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Cloudera · 9 hours ago

Sr. Staff Systems Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

6+ years exp

Cloudera is a company that empowers people to transform complex data into actionable insights. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Systems Engineer to join their Technical Operations team, focusing on the deployment and management of IT infrastructure with an emphasis on Linux environments and cloud services.

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Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and provide senior-level operational support for our on-premise and cloud-based Linux infrastructure and core IT services (e.g., virtualization, baremetal, storage, DNS), ensuring high availability and reliability

Develop, maintain, and champion our Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and automation frameworks using tools like Terraform, Ansible, and Foreman/MaaS to manage and deploy platform services

Implement and automate system-level security best practices, including patching, hardening, and configuration management, ensuring compliance and resilience from the ground up

Build and automate deployment pipelines for IT infrastructure services (e.g., system images, configuration, platform services) using tools like GitHub/Git, Ansible, and scripting tools

Serve as a technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), working with IT Systems, CloudOps, Security, and Engineering teams to design and implement robust, scalable, and optimal solutions

Participate in a shared on-call rotation to support mission-critical IT services (with clear documentation and runbooks provided)

Create and maintain accurate documentation for automation, operational audits, and compliance

Proactively identify and drive improvements in system performance, monitoring, and operational processes through automation and observability

Mentor junior team members

Qualification

Linux systems administrationInfrastructure-as-CodeCloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP)PythonNetworking fundamentalsSecurity best practicesMonitoring toolsContainerization (Docker)Orchestration (Kubernetes)MentoringProject management

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 6+ years of equivalent experience in a large-scale enterprise environment

Deep, expert-level Linux systems administration experience (e.g., Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu) and mastery of common Command Line Interface (CLI) tools and services

Strong hands-on skills with Python and shell scripting, used for systems automation, tooling, and integration

Proven experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) and version control (GitHub/Git)

Solid experience managing hybrid infrastructure, with deep expertise in on-premise environments (virtualization/Platform9, storage, networking) and a strong understanding of core public cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Advanced knowledge configuring, operating, and integrating authentication systems: LDAP, AD, Kerberos, SAML, OIDC, etc

A security-first mindset and experience designing, building, and operating secure, automated infrastructure

Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, firewalls), including public cloud equivalents