Senior System Engineer
Vaco LLC
New Haven, CT
Job Title: Senior Systems Engineer
Location: New Haven, CT
Job Description:
We are seeking a skilled Systems Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with AIX, Unix, and Linux environments. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining our systems infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and security.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, deploy, and manage AIX, Unix, and Linux systems.
- Perform system installations, upgrades, and patches to ensure system stability and security.
- Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues to ensure maximum uptime.
- Develop and implement system backup and recovery procedures.
- Automate routine tasks and manage system configuration using scripting languages.
- Collaborate with other IT teams to support cross-functional projects and initiatives.
- Create and maintain documentation related to system configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Provide technical support and guidance to other team members and end-users.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience with AIX, Unix, and Linux operating systems.
- Strong knowledge of system administration, including user management, system security, and network configuration.
- Experience with shell scripting and automation tools (e.g., Bash, Perl, Ansible).
- Familiarity with virtualization technologies and containerization (e.g., VMware, Docker).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively convey technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact
HR@vaco.com
.Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance ofyour application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.