STAFF/Senior Systems Engineer - Data Center & Server Infrastructure

Zones LLC.•Irvine, CA

3d•$170,000 - $195,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff/Senior Systems Engineer supports the Engineering team by testing and validating server and storage system-level products. The role also configures, deploys, troubleshoots, and validates server and storage performance and application solutions. This 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 role focuses on enterprise computing benchmarks, proof-of-concept development using data center technologies and Supermicro server products, and collaboration with product managers, system engineers, sales, customers, and cross-functional teams. It also supports CI/CD pipelines and the automation, monitoring, logging, and incident-response practices used to make software development and deployment more reliable and efficient.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering is preferred.
Minimum of 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.
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, and HammerDB; PCIe, SATA, and memory interface protocols; and databases.
Excellent communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of distributed computing.
Experience with scripting languages such as PowerShell, Linux Shell, Python, and UEFI Shell.

Responsibilities

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