Senior Systems Engineer

Ziply Fiber

Senior Systems Engineer managing Ziply Fiber’s infrastructure and automation solutions. Leading complex systems integration and mentoring engineering teams for optimal performance.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $99,200 - $151,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheAzureChefCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptJenkinsKubernetesLinuxNGINXNode.jsOpenStackPuppetPythonTerraformUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and implementation of complex automation and infrastructure solutions
Serve as a technical subject matter expert and provide technical guidance across teams
Mentor and support the development of other engineers through coaching, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
Conduct technical research and maintain viable knowledge of technology trends, new software, and best practices
Provide training to other network domain teams for the adoption of automation capabilities
Contributes to the development of custom code to integrate platform components, fill tooling gaps and solve potentially unique situations
Perform development, testing, implementation, and review of complex automation solutions related to provisioning, monitoring, and configuring a network and infrastructure environment
Employ modern CI/CD pipelines using DevOps tooling
Automating operational reports e.g., SLA reporting, utilization statistics, and network forecasting
Establishing system/data integrations to enhance existing or establish new processes
Drive standards, best practices, and architectural decisions for systems infrastructure and automation
Provide peer review and guidance on code and perform quality assurance tasks
Responsible for creation of and contribution to; processes, standards, technical documentation, and design diagrams
Write and maintain technical standards and documentation
Able to work closely with InfoSec team to address security and vulnerability related issues
Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time
Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

High school diploma or GED
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar field, or equivalent work experience
Minimum of five (5) years of engineering experience working with Linux/Unix systems with a heavy emphasis on Red Hat and Ubuntu operating systems in a large VM environment
Minimum of seven (7) years working in a large, geographically distributed server architecture
Minimum of seven (7) years of engineering and application experience working with development teams and system administration teams in a large, geographically distributed server architecture, including distributed server systems running internally developed applications
Minimum of seven (7) years of experience working for large telecommunication companies
Minimum of seven (7) years of networking experience with focus on server connectivity
Experience with large scale software upgrades and versioning changes across multiple servers
Development Skills: Powershell, Python, JavaScript, NodeJs
Hands-on application experience: Deploying/configuring Nginx, Apache and core Linux subsystems like bind, iptables, etc.
Version control (e.g., Git/Gitlab, Github)
CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, Travis, TeamCity or equivalent)
Docker containerization and clustering (Kubernetes/ECS)
Configuration management tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef)
Knowledge of software life cycle management with emphasis on inception, defining processes and developing technical business requirements
Experience with Agile (Scrum, Kanban) software delivery methodology
Ability to write Ops guides/MOPs/etc. as needed
Effectively communicate between non-technical people and deeply technical SME’s
Ability to communicate effectively across multiple large organizational structures
Driven to identify and provide effective solutions as needed
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations
Ability to collaborate effectively within a team and across departments
Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail and organizational skills
Ability to work within critical deadlines
Ability to adjust to rapidly changing priorities and schedules
Ability to provide excellent customer service
Proven ability to understand and codify a manual process into an automated process using workflow-like concepts
Understanding and familiarity with Ansible, Jinja and other Infrastructure as Code tools
Understanding and familiarity with computing technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, containers, virtualization, and cloud technologies (OpenStack, GCP, Azure, etc.)
Knowledge of IP/Ethernet networking fundamentals
Strong understanding of security related frameworks and AAA implementation model
Interest and ability to research new and emerging technologies to better solve networking problems
Excellent analytical skills
Strong organizational, multi-tasking, and prioritizing skills
Ability to work independently and apply sound judgment and reasoning skills to a variety of situations, multi-task and collaborate effectively with other personnel to meet deadlines
Ability to translate highly technical information into non-technical terms and user documentation
Strong verbal and written communication, attention to detail and familiarity with compliance concepts
Ability to work within critical deadlines
Must be available to work regular business hours Pacific Standard Time
Must also be available to work on-call, evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision
401k
Flexible spending account
Paid sick leave and paid time off
Parental leave
Quarterly performance bonus
Training
Career growth
Education reimbursement programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

LinuxUnixRed HatUbuntuPowershellPythonJavaScriptNodeJsDockerAnsible

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailorganizational skillsanalytical skillscustomer servicementoringadaptabilityindependent judgment

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer scienceHigh school diploma or GED