Systems Engineer

Job Description

Systems Engineer (Open to Remote)

We are seeking a talented Systems Engineer to work within the Infrastructure team to manage a large environment through automation tools. This role works to implement best practices and bring in new ideas as technology improvements are made. In partnership with adjacent teams, you will work towards immutable configurations within existing platforms on-premise and in AWS, eventually leading to workload containerization via Kubernetes.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who are accountable, passionate, proactive, open & honest, results-oriented, and adaptable.

Specific responsibilities include: 
• Brings ideas and implements solutions for improving infrastructure through automation, monitoring, performance tuning, health monitoring and tool creation.
• Manages configuration and patch management across a large, hybrid environment.
• Implements highly available, secure, scalable, self-healing, productive systems.
• Documents standard processes for system deployment, maintenance and alert management.
• Evaluates and advises on system and application architectures as needed.
• Supports existing legacy applications until they can be re-engineered.
• Assists in supporting standardized tools used within the team.
• Collaborates with information security team on mitigation efforts.
• Investigates, troubleshoots, and triages production problems as they occur.
• Performs basic engineering, design, implementation and maintenance tasks.
• Contributes directly to the planning and execution of the next iteration of core services.
• Participates in an active on-call rotation.

Please apply if you meet the following qualifications: 
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Strong Linux proficiency and automation around the platform
• Extensive experience with configuration management tools (i.e. Chef, Puppet, Ansible, AWS SSM or Saltstack)
• Proficient with containerization technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, AWS EKS
• Exceptional knowledge and experience with AWS services such as: EC2, EBS, EKS, IAM, SSM, Route53, ALB, NLB
• Good understanding of load balancing technologies (F5, ELB)
• Ability to work independently as well as perform as part of a scrum team
• Comfortable working within complex hybrid cloud environments
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly

Additional preferred qualifications:
• Strong oral/written communication skills
• Skilled in automating cloud deployments via Cloud Formation or Terraform
• Comfortable using GIT (Gitlab / Github)
• General programming and software development experience including reading source code (Python, PHP, Node.js, Go, etc.)
• Comfortable working in all layers of the networking stack
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools
• Knowledge of relational and non-relational databases

The salary range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000. All positions are currently eligible for annual profit award or bonus, subject to company results.  

Please apply by March 12, 2025 and include your resume, cover letter, and salary requirements for consideration. Before applying for any role at Penguin Random House, we recommend you review our applicant resources page and look over our open-to-remote guidelines on our FAQs page.

Penguin Random House job postings include a good faith compensation range for each open position. The salary range listed is specific to each particular open position and takes into account various factors including the specifics of the individual role, and candidate's relevant experience and qualifications.

Full-time employees are eligible for our comprehensive benefits program. Our range of benefits include, but are not limited to, Medical/Prescription drug insurance, Dental, Vision, Health Care/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Pre-Tax and Roth 401(k), Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life/AD&D Insurance, Commuter Benefits, Student Loan Repayment Program, Educational Assistance & generous paid time off.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1q51e-18-220-176-182-42 in your application.