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Rubrik · 7 hours ago

Senior Systems Engineer

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $232K/yr

10+ years exp

Rubrik is a leading company in data protection and AI operations, and they are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to manage and innovate their virtualization platforms and infrastructure solutions. The role focuses on architecture, automation, and operational efficiency, ensuring that infrastructure aligns with strategic objectives and business requirements.

Cloud ComputingCloud Data ServicesData ManagementInformation TechnologySecuritySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead the design, architecting, and implementation of robust, highly scalable infrastructure solutions using virtualization and Kubernetes technologies

Ensure infrastructure solutions align with the company’s overall IT strategy and business requirements

Champion an “everything-as-code” philosophy to ensure infrastructure is consistently deployed, configured, and managed in a structured and repeatable way

Manage and maintain virtualized platforms (VMWare, OpenStack, OpenShift, Kubernetes) and physical server infrastructure

Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and reliability metrics; proactively address performance bottlenecks and scalability needs

Oversee virtualization platforms to ensure optimal performance and high availability of servers and infrastructure resources

Configure, deploy, and manage Windows Active Directory/Domain Architecture

Maintain in-depth knowledge of end-to-end application flows and dependencies

Possess excellent expertise in networking technologies, protocols, and best practices for deployment and troubleshooting

Own observability solutions, monitoring platforms, logging tools, and alerting systems

Collaborate with development teams to define and implement monitoring and logging enhancements that align with Service-Level Objectives

Demonstrate extensive knowledge of Linux-based operating systems (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE) and UNIX/RISC systems (Solaris Sparc, AIX, HP-UX)

Utilize exceptional scripting/programming skills (Shell, Python, Perl, PowerShell, Go) to automate operational activities and streamline system configurations

Work with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and hybrid cloud integration

Collaborate regularly with Software Engineering, IT Infrastructure, Security, Network Engineering, Product Management, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams

Qualification

VMwareKubernetesCloud TechnologiesAutomationLinuxScriptingNetworkingSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field (or equivalent industry experience)

10+ years of hands-on experience in DevOps methodologies, infrastructure architecture, virtualization technology (VMware vSphere), Kubernetes solutions, and complex infrastructure automation

Strong enterprise data center operations and infrastructure management experience

Driving infrastructure innovation with an 'everything-as-a-service' approach

Spearheading efficiency through automation and continuous improvements

Aligning infrastructure initiatives with the organization's strategic objectives

Lead the design, architecting, and implementation of robust, highly scalable infrastructure solutions using virtualization and Kubernetes technologies

Ensure infrastructure solutions align with the company's overall IT strategy and business requirements

Champion an 'everything-as-code' philosophy to ensure infrastructure is consistently deployed, configured, and managed in a structured and repeatable way