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Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join our Infrastructure & Operations team. The successful candidate will be a critical asset in managing, maintaining, and optimizing our diverse server and storage ecosystem to ensure high availability, performance, and security across the organization. This role requires deep expertise across various operating systems and storage technologies with a strong focus on infrastructure and operational excellence.

This candidate will architect and manage secure, scalable Windows and Linux server environments across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid platforms. They’ll oversee full server and storage lifecycles—including provisioning, patching, performance tuning, backups, and disaster recovery—while collaborating with infrastructure teams to optimize reliability.

They’ll monitor and troubleshoot virtual server and storage performance, manage VMware environments and datastores, and automate tasks using Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Their expertise includes ESXi, PURE, NetApp, and high-availability solutions.

This position is a 12 month contract to hire role in San Palo, Brazil. This position will pay between $20-25/ hour.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

7+ years of professional experience in server administration and engineering, specifically within an Infrastructure and Operations context.

Proven mastery of multiple operating systems and storage offerings, including Linux, Windows, VMware ESXi, NAS (Network Attached Storage), Block Storage (SAN) and Cloud Storage.

Expertise in Server and Storage security, performance tuning, and high availability configurations (e.g., clustering, replication, failover) and snapshot management.

Strong experience with cloud-based server and storage services (e.g., AWS EC2, S3, Azure server, Azure Files, Glacier or Blob storage).

Excellent scripting and automation skills (e.g., Shell, Python, PowerShell).

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly. Relevant professional certifications (e.g., RHEL Certified, Microsoft Certified: AWS or Azure Cloud Certifications, VMware certified professional).

Experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker).

Experience with Storage support and migration projects, including cross-platform shared storage migrations supporting (CIFS or NFS).

Knowledge of monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.

Knowledge of data replication tools like Zert0 or RecoverPoint

Experience with managing data backups and recovery using tools like NetBackup, NetApp or equivalent.

Strong knowledge of storage protocols, such as Fiber Channel, iSCSI, NFS, and SMB