Staff IT Systems Engineer

The Staff Systems Engineer will work with our team to support a wide range of IT systems and services, including the manufacturing virtualization environment. As the Staff Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing server applications. As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will work in a fast-paced environment and apply your technical knowledge to solve issues that will span multiple IT environments.

What You will Do

• Participate in projects and engineer new systems.
• Maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure for a 24/7 uptime service.
• Monitor performance of critical servers and applications and perform corrections as needed.
• Manage best practices on Linux systems and services across the manufacturing floor.
• Upgrade and maintenance of hardware/software in the IT infrastructure
• Engage and manage 3rd-party vendors to achieve expedient resolution
• Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hotfixes on Linux infrastructure.
• Create and maintain system documentation for specifications, designs, procedures, and logs.
• Document all processes, system changes/fixes, and issues.
• Collaborate with other teams to develop automation strategies and deployment processes

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5+ years of working experience as a Linux Administrator.
• Experience with designing and managing high-availability services
• Experience with system engineering on an enterprise-level, highly integrated, complex IT environment.
• Experience with Linux encryption, Samba, Bash (shell scripts), Perl, Python scripting, Linux patching + dependency resolution and performance improvements.
• Ability to evaluate security requirements and perform system hardening
• Enhance processes and procedures to perform automated daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs, such as backups.
• Experience with Linux services, including but not limited to DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SSH
• Experience with CentOS, Ubuntu, RedHat Linux.
• Linux certification a plus (RHCE, RHCT, LPIC, Linux+)
• Experience with creating Ansible Playbooks and/or running and troubleshooting Playbooks
• Experience managing, installing, and configuring complex virtual environments with High Availability in VMWare ESXi
• Experience supporting enterprise storage solutions including but not limited to, vSANs, LUNs, NetApp, QNAP, NAS, Pure Storage, EMC.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Support daily backup and recovery operations

Tuition reimbursement, Parental leave, 401(k), Health insurance, 401(k) matching, Paid time off, Vision insurance, Dental insurance Full-time Georgetown, TX, ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.

Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more., At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development-both now and in the future.

Compensation & Financial Security

• Competitive base salary

• Performance-based annual bonus eligibility

• 401(k) retirement savings plan

• Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers

-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-

• Company-paid life and disability insurance

Time Away & Work-Life Balance

• Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays

• Parental leave and family care support programs

Growth & Purpose

• Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities

• Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about

At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.

A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities-to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today-and transforming the future of tomorrow.

Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.