preferred * Business Requirements - Preferred * DevOps - Preferred ## Description A seasoned position requiring in-depth knowledge and experience in compute system technologies. Works independently under moderate supervision responsible for troubleshooting, installing, configuring, and maintaining server hardware, operating systems, and applications in support of business requirements. Provides technical support during critical and non-critical business hours. Proactively identifies and automates the resolution to availability and performance issues throughout the environment. This position will expose the candidate to all server based operating systems (Linux, Windows) at Advance Partners (a subsidiary of Paychex) and will require the development of skills to support, administer, and engineer cross-platform OS solutions. The candidate will be exposed to Continuous Delivery concepts such as Version Control, Continuous Integration, Testing (smoke, sanity, regression), Automation, and Orchestration as a means to deliver and support IT systems. Technologies like Git, Artifactory, Puppet, Ansible, and many more are the means to achieve our organizations goals and objectives. Scripting (Bash, PowerShell), and non-scripting (Ruby, Python, Go) languages may be leveraged to extend features/functionality within our current toolsets, automation, and orchestration capabilities and services. The candidate will leverage the latest technologies from Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and many Open Source projects in our IT environment that are critical to delivering IT infrastructure services. The candidate will be integrated into an Agile Delivery and Support Team responsible for delivering new products, maintaining existing infrastructure, providing support to internal teams, and remediating defects for Advance Partners Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions Responsibilities: * Provides moderately complex technical support during critical and non-critical business hours on virtual hardware, operating systems, and software. Is proactive and reactive for problem alerting, analysis, resolution, and follow up to ensure platform stability. * Deploys and configuring moderately complex server operating systems and applications (Corporate and Third-Party) in virtual, and containerized compute environments to internal and vendor standards. * Performs moderately complex application and storage system upgrades (virtual hardware/software) as well as periodic health checks in accordance with established corporate policies and procedures. * Supports cross-functional project teams to help deliver solutions as required. * Creates and maintains technical reference documentation to be used in support and training of Information Technology (IT) personnel. * Proactively identifies and automates the resolution to availability and performance failures throughout the environment. * Proactively identifies work requests that can be downshifted to Operations staff or automated via software automation and orchestration tools. Ensures that all working knowledge sets are properly documented and communicated. * Participates in the creation of corporate standards, best practices, and roadmaps for IT systems and technologies. * Participates in the creation of designs for corporate IT systems. * Monitors helpdesk queues and participates in resolution strategies, including engaging with internal customers, seeking additional information and then developing and executing on a remediation plan, working with other stakeholders across the Enterprise as needed. ## Related Videos - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Coffee with Developers: David Heinemeier Hansson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/875-coffee-with-developers-david-heinemeier-hansson) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [My journey into DevOps world - How it all started!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/545-my-journey-into-devops-world-how-it-all-started) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) - [What if your HR software adapted to you, not the other way around?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100259-what-if-your-hr-software-adapted-to-you-not-the-other-way-around) ## Related Articles - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [DevOps Engineer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/203-devops-engineer-salary-2023) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk)