STAFF/Senior Systems Engineer - Data Center & Server Infrastructure

Zones.•Irvine, CA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Zones LLC is hiring a Staff/Senior Systems Engineer to support its Engineering team. The role supports, tests, and validates server and storage system-level products, and configures, deploys, troubleshoots, and validates server and storage performance and application solutions. It is a full-time, permanent, fully on-site position in Irvine, California, with a stated schedule of Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and pay of $170,000–$195,000. The engineer will develop and execute application benchmarks based on enterprise computing requirements and server architecture, build proofs of concept using data center technologies and Supermicro server products, and work with product managers, system engineers, sales, customers, and cross-functional teams. The role also contributes to technical marketing materials and CI/CD pipeline development and maintenance, and uses monitoring, logging, and incident-response tools to help automate and streamline software development and deployment. Zones is a global IT solutions provider operating in more than 120 countries. The company describes its culture as collaborative, client-centric, and supportive of change and lifelong learning. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The duties listed are representative and may change without notice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering (EE) or computer engineering (CE) is preferred.
At least 8 years of system engineering experience with server products is preferred.
3–5+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps, system administration, cloud operations, or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
Strong knowledge of CI/CD tools, cloud platforms, scripting and automation, monitoring and logging, networking and security, and operating-system management.
Strong knowledge of server architecture and AMI BIOS/OS concepts.
Knowledge of benchmarks such as FIO, IOMeter, or HammerDB; PCIe, SATA, and memory interface protocols; and databases.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of distributed computing.
Experience with PowerShell, Linux Shell, Python, or UEFI Shell scripting.

Responsibilities

Define and develop application benchmarks based on enterprise computing requirements, server architecture, and hardware components and interfaces.
Execute benchmark testing and build proofs of concept using current data center technologies and Supermicro server products, including SuperServers.
Work with product managers and system engineers to draft technical marketing presentations and white papers for online publications and industry events.
Research new technologies and products and propose new proofs of concept.
Work with sales teams and customers to provide networking solutions and technical knowledge.
Work with cross-functional teams to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
Use monitoring, logging, and incident-response tools.
Automate, streamline, and maintain the software development and deployment lifecycle to enable faster, more reliable releases.
Configure, deploy, troubleshoot, and validate server/storage performance and application solutions.