Staff IT Systems Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 15, 2026. ZT Systems scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the Role
The Staff Systems Engineer will work with our team to support a wide range of IT systems and services, including the manufacturing virtualization environment. As the Staff Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing server applications. As a Staff Systems Engineer, you will work in a fast-paced environment and apply your technical knowledge to solve issues that will span multiple IT environments.
What You will Do
Participate in projects and engineer new systems.
Maintain and develop all Linux infrastructure for a 24/7 uptime service.
Monitor performance of critical servers and applications and perform corrections as needed.
Manage best practices on Linux systems and services across the manufacturing floor.
Upgrade and maintenance of hardware/software in the IT infrastructure
Engage and manage 3rd-party vendors to achieve expedient resolution
Manage, coordinate, and implement software upgrades, patches, hotfixes on Linux infrastructure.
Create and maintain system documentation for specifications, designs, procedures, and logs.
Document all processes, system changes/fixes, and issues.
Collaborate with other teams to develop automation strategies and deployment processes
What You Bring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
Minimum 5+ years of working experience as a Linux Administrator.
Experience with CentOS, Ubuntu, RedHat Linux.
Experience with Linux encryption, Samba, Bash (shell scripts), Perl, Python scripting, Linux patching and dependency resolution and performance improvements.
Experience with creating Ansible Playbooks and/or running and troubleshooting Playbooks
Experience with troubleshooting and developing with Terraform, Chef, Puppet or similar automation toolsets.
Experience with Linux services, including but not limited to DHCP, TFTP, DNS, SSH
Experience with designing and managing high-availability services
Enhance processes and procedures to perform automated daily system monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs, such as backups.
Linux certification a plus (RHCE, RHCT, LPIC, Linux+)
Experience managing, installing, and configuring complex virtual environments with High Availability in VMWare ESXi
Experience supporting enterprise storage solutions including but not limited to, vSANs, LUNs, NetApp, QNAP, NAS, Pure Storage, EMC.
Support daily backup and recovery operations
ZT Systems assesses market data to ensure a competitive compensation package is created for all our employees. The typical base salary for this position is expected to be between $124,500 and $182,500 per year. If hired, the final base salary will be determined on an individual basis taking into consideration experience, skills, knowledge, education and/or certifications.
Base salary is just one component of ZT Systems total rewards philosophy. We take pride in offering a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base. Other rewards may include bonus, paid time off, generous 401k match, tuition reimbursement, wellbeing resources, and more.
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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About ZT Systems
At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, you’ll get to do work you are proud of alongside smart, passionate people. Every day, there are opportunities to collaborate with the best in the industry to design, build, and deliver impactful solutions to world-class customers. Along the way, you will gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment that’s challenging, rewarding, and career-defining.
A culture built around our values we work hard and think fast. We view challenges as opportunities-to do better, push harder, and be faster than we were the day before. When we fail, we learn from it and move on together. And when we succeed, we use the momentum to go even further. We create value with everything we do, building the foundation of today-and transforming the future of tomorrow.
Join ZT Systems and help us build technology infrastructure that connects the world.
What We Offer
At ZT Systems, a Sanmina Company, we believe that investing in our people is key to our continued growth and innovation. When you join our team, you’ll gain access to a comprehensive and inclusive benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and professional development-both now and in the future.
Compensation & Financial Security
-Competitive base salary
-Performance-based annual bonus eligibility
-401(k) retirement savings plan
-Tuition reimbursement for eligible education programs
Health & Wellness
-Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with access to leading providers
-Mental health resources and employee wellness support programs-
-Company-paid life and disability insurance
Time Away & Work-Life Balance
-Paid time off (PTO) and company-paid holidays
-Parental leave and family care support programs
Growth & Purpose
-Structured training programs and on-the-job learning opportunities
-Matching gifts and volunteer programs to support causes you care about
These benefits are available to eligible employees and are designed to grow with you as your career evolves. Full benefits and eligibility varies by work location. Learn more about our benefits here.
ZT Group Int’l. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. ZT Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Please be aware that certain positions may require the applicant to either 1) be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or 2) be eligible to obtain an export control license or license exception from the Bureau of Industry and Science & U.S. Department of Commerce. All offers of employment will be conditional subject to the foregoing.