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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager, IT Systems Engineering - **Company:** XIFIN, Inc. - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $186,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Application Firewall, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Databases, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Oracle Exadata, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Web Servers, IT Management, Network Security, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Nagios, Oracle (Applications), Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ansible, Oracle Linux, Virtualization Technology, Software Vulnerability Management, EndPointSecurity, Cloud Platform System, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Grafana, Technical Debt, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, Containerization, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Azure AKS, Data Management, CIS Benchmarks, Terraform, Splunk, Appdynamics, Cisco, Docker, Server Operating Systems & Platforms - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/6fc541ad-c5ae-4753-885f-d23dc2173335 ## About the Role We're looking for someone with a growth mindset and a passion for learning. You might be a great fit if you have: * A leadership style that develops strong teams while creating accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. * The ability to balance technical strategy, operational priorities, and business needs. * A systems-thinking approach focused on secure, scalable, and reliable infrastructure. * Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical teams, business partners, and executive stakeholders. Skills and experience you have: You don't need to check every box. We will consider a combination of education and experience, including: * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. * 10+ years of experience in Linux Systems Engineering supporting enterprise production environments. * 5+ years leading infrastructure or systems engineering teams. * Experience hiring, developing, and managing technical teams. * Expert knowledge of Oracle Enterprise Linux and Red Hat Enterprise Linux. * Experience managing enterprise infrastructure across on-premise datacenters and cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure and AWS. * Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Terraform, Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions. * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). * Experience supporting enterprise infrastructure technologies including web servers, databases, virtualization, storage, networking, and security platforms. * Strong knowledge of Linux security, networking, firewalls, system hardening, and vulnerability remediation. * Experience leading major incident response, infrastructure recovery, and modernization initiatives. * Ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call leadership rotation. * Ability to travel 10-15% to remote company locations and datacenters. Technical Skills Operating Systems Oracle Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux Infrastructure & Virtualization ## Description The Sr. Manager, IT Systems Engineering leads the team responsible for designing, securing, automating, and operating XiFin's enterprise infrastructure supporting healthcare SaaS platforms. This role combines technical expertise with people leadership across Linux systems engineering, cloud infrastructure, virtualization, automation, container platforms, and infrastructure operations. You will establish the infrastructure roadmap, build a high-performing engineering team, and partner with Engineering, DevOps, Security, Product Development, and IT leadership to deliver scalable and reliable platforms. The ideal candidate is an experienced infrastructure leader who remains technically engaged and is passionate about automation, modernization, and building resilient infrastructure across on-premise datacenters and cloud environments including Microsoft Azure and AWS. This position will be located at our offices in San Diego, CA. This position is not eligible for employment sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have current and ongoing authorization to work in the United States. How you will make an impact: In this role, you'll be responsible for the following areas: Leadership * Provide strategic leadership for the IT Systems Engineering organization by establishing the technology roadmap supporting XiFin's business objectives and SaaS platform growth. * Responsible for the hiring, training and professional development of a high-performing Systems Engineering team; establish clear performance expectations, accountability, and career development plans while fostering a culture of innovation, and continuous learning. * Partner with Engineering, DevOps, Security, Product Development, and IT leadership to prioritize initiatives, align infrastructure investments, and ensure technology decisions support business and customer needs. * Establish engineering standards and best practices across the organization. * Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending investments that improve scalability, reliability, security, operational efficiency, and long-term platform sustainability. * Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex infrastructure issues and major incidents Infrastructure Engineering & Architecture * Lead the architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management of Linux-based infrastructure supporting XiFin's SaaS platforms. * Oversee secure, scalable infrastructure solutions across physical datacenters and cloud environments including Microsoft Azure and AWS. * Drive automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives using Ansible, Terraform, Git, GitHub Actions, Kubernetes, Docker, and AKS. * Ensure infrastructure aligns with enterprise security standards including NIST, HITRUST, and CIS Benchmarks. * Establish architecture standards and technical governance across infrastructure platforms. Operational Excellence & Reliability * Own the availability, reliability, and operational maturity of XiFin's infrastructure environment. * Establish monitoring, operational metrics, and processes to improve system performance and proactively identify risks. * Oversee infrastructure documentation, policies, disaster recovery, backup strategies, capacity planning, and lifecycle management. * Lead major incident response efforts, root cause analysis, and corrective actions to improve platform resiliency. * Drive modernization initiatives focused on automation, standardization, technical debt reduction, and operational efficiency., Dell Server Platforms Oracle Exadata Dell Enterprise Storage Oracle Enterprise Storage Automation & DevOps Ansible Terraform Git / GitHub GitHub Actions Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Cloud & Container Platforms Docker Kubernetes Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Microsoft Azure AWS Monitoring & Observability Splunk AppDynamics Nagios Grafana Database Technologies Oracle 19c+ PostgreSQL MySQL Microsoft SQL Server Networking & Security Palo Alto Cisco F5 Web Application Firewalls (WAF) Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Vulnerability Management Tools ## Related Videos - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [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) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Now is the time for industrialized software development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/601-now-is-the-time-for-industrialized-software-development)