Forcepoint - Austin, TX
posted 3 months ago
As a Senior Systems Site Reliability Engineer at Forcepoint, you will play a critical role in ensuring the reliability, availability, and performance of our mission-critical services. Your primary focus will be on identifying and solving problems related to these services, as well as building automation to prevent the recurrence of issues. This position requires a deep understanding of both traditional and cloud infrastructures, as well as a strong background in coding languages and core Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices and methodologies. You will be responsible for designing and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available architectures for both on-premises and cloud-hosted environments. In this role, you will leverage your vast experience in the administration, build, and management of ESX and VMware systems, as well as your knowledge of various storage platforms such as Dell Compellent and Pure. A strong understanding of Active Directory, Azure AD, and GPO policies is essential, along with hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services or equivalent public cloud technologies. You will also need to demonstrate a solid grasp of networking concepts, security architecture, and monitoring platforms like Grafana Cloud and Solarwinds. Your responsibilities will include creating flowcharts, diagrams, and documentation to support your work, as well as benchmarking application and service performance. You will be expected to develop automated solutions to prevent recurring problems and to challenge the status quo to optimize current procedures and processes. This position is ideal for someone with a proactive approach to problem-solving and a service availability-oriented mindset. At Forcepoint, we value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply, even if they do not meet every single qualification listed in the job posting. We believe that different experiences can bring valuable perspectives to our team, and we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants.