(Senior) System Administrator

$100,000 - $185,000/Yr

Pony.Ai - Fremont, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fremont, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Senior System Administrator at Pony.ai is responsible for managing and maintaining the company's R&D infrastructure, including servers and virtual machines. This role involves troubleshooting system issues, designing solutions for AI and autonomous driving workloads, and implementing monitoring and management functions to ensure a seamless operational environment. The position also includes mentoring team members and providing after-hours support for infrastructure emergencies.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure company assets (servers, devices) and infrastructure resources (VMs) and maintain asset inventory for Pony's R&D environment.
• Perform troubleshooting to diagnose and resolve system-related problems (repair or replace parts, debugging R&D system issues, etc.).
• Design and standardize system or server solutions to meet AI/Autonomous Driving related R&D workloads.
• Develop and implement system-related project plans, risk assessments, and contingency plans based on company business requirements.
• Design and implement monitoring, configuration management, and reporting functions that will create a hands-off environment.
• Define and document best practices and support procedures for system operations.
• Collaborate on hardware, firewall, network, and software vendor evaluation, recommendation, and negotiations.
• Mentor and train team members on existing and new system technologies.
• Provide after-hours support for infrastructure-related emergencies.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of related system experience and Bachelor's Degree.
• Minimum 2+ years of data center experience.
• Knowledge and experience in supporting, troubleshooting, and configuring servers/VMs, mostly in Linux environments. Experience with Ubuntu is a plus.
• Experience with public cloud, like AWS, is a plus.
• Familiar with Linux common commands for system maintenance, shell, python, or ansible programming experience will be a plus.
• Basic understanding of network knowledge, like switch, VLAN, router.
• Strong communication and documentation skills with a team-player attitude in mind.
• Flexible and able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
• Organized and have the ability to manage projects of varying length.
• Positive, self-motivated individual who can complete tasks independently.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (Traditional and Roth 401k)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Free Food & Snacks