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The System Engineer Compute is part of the Infrastructure Engineering team at Granicus.
Essential Functions:
As a senior member of the Infrastructure Engineering compute team, maintain and optimize performance of the following with a focus on availability, scalability, and simplification:
VMware vCenter Server Appliances 7.0
VMware ESXi 6.5 and 7.0 hypervisors
Cisco UCS; Fabric Interconnects, B200- M4, M5 Blades, C220 M5 blades
Document changes, incidents, problems and architecture from a technical support perspective
Plan for and install new software releases and system hardware/software upgrades
Ensure regular patches and updates are installed
Perform or monitor system backups/recovery
Participate in a 12x7 on-call rotation, including maintenance windows
Triage, resolve and document incidents and problems
Execute well documented Change Controls
Ensure compute resources and assets are logged and monitored along with appropriate actions for events
Take initiative to suggest and implement improvements/enhancements, especially geared towards automating Granicus systems
Ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of Granicus infrastructure assets
Provide direction, scope and management of Infrastructure Engineering automation efforts
Provide direction and leadership related to VMware and Cisco UCS (compute) security design and requirements
Provide overall technical direction to the larger efforts of the compute team
Define, design and implement compute best practices; Act as a liaison to other technical teams on how to optimize and secure the virtual environment
Ensure Infrastructure Engineering has proper capacity planning, reporting and management of compute resources
Provide expert level supervision of high-risk Change Requests
Qualifications:
5+ years’ experience providing support in a virtual environment
3+ years’ experience administering VMware / ESXi or another virtualization technology
Experience supporting server firmware and hardware
Experience with scripting and programing languages
Experience with Linux operating systems
Experience with IP network services including DNS, NTP, SSH, etc
Working knowledge of network storage in a virtual Environment
Working knowledge of certificates and certificate management
Working Knowledge of IP networks, firewalls, load balancers Security and Privacy Requirements
Responsible for Granicus information security by appropriately preserving the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) of Granicus information assets in accordance with the company's information security program.
Responsible for ensuring the data privacy of our employees and customers, their data, as well as taking all required privacy training in a timely manner, in accordance with company policies.