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About the Role:
As a Lead Systems Engineer at Glassdoor, you will be responsible for the planning, design, and implementation of key processes and strategic initiatives across many of Glassdoor’s core IT infrastructure systems. You will be a member of a small team with wide reach and exposure to a variety of best-in-class technologies. Teams across Glassdoor will rely on your technical acumen to aid in the design and operation of production and service infrastructure. Our ideal candidate is highly technical, has experience in technologically diverse environments, and is passionate about creating an amazing employee experience.
What You’ll Do:
- Plan and direct systems engineering activities on complex systems that solve complex problems, improve efficiency, or create an amazing experience for our employees
- Develop and design network architecture and infrastructure
- Build and manage cloud-based application and corporate IT service infrastructure
- Lead partnership with Security Engineering to implement cloud security solutions (CASB)
- Oversee initiatives that improve Glassdoor’s security posture and reduce overall risk (DLP)
- Build / implement and administer tools and automation to improve efficiency and reduce operational bottlenecks
- Work closely with the Information Security team to secure our environment and protect our brand
- Design comprehensive monitoring strategy for corporate infrastructure
- Manage and optimize log aggregation platforms
- Support day-to-day operations for production services and participate in on-call rotations for security incident and outage response
- Act as a point of escalation for our support team and play a role in their technical development
- Assure the availability and uptime of corporate infrastructure systems
- Evaluate, define, implement, and manage emerging technologies that align to Glassdoor’s technology strategy
What You’ll Bring:
- A commitment to add to our culture of DEI.
- Expert knowledge of network technology and protocols (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, BGP, IPsec, RADIUS). Experience with Palo Alto Networks, Meraki huge plus.
- Extensive experience with Amazon Web Services and managing cloud infrastructure
- Experience with many different Amazon Web Service technologies such as AWS Systems Manager, GuardDuty, Workspaces, and AWS networking concepts like VPCs, Security groups, and Transit Gateways
- Expert in Linux or Windows server OS’s, working knowledge of both
- Extensive experience with client platform management tools Jamf and Intune
- Automation using scripting languages like Python or PowerShell
- Configuration management using platforms like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet
- Familiarity with Active Directory
- Experience managing Atlassian servers such as JIRA or Confluence is a plus
Compensation and BenefitsBase salary range*: $106,000 - $140,800
*Glassdoor base salaries are targeted to the market 75th percentile for technical roles and the 65th percentile for non-technical roles. In other words, 65-75% of comparable organizations in our industry will pay less.
Annual Bonus Target**: 10%
**Bonuses are paid in 6-month intervals, aligning with bi-annual performance reviews
Generous Restricted Stock Units (RSU):
***Restricted Stock Units (RSU) are awarded at hire and may be refreshed annually. Additionally, as a pay-for-performance company, RSU grant awards are presented bi-annually to exceptional performers.
You can learn more about our compensation philosophy here and see salary ranges for all Glassdoor jobs here.
Health and Wellness: 100% employer-paid premiums for employee medical, dental, vision, life, short and long-term disability, select well-being programs, along with 80% employer-paid premiums for all dependents.
- Generous paid time off programs for birthing and non-birthing parents are provided, along with paid injury/illness leave and paid family emergency leave.
Coverage begins at the start of employment. After 48 months of continuous employment, 100% of all premiums for you and your dependents can be employer-paid!
Work/Life Balance: Open Paid Time Off policy, in addition to 15-20 paid company holidays/year
Investing in Your Future: 401(k) plan with a company match up to $5,000 per year, subsidized fertility and family planning services, and discounted legal assistance services.
- Come as you are: At Glassdoor diversity is not a slogan; it’s a core factor in our success. We welcome your background, experience and ideas because you help us understand and better serve our world. You make us stronger.
- Grow your career: Glassdoor is small enough for you to see the impact of your contributions, while large enough to offer significant resources and endless opportunities to grow. This is a great place to make a career.
- Find your people: Ask anyone who works here: it’s the people who make the difference. We are a group of well-rounded humans who support one another and work hard together to bring the Glassdoor mission to life.
- Discover flexibility: With flexible hours and a where-to-work policy, Glassdoor allows you to take on professional and personal responsibilities — enhancing both productivity and your well-being.
Glassdoor is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection and employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran or military status or any other category protected under the law. Glassdoor is an equal opportunity employer; committed to creating a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment and retaliation.
Where-to-Work Policy
Being a remote-first company, Glassdoor employees can live anywhere Glassdoor is a registered company. Requests to move must be approved by an employee’s manager and the People team. While we will try our best to support relocation requests, some requests may not be approved due to various tax, legal, or other restrictions.
Enjoy Remote and Explore: Employees authorized to work in their current location may Work Away for up to a total of 30 (thirty) working days in a calendar year without permanent relocation and compensation change. Employees on visas may work Work Away for up to a total of 20 (twenty) working days in a calendar year without permanent relocation and compensation change. The amount of time and location for Work Away must be approved by the employee’s manager and People Operations team at least two (2) weeks in advance of travel.
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