Sr. Systems Engineer (Networking/Infrastructure)

Job Description

• Hybrid schedule, candidate must live in local area (1 Ingram Blvd, La Vergne, TN 37086, USA)
• Full-time

Ingram Content Group (ICG) is hiring for a Senior Systems Engineer (Infrastructure/Networking) to join our Infrastructure Services team in our LaVergne, TN (greater Nashville area) headquarters.

This individual will be responsible for resolving escalated service issues, coaching other engineers to resolutions, engineering and implementing complex projects, and for maintaining and overseeing their assigned technology pillars. 

 Want to help explore and build new ways to deliver content to the world? 

At Ingram, our Technology team is blazing a trail by providing content distribution services to thousands of publishers with key initiatives around business intelligence, machine learning, continuous integration and omnichannel.  We support diverse people and technology that highlights innovation through SaaS platforms, metadata, cloud, and containerization.   Our teams are agile, and emphasize authenticity, creativity, and transparency upon a fact-based foundation.   

The world is reading, and it is our goal to connect as many people as possible to the content they want in the simplest ways.  If you are an IT professional who strives to deliver results through collaborative partnerships, understanding what drives business, and enjoys working in a connected culture, we can’t wait to meet you! 

The ideal candidate will have the following minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or demonstrated equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years as a system engineer or equivalent role

We have a preference for:

• Experience supporting and administering  containers and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes
• Experience supporting and administering infrastructure and development tools in Azure/Azure DevOps
• Experience with scripting languages common to Devops and Cloud platforms such as Bash, Python, and Powershell

The Senior System Engineer’s key responsibilities are:

• Evaluate, maintain, and modify established ‘best practices’ for infrastructure maintenance and asset management
• Create and maintain custom scripts to increase system efficiency and lower the human intervention time on manual tasks
• Create and maintain consistent documentation for system configurations, installation and administration procedures
• Provide clear goals for all areas of a project and develop steps to oversee timely execution and successful implementation
• Implement and utilize configuration automation tools such as Puppet, Ansible, Chef, and SaltStack
• Interact regularly with architects to identify, build, and implement automation to drive greater efficiencies and standards
• Implement and utilize IaC tools such as Terraform and Azure resource manager to consistently provision resources
• Deploy, configure, manage and maintain system monitoring tools such as Solarwinds, Nagios/Icinga, and Prometheus
• Mentor and train other engineers and seek to continually improve IT processes

Additional Information

Perks/Benefits:

• A highly competitive compensation package with generous benefits beginning first day of employment for Medical/Prescription Drug plans, HSA, Vision, Dental and Health Care FSA.
  • 15 vacation days & 12 sick days accrued annually and 3 personal days
  • 401K match, Life and AD&D, Employee Assistant programs, Group Legal, & more
  • Wellness program with access to onsite gym and basketball court for associates
• Avid reader? Numerous opportunities to engage with books and authors
  • Free card registration at the Nashville Public Library
  • Discounted offers to self-publish with IngramSpark®!
• Encouraged continued education with our tuition reimbursement program
• Financial and in-kind opportunities to engage with non-profits in your community
  • Company match program for United Way donations
  • Volunteer opportunities and in-kind drives for non-profits throughout the year
• Take breaks or brainstorm in our game room with ping pong & foosball
• Casual Dress Code & Flexible Schedules (per team)

The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation and cre