The Asahi Kasei Group
The Asahi Kasei Group operates with a commitment of creating for tomorrow. Our business sectors, Material, Homes, and Health Care, contribute to the development of society by anticipating the changing needs of those around the world. We look for candidates that offer a fresh perspective and a variety of skills to help us achieve our commitment.
Sr. System Engineer (Cloud - Azure or AWS)
As part of the Infrastructure Team, the Sr. System Engineer (with focus on Cloud - Azure or AWS) supports the corporate hosting infrastructure by designing, implementing and maintaining the company's hosting services (cloud and on-premise), physical servers, storage and backup systems. The Engineers are geographically dispersed to provide near round-the-clock coverage for the Corporate hosting infrastructure. As a Senior, you will drive complex projects, produces document, process and training for internal use as well as for external and customers and drives the continuous improvement process. As part of an operational group, you will also participate into an On-Call weekly rotation.
Travel - Domestic and International 3 - 4 times a year
Location - Hybrid Charlotte, NC with average 2 days per week in office
Please note, we will not be providing immigration-related sponsorship now or in the future for this role.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation with bonuses
- Great health benefits
- Paid time off
- Paid company holidays
- Strong company match to 401(k) contributions
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid parental leave
Responsibilities and Duties
Drive infrastructure modernization and cloud migration.Manage container orchestration and automation.Install and configure physical servers (Hypervisors)Install and configure storage and backup system (EMC, Rubrik, Veeam solutions)Regularly patch devices (firmware, drivers,)Manage backup systems, check that all jobs are running without failureInstall, configure and manage the virtualization platform (VMware)Regularly patch servers OS through our global tools. Write related changes and monitor Patching ProcessDevelop and maintain installation and configuration procedures. Contribute to and maintain system standardsResearch and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasksProvide excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to work down to desktop support levelAbility to be globally on-call availability for approximatively 10 weeks per yearDrive the continuous improvement processHighly involve in automation and team processesQualifications / Requirements Technical competencies
Cloud (AWS, Azure)Kubernetes, docker solutionsDevOps Toolchain : Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Ansible, TerraformScripting and configuration : PowerShell, YAML, JSONCisco C Series Servers, Dell serversBackup : EMC Avamar, Rubrik, VeeamOS : Windows Server, Microsoft Clustering, SQL Server, LinuxVirtualization : VMware with vSAN, NSX, SRM, HyperV, NutanixEducation / Experience
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field2 years experience managing and configuring Cloud resources10 years' experience managing and configuring VMware environmentGood knowledge of cloud hosting platform is requiredVMWare Certifications a plusTechnical knowledge of Microsoft Windows Servers OS and VMware ESX / vSAN. Knowledge of VMware NSX would be a plusHands-on experience troubleshooting servers, SAN's, blade chassis, etc.Experience with PowerShellKnowledge and understanding of system flow charts, data processing concepts, and telecommunications principlesKnowledge of applicable data privacy practices and lawsAs an equal opportunity employer, Asahi Kasei believes a diverse workforce will provide us with the ability to continuously support the changes in the economy, society, and environment.