Sr Systems Administration Engineer

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

 

Who are we?

 

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

 

Summary:

In this role, you will be working with our best-in-class IT Operations team, which drives operational excellence and continued automation in supporting business applications.  This role will partner with key functional stakeholders, product team members, engineering, and other arms of our business to deliver deep technical domain expertise driven solutions within the Transport Logistics application portfolio.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with third-party service and support vendors to ensure maximum uptime and prompt problem remediation
• Monitor network, compute, and SaaS application availability and performance, owning incident response from an IT operations perspective
• Assist SaaS application engineering teams with production and non-production networking/compute requests and troubleshooting as application features evolve
• Define and maintain repeatable reference documentation for infrastructure and operational process SOP’s
• Design and exercise SaaS application disaster recovery regularly throughout the year
• Craft automation for repeatable processes to help department scale efficiently

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT), Computer Science or Engineering
• Minimum of 10 years of broad network and compute operational support experience with diverse environments
• Certification and/or familiarity with VMWare enterprise solutions, including HA and resource quota configurations
• Certification and/or familiarity with different compute/storage technologies: HP, Dell, Pure Storage
• Certification and or familiarity with a broad range of operating systems: Linux (Ubuntu, RHEL, OEL, etc), Windows (2003 – 2022, XP – Win11)
• Certification and/or familiarity with a broad range of authentication/authorization technologies: SAML, OKTA, Active Directory, LDAP, etc
• Certification and/or familiarity with a broad range of networking equipment design and configurations:  Cisco, Aryaka, ASA, Fortinet, F5, etc
• Familiarity with broad range of infrastructure monitoring tools:  Wire Shark, Solar Winds, Splunk, DataDog, LGTM, etc
• Familiarity with design and troubleshooting of common client/server technologies: IIS, Apache, PostgresDB, etc
• Familiarity with AWS/on-prem hybrid environment design concepts and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with automation languages/frameworks: Ansible, Powershell, Chef, etc

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Capable of establishing strong relationships and trust with business management teams and users alike
• Willing to embrace change and manage or influence required activities to reach desired outcomes
• Proven ability to deliver while under tight timelines
• Demonstrated ability to proactively analyze and solve complex problems
• Excellent communication skills including both verbal and written

 

Eligibility Requirements:

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% as required
• Be part of a 3 team-member rotation for afterhours on-call

 

Physical Demands:

• Employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• Employee is regularly required to look at computer screen.

 

Work Environment:

• The employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled office environment, with frequent exposure to electronic office equipment.

 

SALARY RANGE

The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include an annual bonus, if eligible.

 

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

 

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more! http://www.WabtecCorp.com

 

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.  

 

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

 

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?

At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.

If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.

 

Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

Culture powers us and the possibilities.

We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

Need accommodation? Just let us know - we’ve got you.