System Engineer

**Job Posting ID:** KT\_\[274]\_JOB **Position:** System Engineer **FT/PT Status:** Full\-Time **Location:** Remote **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field required. **Overview:** Kreative Technologies is looking for a System Engineer to design, build and maintain the infrastructure our applications run on. You will keep servers, operating systems and environments secure, stable and well\-documented. The ideal candidate is hands\-on, systematic and focused on uptime. You should be comfortable supporting multiple environments and working with developers and security staff. **Duties/Responsibilities:** * Designs, installs and configures servers, operating systems and system software. * Maintains development, test and production environments. * Applies patches, updates and security hardening settings. * Monitors system performance and resolves infrastructure issues. * Automates system tasks and deployments with scripts and configuration tools. * Supports backup, recovery and disaster recovery planning. * Maintains system documentation and diagrams. * Performs other duties as assigned. **Minimum Qualifications:** * 5\+ years of systems engineering or administration experience. * Experience with Linux and Windows Server environments. * Experience with virtualization or cloud platforms such as VMware, AWS or Azure. * Scripting experience with shell, PowerShell or Python. * Strong written and verbal communication skills. * Ability to work independently in a remote environment. * Continually required to use common office equipment including but not limited to computers, phones, scanners and printers. **Preferred Qualifications:** * Certifications such as CompTIA Security\+, RHCE or AWS/Azure certifications. * Experience with configuration tools such as Ansible or Terraform. * Experience supporting federal government contracts. **Compensation:** $73,092 – $81,214 per year