Principal IT Systems Engineer
About the role
Position Summary
We are seeking a Principal IT Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership in the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise infrastructure, cloud services, and systems operations. This role combines deep hands-on engineering expertise with architectural ownership and strategic influence, ensuring the scalability, reliability, security, and performance of business-critical systems.
As a senior technical leader, you will drive infrastructure strategy, establish engineering standards, and lead complex cross-functional initiatives across networking, systems, identity management, security, and business systems. You will serve as a trusted advisor to IT leadership, mentor engineers across the organization, and help shape the future direction of our technology ecosystem through automation, modernization, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical roadmap for infrastructure, cloud services, identity management, and systems operations.
- Architect and implement secure, scalable, and highly available hybrid and multi-cloud solutions.
- Lead the design and continuous improvement of production monitoring, observability, and operational support practices.
- Serve as the highest-level technical escalation point for complex infrastructure and operational challenges.
- Design and implement automation solutions, infrastructure-as-code frameworks, and operational workflows that improve efficiency and reliability.
- Establish and promote engineering standards, architectural best practices, and operational processes across the IT organization.
- Partner with security teams to proactively identify and mitigate infrastructure and operational risks.
- Lead cross-functional projects involving infrastructure, networking, security, and business systems teams.
- Mentor engineers and provide technical guidance to support professional growth and knowledge sharing.
- Driving strategic efforts over projects up to months in duration, while concurrently addressing smaller tactical needs and escalations from Tier 1 and 2 support teams.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure architecture, cloud engineering, or related technical disciplines.
- Deep expertise in Linux/Unix systems administration, automation, and infrastructure operations.
- Working knowledge of Windows systems and services in an enterprise environment.
- Strong proficiency with Shell/Bash, Python, or similar scripting and automation technologies.
- Experience designing and operating enterprise-scale cloud and hybrid infrastructure environments.
- Advanced knowledge of networking and application protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, and TLS.
- Deep experience with federated and bilateral authentication and authorization technologies (SAML, OAuth, Active Directory, LDAP) and platforms such as Okta, Google, and AWS.