Senior Systems Engineer

eBay•Austin, TX

20d•$85,600 - $151,100•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Systems Engineer will be part of the Data Services team under the Information Technology Services and Solutions group that will design and develop data applications and integrations for eBay’s global business and corporate services. This hands-on role will have the responsibility of developing, leading, and being responsible for multiple data and integration related technology activities at a time. The candidate will provide architectural solutions, lead software development teams, perform software development, build POC, product and tool road maps, partner with multiple application development teams across the globe to influence business solutions and co-ordinate multiple data and integration projects across the enterprise. You will also be part of designing and overseeing the delivery of functional & technical components for data catalog solutions. You will partner closely with production teams, design and develop dev-ops solutions and ensure smooth handoffs to sustaining teams and design solutions that are stable, scalable, and optimized for monitoring as well as participate in support operations.

Requirements

Intermediate/Advanced knowledge & experience with SQL, Linux/Shell.
Comfortable with administering a Linux server not limited to patching, user access etc.
Hands-on admin experience on Tableau, MicroStrategy/Strategy reporting tools highly preferred.
Good understanding of Data Warehousing and Relational database concepts & technologies.
Ability to setup and automate BI platform related activities using scripting languages like Python/Shell scripting.
Ability to work on building Jenkins pipelines, github actions.
Ability to build/maintain dashboards to collect BI user tracking/logging, usage monitoring and reporting at an enterprise level.
Ability to build frameworks that can be used for report server upgrade, refresh data source/report and take regular backup via Rest APIs.
Ability to manage and own sophisticated tasks requiring cross-team coordination.
Adhere to eBay Standards and participate in the IT organization's activities to develop new eBay SOP as industry standards and procedures evolve.
Administer all aspects of a company's bare-metal/cloud-based applications, including its comprehensive user access permissions and security.
Strong project and time management skills with an ability to set and maintain multiple, and often contending priorities.
Good english language skills written & oral.
Strong desire to learn and develop additional skills and expertise over time, driving process evolution.
Self-starter that is highly adaptable, able to thrive in a changing, dynamic environment.
Strong understanding of BI technologies and concepts.

Responsibilities

Installation and maintenance of software and hardware for BI related applications and systems in Production/DEV/QA.
Provide BI administration in key areas such as Security, Patching, System Utilization/Capacity, Performance tuning/Optimization, and Issue fix and root cause analysis.
Monitoring of the health and performance of the system and infrastructure.
Maintaining linux server environments both onPrem and in the cloud.
Design and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to streamline code deployment.
Work with development and business teams to resolve issues and maintain a healthy SDLC with end-to-end solutions.
Manage & Implement solutions around data governance, security, and compliance provided by the Application provider.
Maintain standard operating procedures and technical documentation.
Applying your past experiences and help set up & establish a well governed, secure, scalable, and highly performing BI foundation that can be used across enterprise and to advocate for standard processes.
Looking for Continuous process improvement possibilities with an "automate first" approach.
Digging into the details and understanding unique technical and business processes.
Assisting with development and delivery of product vision, strategy, systems, and operational processes.