Iron Systems is an innovative, customer-focused provider of custom-built computing infrastructure platforms such as network servers, storage, OEM/ODM appliances & embedded systems. For more than 15 years, customer have trusted us for our innovative problem solving combined with holistic design, engineering, manufacturing, logistic and global support services.

Job Title: Systems Engineer IV
Location: US - WA - Redmond

Job Description: Systems Engineer IV

• This role demands strong technical expertise in infrastructure and network architecture, coupled with excellent communication and collaboration skills to ensure successful project delivery.
• You will serve as the primary point of contact for designated projects, coordinating internal resources and leveraging support from supervisory and technical teams when necessary.
• Key responsibilities include overseeing client-related activities, managing support tickets, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure timely and successful delivery of project milestones and support requests.

Engineer Responsibilities:

• Build, scale, and secure environments within Meta's enterprise infrastructure, which is a heterogeneous environment encompassing a broad range of operating systems (Windows, Windows Server, virtualization platforms, and Linux) and applications.
• Apply modern engineering methodologies such as Infrastructure-as-Code, container orchestration, and software-defined storage.
• Implement systems that are scalable, automated, monitored, and well-documented, and provide training to others for operational tasks.
• Identify and leverage the scale and complexity of Meta's larger production infrastructure to solve problems for enterprise customers.
• Participate in incident root cause analysis across multiple infrastructure layers (compute, storage, network) and implement critical solutions while upholding best standards to maintain high reliability of managed systems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering.
• 5+ years of experience automating the management of infrastructure and services.
• 5+ years of experience working with monitoring and configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible, Puppet, PowerShell DSC, etc.
• 5+ years of experience coding in an object-oriented or functional language such as Python, Ruby, PHP, Rust, Go, and PowerShell scripting (developing advanced functions & modules).
• Thorough understanding of Windows/Windows Server operating system internals and Linux.
• Demonstrated experience in completing tasks and small/medium features with minimal guidance.
• Experience installing and configuring Kubernetes, Docker, OpenCue, and Slurm.
• Prior experience with Linux operating systems and their internals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Prior experience supporting configuration management in a multi-region environment.
• Prior experience building services, PaaS, or internal clouds.
• Prior experience with APIs to streamline administration, management, and monitoring of services.