Position Overview

As a Systems & Infrastructure Engineer, you will support and maintain our Linux-based data analytics platform. You will be responsible for system lifecycle management, platform reliability, containerized workloads, and operational compliance in a regulated environment. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Ubuntu Linux , understands modern containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker/Kubernetes) , and thrives in a distributed, technically complex, data-centric environment.  

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Platform Operations & System Administration  

• Install, configure, upgrade, and decommission: 
  • BIOS and firmware 
  • Ubuntu/Linux operating systems 
  • System-level packages, software applications, modules, and dependencies 
• Manage and maintain virtualization or container environments, including Docker and Kubernetes workloads
• Monitor system resource utilization, scalability, and performance of compute nodes and platform services.
• Perform routine system health checks, vulnerability assessments, and patch management
• Troubleshoot and resolve Linux OS issues, compute environment problems, network connectivity concerns, storage issues, and node-level failures

Platform Management & User Operations  

• Handle daily operational requests including: 
  • User management, access provisioning, and permissions updates 
  • Data access requests and entitlement adjustments 
  • Break-fix support and incident response 
  • Ticket queue management, documenting work in accordance with SLAs 
• Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and DevOps teams to support environment stability and improvements
• Ensure high availability of critical platform services used by computation, data analysis, and ETL workflows

Security, Compliance & Audit Support  

• Maintain environment compliance with SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI requirements through year-round operational discipline
• Implement and validate security controls such as: 
  • Patch management 
  • Access controls and logging 
  • Vulnerability remediation 
  • Configuration management and change tracking 
• Document platform changes, architecture, and controls to support compliance
• Provide audit support annually through evidence collection, system reports, configuration exports, and control demonstrations

Automation & Reliability Engineering  

• Develop automation scripts using Bash, Python, or similar languages to streamline operational processes
• Enhance system reliability through: 
  • Infrastructure-as-Code templates (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) 
  • Automated deployments and environment builds 
  • Monitoring and alerting improvements 
• Participate in capacity planning, performance tuning, and architectural enhancements for high-volume compute and analytics workloads

Systems Engineering in a Computational Analytics Environment  

• Manage compute clusters supporting data science, analytics, and batch workloads
• Oversee job scheduling environments (Kubernetes jobs, Cron, workflow schedulers)
• Support distributed file systems, object storage, or high-throughput data pipelines as needed
• Maintain security and operational continuity across multi-node environments

Required Skills:

Required  

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience with Ubuntu/Linux system administration
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes in a production environment
• Experience with system patching, kernel upgrades, firmware/BIOS updates, and environment hardening
• Familiarity with security best practices, access control, and compliance-driven operations
• Strong troubleshooting skills across systems, networking, and application layers
• Scripting experience (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Experience working in remote, distributed teams

Preferred  

• Experience supporting a high-performance computing (HPC), large-scale analytics, or distributed compute environment 
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, GitOps, or automated infrastructure provisioning
• Understanding of SOC2/HIPAA/PCI controls, audits, or regulated computing environments
• Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, etc.)

Soft Skills  

• Strong communication skills and ability to document clearly
• Attention to detail, especially regarding compliance requirements
• Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and meet operational SLAs
• Proactive mindset with a drive to automate and improve platform

What's in it for You?

• Opportunity to work in the booming field of cloud, data management and analytics alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology
• Chance to work with a rapidly expanding US tech company
• Flexible schedule and paid time off
• Competitive salary and benefits package