THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

At STACK, the Systems Engineer will deploy, monitor, upgrade and support the operational technology services & corporate infrastructure. The position requires expertise in operating highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure. The position works under minimal direction with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This is a “hands-on” position requiring strong technical skills, as well as excellent informal leadership, interpersonal and communication skills.

• Design, implement, and maintain the organization's compute, storage, cloud and operational technology infrastructure.
• Monitor performance, identify bottlenecks or issues, and proactively implement solutions to optimize performance and ensure high availability.
• Implement and manage monitoring tools to oversee system performance, identify issues, and implement necessary measures to optimize system performance and reliability.
• Conduct regular system backups, audits, and testing to ensure business continuity.
• Provide advanced technical support and troubleshooting for escalated infrastructure issues.
• Investigate and resolve complex problems, collaborating with cross-functional teams and vendors as needed.
• Perform root cause analysis of incidents and develop preventive measures to minimize future occurrences.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices, applying them to enhance performance, reliability & security.
• Maintain accurate documentation of configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
• Prepare regular reports on infrastructure performance, security incidents, and other relevant metrics.
• On-call availability may be required to respond to emergency situations
  
  
  

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a computer science, computer information systems, management information systems, or equivalent industry experience.
• 5-7 years’ experience as a system engineer in an enterprise or data center setting
• Experience with on-premises hosting platforms (vSphere/Hyper-V), storage (NetApp) and backup.
• Proficiency with code, and the ability to do scripting or coding in at least one popular language (Bash, python, Ruby, etc).
• Data center experience a plus
  
  
  

THE DETAILS:

• Location: Manassas, VA, will need to commute onsite
• Travel: Domestic travel required up to 25%
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass a comprehensive background screening
  
  
  

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You’re a self-guided individual with an inner drive to manage multiple projects while collaborating with internal staff, external consultants, vendors, and other stakeholders.
• You have strong attention to detail and can prioritize workload across implementation projects and support services.
• You bring both creative and analytical approaches to complex problems.
• You continuously keep up with new products and enjoy learning about new technologies.
  
  
  

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program, flexible spending accounts
• We foster a culture of appreciation, including STACK Assembly recognition.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, and barbecues.
• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!
  
  
  

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.