Compute Engineering Team Lead

Overview

Are you a highly skilled IT professional with infrastructure operations experience looking for a leadership position with a variety of responsibilities? We have an opening that will allow you to utilize your technical expertise and leadership skills in a fast-paced environment leading the Compute Engineering Teams that focus on designing and automating Esri's Private Cloud, custom lab environments, and enclaves.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse team supporting Private Cloud Virtualization, Servers, Storage, and Linux platforms
• Design and deploy equipment, application, and services across virtual and physical environments
• Identify and implement improvements for deployment and maintenance of physical and virtual hardware
• Focus on self-fulfillment of resources and services
• Look for opportunities to optimize performance and overcome bottlenecks
• Review and provide technical approval for change requests
• Be proactive in recognizing and handling uptime and performance challenges
• Automating using infrastructure as a code
• Collaborate with IT teams to define and develop documented policies, procedures, and processes such as operational run books and system monitoring
• Provide purchase justifications and project benefit analysis
• Make presentations to executive team, colleagues, and professional peers
• Grow vendor relationships to support new product acquisition, maintenance agreements, and education opportunities
• Assist with daily operations as needed to support the team
• Participate in on-call, afterhours support rotation
• Shift left and partner on security initiatives

Requirements

• 5+ years of infrastructure operations experience including enterprise class server, storage, and virtualization platforms
• Experience with scripting languages such as Powershell, Javascript, Python
• In-depth knowledge of and experience with platform hardware and OS level support
• Capable of writing proposals, procedures, policies, and technical documentation
• Experience with Windows Server and Linux distributions (Red Hat, Ubuntu, SUSE, and variants)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with management
• Capable of assisting with the design of infrastructure projects
• Bachelor's in computer science or related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with:
  • VMware vCenter, vSphere, and the vRealize suite of applications
  • Windows Server including clustering, file serving, and Hyper-V
  • End user computing with VMware Horizon or Citrix
  • NetApp, IBM, and Nexenta or other enterprise class storage
  • Data Protection software such as Commvault Simpana/Metallic
• Vendor product evaluations (hardware, software, service providers)
• Familiarity with public cloud environments such as AWS and Azure
• Familiarity with container technology
• Development experience with ServiceNow and operating a CMDB is a plus

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Total Rewards

Esri's competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is

$81,120-$166,400 USD

The Company

At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life's best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri's Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.

If you don't meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!

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