We are seeking a skilled and experienced IT Systems Engineer to join our dynamic Science IT team. The Systems Engineer will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our organization's IT systems and infrastructure. The ideal candidate should have a deep technical expertise, a strong problem-solving mindset, and a proven track record of successfully managing complex systems and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, deploy, and maintain the organization's IT systems and infrastructure, including servers, storage systems, networks, monitoring systems and virtualization platforms.
• Plan, configure and execute system upgrades, patches, and migrations to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability
• Maintaining and administering robust monitoring and alert systems for critical onsite robotics, automation equipment, and lab instruments
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, assess technology needs, and design solutions that align with business objectives
• Evaluate new technologies and tools, making recommendations for adoption based on their potential to enhance efficiency, security, and reliability
• Monitor system performance, analyze trends, and proactively identify and resolve issues to ensure maximum uptime and minimal disruption to operations
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans, ensuring systems and data are backed up and can be quickly restored in case of a failure
• Configure and manage networking components, including firewalls, routers, switches, and VPNs, to maximize performance and maintain a secure and efficient network environment.
• Implement security best practices, including access controls, encryption, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing, to safeguard sensitive data and systems.
• Provide escalated technical support to the IT help desk team for complex technical issues and participate in problem resolution.
• Document system configurations, processes, and procedures for internal reference and compliance purposes.
• Administering and maintaining IAM solutions
• Systems Engineer may need to participate in on-call rotations to address critical issues outside of regular business hours
• Participate in project planning and management, collaborating with stakeholders to ensure successful project execution and timely delivery.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• +5 years of IT relevant experience in systems engineering, network engineering or infrastructure engineering roles, with a demonstrated track record of managing and optimizing IT infrastructure.
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments
• Strong working experience with traditional HPC environments
• Working experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible, Puppet or Chef
• Working knowledge of tools like Git, GitHub and DockerHub
• Working knowledge with one or more programming tools: Bash or Python, Ruby or C
• General operational experience, including incident and problem management, configuration management, capacity management, vulnerability management, and troubleshooting IT infrastructure issues
• Familiarity with IoT devices and monitoring and management tools
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in server administration, virtualization technologies (VMware, Proxmox Hyper-V), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Proficiency in networking principles and fundamentals, such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, and network security protocols
• Strong understanding of networking hardware from design, maintaining and troubleshooting gateways, switches, and WANlan connected devices (Cisco Meraki hardware is preferred)
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using tools such as PowerShell, Rails, Python, or Bash
• Experience with Kubernetes and CEPH deployments
  Experience in Identity and Access Management “IAM”
• Experience in implementing security measures and best practices to protect systems and data
• Proficiency with monitoring and management tools for system performance and availability
• Relevant certifications (Google workspace, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, Cisco CISSP/CCNA, CompTIA Server+) are advantageous.

Salary/Pay Range:

For individuals hired to work in California, Science is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. We determine your level based on your interview performance and make an offer based on geo-located salary bands. The base salary range for this full-time position is $110,000 - $150,000 + equity + benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Please keep in mind that the equity portion of the offer is not included in these numbers.

Benefits:

At Science, our benefits are in place to support the whole you:

• Competitive salary and equity
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Flexible vacation and company-paid holidays
• Healthy meals and snacks provided
• Paid parental, jury duty, bereavement, family care and medical leave
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Science
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401(k)