Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sr. System Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Information Technology & ServicesIndustries

Sr. System Engineer

Employment Type: Full-time Location Type: Hybrid (average 2 days per week in HPE office)

Who We Are:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is the global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. We help companies connect, protect, analyze, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world.

Our culture thrives on finding new and better ways to accelerate what’s next. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here. We have the flexibility to manage our work and personal needs. We make bold moves, together, and are a force for good. If you are looking to stretch and grow your career, our culture will embrace you. Open up opportunities with HPE.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

  • Work closely with business leaders to develop and implement project plans, risk assessments, capacity growth, and contingency plans.
  • Remediate security vulnerabilities for the systems.
  • Support Windows and Linux Server Environments, including rack and stack hardware.
  • Perform Active Directory maintenance and monitoring as needed.
  • Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, application software, and system management tools; monitor, and manage them.
  • Proactively ensure the highest levels of systems and infrastructure availability.
  • Monitor and test application performance for potential bottlenecks, identify possible solutions, and work with developers to implement those fixes.
  • Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
  • Document and automate processes.
  • Perform administration and performance tuning of applications.
  • Manage systems on the Cloud (AWS).
  • Build and manage virtualization and containerization infrastructure.
  • Provide training and mentor teammates and junior engineers.
  • Evaluate new technologies and onboard them as needed.
  • Be open to working off-hours, weekends, and holidays if behind delivery schedule, maintaining windows, or addressing emergency tickets.

Education / Experience:

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • 7+ years of System and Cloud Administrator experience.
  • Experience leading and managing projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Experience administering Windows AD, LDAP, and Domain Servers.
  • Experience with mixed operating systems: mainly Linux and some Windows.
  • Experience with Configuration Management and automation tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet.
  • Experience with Virtualization (VMWare) and Storage Systems (NetApp, Nimble, Pure, etc.).
  • Project management experience.
  • Experience in Hypervisors other than VMware (e.g., Proxmox, RHEL openshift).
  • Knowledge of servers, storage, HCI, and FC switch configuration.

Additional Skills:

  • Accountability
  • Action Planning
  • Active Listening
  • Agile Methodology
  • Business Acumen
  • Coaching
  • Creativity
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Analysis Management
  • Data Controls
  • Design Thinking
  • Development Methodologies
  • Empathy
  • Follow-Through
  • Growth Mindset
  • Implementation Methodologies
  • Infrastructure Design
  • Long Term Planning
  • Managing Ambiguity
  • And 4 more skills

What We Can Offer You:

Health & Wellbeing:

We strive to provide our team members and their loved ones with a comprehensive suite of benefits that supports their physical, financial, and emotional wellbeing.

Personal & Professional Development:

We also invest in your career because the better you are, the better we all are. We have specific programs catered to helping you reach any career goals you have — whether you want to become a knowledge expert in your field or apply your skills to another division.

Unconditional Inclusion:

We are unconditionally inclusive in the way we work and celebrate individual uniqueness. We know varied backgrounds are valued and succeed here.

Skills

Windows Server
Linux Server
Active Directory
Operating Systems
System Management
Security Vulnerabilities
AWS Cloud
Virtualization
Containerization
Performance Tuning
Automation
Backup and Redundancy
Hardware Rack and Stack
Monitoring
Troubleshooting
Team Training

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Provides enterprise IT solutions and services

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise provides enterprise IT solutions with a focus on cloud services, artificial intelligence, and edge computing. Their products include HPE Ezmeral for managing containers, HPE GreenLake for cloud services, and HPE Aruba for networking. These solutions help businesses improve their performance and adapt to digital changes. HPE's business model includes selling hardware, software, and services, as well as offering subscription-based services and long-term contracts. What sets HPE apart from competitors is its commitment to open-source projects and its active developer community, which supports collaboration and innovation. The company's goal is to empower organizations to transform digitally and optimize their operations.

Houston, TexasHeadquarters
1939Year Founded
IPOCompany Stage
Hardware, Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
10,001+Employees

Risks

Integration challenges with Juniper Networks may delay AI-driven networking benefits.
Competition from startups like Flywheel could impact HPE's AI and cloud services.
HPE's acquisition strategy may strain resources and distract from core operations.

Differentiation

HPE's GreenLake offers a unique hybrid cloud platform for diverse IT environments.
HPE Ezmeral provides advanced container management, enhancing enterprise AI and analytics capabilities.
HPE's Aruba solutions integrate cloud security and networking for seamless, secure connectivity.

Upsides

HPE's acquisition of Juniper Networks boosts AI-driven innovation in networking.
OpsRamp acquisition enhances HPE's IT management with AI-based automation capabilities.
Axis Security integration strengthens HPE's cloud security offerings with SASE solutions.

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