Systems Engineer II

Dollar Tree•Chesapeake, VA

11d•$100,000 - $116,000

About The Position

Dollar Tree is seeking a highly skilled infrastructure professional for its Systems Engineering team. The role focuses on designing, modernizing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure, with an emphasis on reliability, scalability, and automation. It calls for deep expertise in one or more technical domains and broad experience across storage, virtualization, Linux, cloud, and automation. The position is based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The engineer will architect and support on-premises virtualization platforms, manage enterprise storage and business continuity solutions, administer Linux platforms, and design cloud and hybrid-cloud solutions across Azure, GCP, and OCI. The role also promotes automation-first practices through infrastructure as code, improves monitoring and observability, and partners on security, compliance, and vulnerability remediation. Compensation starts at $100,000–$116,000 based on experience, plus a 20% bonus and equity.

Requirements

10 or more years of experience in infrastructure, systems, platform, or SRE engineering.
Experience in an enterprise environment.
Proven solution design and implementation skills.
Strong troubleshooting skills across multiple domains.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to balance strategy with hands-on execution.
Experience with VMware vSphere/ESXi and OLVM.
Experience with NetApp ONTAP and enterprise storage.
Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity.
Experience with Linux, including RHEL and Oracle Linux.
Experience with cloud platforms Azure, GCP, and OCI.
Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Git, and CI/CD.
Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and security practices.

Nice To Haves

Retail or distributed-environment experience.
Relevant NetApp, VMware, Red Hat, cloud, or Terraform certifications.
Python or PowerShell scripting.
Experience with observability or logging platforms.
Exposure to AI/ML infrastructure concepts.
Strong systems thinking across infrastructure, cloud, and security.
Deep expertise combined with broad technical range.
Passion for solving complex challenges and a focus on automation and continuous improvement.
Ability to lead, execute, and collaborate effectively.

Responsibilities

Architect and support highly available on-premises virtualization platforms.
Lead upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure lifecycle management.
Modernize infrastructure to improve scalability and performance.
Manage enterprise file and block storage systems.
Design backup, disaster recovery, and replication solutions; lead recovery testing and improve resilience.
Administer enterprise Linux platforms and establish patching, security, and lifecycle standards.
Troubleshoot complex issues and support critical services.
Design and support solutions across Azure, GCP, and OCI; build hybrid-cloud architectures and drive governance and cost optimization.
Promote automation-first practices and develop solutions using Terraform, Ansible, Git, APIs, and CI/CD.
Reduce manual processes through scalable automation.
Improve monitoring, alerting, observability, platform reliability, and performance.
Partner on security, compliance, and vulnerability remediation.
Balance strategic planning with hands-on execution and collaborate across teams.