Systems Engineer (Windows/Linux) – Chicago, IL
About the job
WiseTech Global is a world-leading software company building software for the global logistics industry. We are united in our mission to create breakthrough products that enable and empower those who own and operate the supply chains of the world. Our software products are relied upon by the top 25 freight-forwarding companies globally as well as over 18,000 other logistics businesses. At WiseTech, we operate a hybrid environment, and for this role, we are seeking a Systems Engineer, experienced across Windows & Linux infrastructure, both physical and virtual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Willing to work to a roster or schedule to administer, maintain and service IT infrastructure through out-of-business hours and weekends, and respond to emergency issues.
- Ensure smooth operation of IT infrastructure and work alongside the Systems Engineering and hosting.
- Perform on-site and remote technical support, patching, maintenance and system administration of the infrastructure.
- Assist global systems engineers and business units related to the infrastructure.
- Monitor health and handle alerts related to the IT infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have the following essential skills:
- Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience working with server and storage hardware (rack mount servers, network devices and fibre channel fabric solutions).
- Experience with enterprise-level patching and systems administration through automated systems.
- Windows Server administration.
- Linux operating system administration.
- Experience with virtualised environments (Hyper-V, VMware).
Desired Skills:
- Hardware skills across multiple vendors related to servers, storage and related data centre technologies.
- Software skills across multiple vendors related to enterprise management such as Microsoft System Center suite, etc.
- Proven experience with enterprise wide patching and maintenance, and ensure continuity of services.
- Windows Scripting and Unix Scripting (PowerShell, Perl, Python, Bash) highly regarded.
- Cloud based technology experience highly regarded, but not essential.
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