System Engineer

About the role

The System Engineer position at Finys is seeking a technically strong problem solver to design, build, and evolve our infrastructure platforms across Windows and Linux environments. This role focuses on developing scalable, secure, and standardized systems, including containerized platforms and Kubernetes-based orchestration, with a security-first approach to infrastructure design. Our environment includes both on-premises and cloud infrastructure, supporting modern application workloads.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and evolve scalable, standardized infrastructure platforms across on-premises and cloud environments to support modern, container-based applications.
• Establish and implement infrastructure standards, including reusable builds, templates, and configuration practices to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Design and standardize physical and virtual infrastructure platforms, including system builds, configurations, and lifecycle management strategies.
• Support and operate container platforms across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments, including orchestration, scaling, service management, and platform components such as networking, ingress, and load balancing.
• Provide high-level support and participate in on-call rotations.
• Assist clients through scheduled virtual meetings by assessing their infrastructure and troubleshooting connectivity and runtime issues.
• Establish observability frameworks and metrics standards across infrastructure platforms.
• Analyze and optimize system performance, scalability, availability, and reliability to ensure resilient, highly available, and recoverable infrastructure.
• Architect and standardize Windows Server platforms and enterprise services, including identity, policy, and hybrid environment integration.
• Partner with development and technical teams to drive continuous improvement of systems and platform capabilities.
• Document infrastructure designs, configurations, and operational procedures to support maintainability and knowledge sharing.
• Foster a collaborative team environment and facilitate communication between development and infrastructure teams.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to enhance infrastructure automation, monitoring, and operational efficiency (e.g., anomaly detection, intelligent alerting, code generation).
• Assist in the installation, maintenance, and movement of server and desktop hardware as necessary.

Requirements

• Proven background designing and building physical and virtual infrastructure platforms.
• Expertise with Linux-based (Ubuntu, RHEL, etc.) and Windows-based server environments.
• Demonstrated capability in designing and supporting enterprise Windows Server services (e.g., Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, identity integration).
• Experience integrating Linux systems with Active Directory, including authentication concepts and related troubleshooting techniques.
• Background working with virtualization platforms and managing hybrid environments.
• Proficiency with container technologies (Docker, Podman, containerd, etc.) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, RKE2, etc.), including cluster design, deployment, and operations, along with a strong understanding of container networking, storage, and automation principles.
• Applied experience with system and network hardening (e.g., CIS benchmarks, security best practices).
• Knowledge of container and Kubernetes security, including image vulnerability management, RBAC and identity controls, and network segmentation policies.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.) is a plus.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, load balancing, segmentation, and general network fundamentals).
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve system, performance, and connectivity issues.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple systems and tasks effectively.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience in system engineering, infrastructure design, and/or cloud computing.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell), automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Terraform), and container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Soft Skills: Strong teamwork and communication skills, ability to work independently and collaboratively, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Skills

• Container Technologies: Docker, Podman, containerd, Kubernetes, RKE2.
• Orchestration Platforms: Kubernetes, RKE2.
• Network Concepts: DNS, load balancing, segmentation, network fundamentals.
• Hardening Practices: CIS benchmarks, security best practices.
• Automation Tools: Terraform, Ansible.
• System Hardening: Image vulnerability management, RBAC, identity controls, network segmentation policies.
• Networking: DNS, load balancing, segmentation, network fundamentals.
• Problem Solving: Ability to diagnose and resolve system, performance, and connectivity issues.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with generous benefits including health, vision, dental, life, paid vacation, paid holidays, matching retirement plan, flex time, and bonus opportunities.
• Rapidly growing software company with a focus on innovation and excellence.
• Collaborative team environment dedicated to transforming the P&C insurance industry.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate remote work and on-call responsibilities.