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Senior Systems Engineer II, Windows Infrastructure

Cruise

Salary$126,000 - $185,300
WindowsActive DirectorySCCMPowershellAutomation
Role brief

The Enterprise Platform Engineering team supports the platforms used day in and day out by Cruisers. From the laptops and desktops that enable developers to the tablets and phones that empower operations our team’s impact is far reaching.

We are looking for a hardworking engineer who specializes in Microsoft technologies to help us execute on the EPE team’s roadmap, deliver an outstanding experience for our users, and support the growth and development of the Microsoft environment, including the Windows platform.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Design and deliver components of Microsoft Windows-based infrastructure to improve availability, scalability, and latency Cruisers rely on everyday

  • Implement solutions to help secure and scale our Microsoft Windows configuration management for services such as Active Directory, SCCM, PKI, etc with prioritization on automation.

  • Identify opportunities to enable self-service and workflow automation to support the team with day-to-day requests

  • Define and improve observability capabilities related to Windows-based infrastructure

  • Develop and maintain configuration policies and compliance enforcement across IT

  • Provide tier-3, 4 support for Microsoft systems as an escalation path from IT Operations or Security

  • Own and report on the health of the Microsoft Windows Server environment, from patch coverage to performance baselines

  • Collaborate with various technical and non-technical teams to translate requirements into components of service architecture

  • Participate in on-call rotation

What you must have:

  • Proven experience in the administration, configuration, and support of Microsoft Windows as a platform at scale

  • Deep understanding of Active Directory, SCCM, PKI, DNS, and leveraging Powershell scripts for its management and automation.

  • Experience leveraging InTune and AzureAD.

  • Experience using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code methodologies to manage Microsoft Windows platforms

  • Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies with a strong desire to automate everything

  • You have experience using Git and CI/CD to improve the quality and release cadence of changes

  • Experience managing Windows-based infrastructure in public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure)

  • You maintain a security mindset when engineering solutions to complex problems

  • Comfortable with scripting and programming languages such as Powershell and Python

  • The ability to multitask and prioritize tasks, own and drive projects effectively in a fast-paced environment

  • Empathy for end users and a desire to provide a quality user experience

Bonus points!

  • Direct experience with GCP and leveraging cloud concepts to deploy Windows-based workloads

  • Experience integrating workflow automation tools (ex. Rundeck, StackStorm) to manage Windows-based infrastructure

  • You have experience deploying and/or managing virtualization (MS Hyper-V or VMWare) platforms

  • Experience leveraging InTune for cloud based observability and configuration management of Client platforms

  • You have managed Windows with Ansible in addition to standard Windows-built configuration management tools 

  • You have experience using HashiCorp tools (Vault, Terraform) in Windows-based environment

  • Experience developing production level services in enterprise environments

The salary range for this position is $126,000 - $185,300. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.