CONTRACT - Sr Systems Engineer, Cloud (NTD)
About The Position
Nintendo Technology Development, a subsidiary of Nintendo Co., Ltd., is seeking a Sr Systems Engineer, Cloud. This role involves building and maintaining solutions in public cloud environments (AWS and Azure) and Kubernetes infrastructure. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability, managing system performance, monitoring, backups, and troubleshooting. Security is a key focus, including configuring firewalls, SSL, VPNs, and applying patches. The position requires providing technical support for escalated issues, responding to critical incidents, and documenting system configurations. Researching emerging tools and technologies to improve automation, security, and performance is also part of the role, along with collaborating with other professionals to ensure high-quality deliverables.
Requirements
- 8+ years in Cloud infrastructure administration/engineering and Linux system administration/engineering.
- Expert level understanding of OpenStack/OpenNebula or similar cloud orchestration solution is required.
- Expert level understanding of designing and managing Kubernetes clusters is required.
- Expert level understanding of designing and managing solutions in AWS and Azure is required.
- Enhanced troubleshooting skills within the server OS, KVM, Kubernetes environments is required.
- Automation mastery: Advanced skills in Ansible, Jenkins, Python/bash scripting.
- BS or MS in engineering, computer science, a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid passport may be required.
- Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the United States to be considered.
- Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
Nice To Haves
- Expert level understanding of TCP/IP, network services, and storage systems is a plus.
- Experience installing and maintaining distributed storage solutions like CEPH is a strong plus.
- Experience with Ubuntu/Canonical tools like MAAS, Landscape etc. is a plus.
- Experience with Terraform, Helm, or cloud-native monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana).
- AWS Professional solutions architect certification is a plus.
- Azure Solutions architect expert certification is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain solutions in public cloud solutions - AWS and Azure.
- Build and maintain Kubernetes infrastructure.
- Ensure the highest level of systems and infrastructure availability.
- Manage system performance, monitoring, backups, and troubleshooting.
- Ensure system security by configuring firewalls, SSL, VPNs, and applying patches and updates.
- Monitor and resolve hardware, software, and networking issues in a timely manner.
- Perform routine system upgrades, patching, and security compliance checks.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support for escalated issues.
- Provide emergency responses to critical outages or incidents.
- Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps for internal use.
- Research emerging tools and technologies that help improve automation, security and performance.
- Collaborate with other professionals to ensure high-quality deliverables within organization guidelines, policies, and procedures.
Benefits
- Eligibility for medical insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
