Systems Engineer, SME

Byte Systems, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a hands‑on Systems Engineer with deep expertise across infrastructure, platforms, and application ecosystem spanning cloud and on‑premises environments. This role requires a proven practitioner who can analyze existing (“as‑is”) systems and applications, document current state architectures, design future‑state solutions, and implement system enhancements or technology transformations end‑to‑end.

The ideal candidate is a technical leader and achiever who can seamlessly collaborate across infrastructure, platform, application, Dev Sec Ops , information systems security, and data teams while maintaining ownership of system reliability, performance, scalability, and security.

The candidate must demonstrate hands‑on experience in all the following areas:

• Enterprise networking (e.g. routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, DNS)
• Storage technologies (e.g. SAN, NAS, object storage)
• Virtualization and container platforms (VMware, Hyper‑V, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Windows and Linux (Redhat, CentOS) operating systems (administration, hardening, automation)
• Data platforms (HPCC, Hadoop/Cloudera)

• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP)
• Hybrid and on‑prem infrastructure design and integration
• Cloud networking, identity, security, and cost optimization

• Relational and No
  
  SQL databases – relational (e.g., Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server) and No
  
  SQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB, Redis) databases
• Data platforms (HPCC, Hadoop/Cloudera)
• Data pipelines, and ETL frameworks – with ETL pipelines, Airflow, Kafka, Spark, or similar frameworks
• Web services, APIs, and middleware
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) fundamentals

• Infrastructure as Code – Scripting & Automation:
  Python, Bash, Power Shell, Terraform, Ansible, or Cloud Formation
• Configuration management and scripting (Power Shell, Bash, Python, etc.)
• CI/CD integration with infrastructure and platforms (Jenkins, Git Lab CI/CD, Git Hub Actions, Git Ops)
• Security best practices and system hardening
• Monitoring & Incident Response:
  Proficiency with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, ELK Stack, Cloud Watch

• Ability to create:
  • As‑is architecture documentation
  • To‑be architecture and detailed engineering designs
  • Implementation and migration plans

• Observability and monitoring tools (logging, metrics, tracing)
• Zero Trust and modern security architectures
• Data analytics, AI/ML platform exposure
• Experience supporting regulated or mission‑critical environments
• Relevant certifications (cloud, systems, security, or architecture)
• Knowledge of machine learning platforms (Tensor Flow, PyTorch, Sage Maker)
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Databricks, Snowflake, Google, Big Query)
• Strong background in ITIL processes and agile methodologies
• Certifications:
  
  AWS Solutions Architect / Dev Ops Engineer, Azure Administrator, Kubernetes CKA/CKAD, ITIL Foundation

• Perform hands‑on systems engineering across network, compute, storage, operating systems, middleware, databases, and applications
• Analyze and document as‑is infrastructure, platform, and application architectures
• Design to‑be architectures and detailed engineering designs for modernization, optimization, and transformation initiatives
• Lead and execute cloud and on‑prem system implementations, migrations, and upgrades
• Ensure systems meet availability, scalability, performance, security, and compliance requirements
• Integrate infrastructure and platforms with Dev Ops and Dev Sec Ops  pipelines
• Troubleshoot complex, cross-stack issues spanning infrastructure, platforms, and…