Systems Engineer - BlackLine
Los Angeles, CA 91367
About the Job
We're looking for an experienced Systems Engineer to join our Cloud Engineering and operations team! In this role, the Systems Engineer will develop, maintain, and create new tools to help our internal teams. Collaborating across the company, the candidate will streamline processes, automate manual tasks, and develop innovative solutions for daily workflows.
S/he will participate in operational processes, incident management, and disaster recovery activities, ensuring our cloud-based platforms' high availability and performance. This role requires strong critical thinking skills and experience supporting large-scale cloud infrastructures, automating manual tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code. The candidate will maintain 24x7 high-availability mission-critical, traffic-intensive web infrastructures, utilizing modern cloud technologies and best practices.
You'll Get To::- Ensure the high availability and performance of our cloud-based SaaS platform.
- Automate infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform and Ansible.
- Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using Python and Bash.
- Debug and resolve issues related to automation scripts, infrastructure, and applications.
- Collaborate with development and other technology teams on requirements gathering, capacity planning, and process improvement.
- Utilize monitoring and logging tools to continuously assess application performance, reliability, and security.
- Monitor industry trends and evaluate new technologies to enhance our cloud infrastructure.
- Contribute to a high-performing team of engineers, tackling complex challenges in a dynamic, high-traffic cloud environment.
- Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation and provide support for major incidents.
- Manage and prioritize tasks within a ticketing system (JIRA), using daily work to identify and implement continuous improvements.
- Maintain comprehensive infrastructure documentation, operational knowledge bases, and training materials.
- BS degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of relevant experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or a similar role.
- Understanding of design principles for high-availability and fault-tolerant systems in the cloud.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., New Relic, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools, specifically Terraform.
- Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python.
- Experience with configuration management tools, such as Ansible.
- Strong understanding of Linux system administration.
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS.
- Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC), including code reviews, version control (Git), and testing methodologies.
- Experience with troubleshooting distributed web applications in cloud environments.
- Understanding of networking concepts and cloud networking services (VPCs, subnets, routing, etc.).
- Understanding of ITIL concepts. ITIL Foundation certification or higher is a plus.
- Experience with other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure).
- Experience with security best practices in cloud environments.
- Experience with other scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell).
- Experience with Agile methodologies.
- A technology-based company with a sense of adventure and a vision for the future. Every door at BlackLine is open. Just bring your brains, your problem-solving skills, and be part of a winning team at the world's most trusted name in Finance Automation!
- A culture that is kind, open, and accepting. It's a place where people can embrace what makes them unique, and the mix of cultural backgrounds and varying interests cultivates diverse thought and perspectives.
- A culture where BlackLiner's continued growth and learning is empowered. BlackLine offers a wide variety of professional development seminars and inclusive affinity groups to celebrate and support our diversity.
BlackLine is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, race, ethnicity, age, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, ancestry, color, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, medical condition, genetic information, or any other protected class or category recognized by applicable equal employment opportunity or other similar laws.
BlackLine recognizes that the ways we work and the workplace itself has shifted. We innovate in a workplace that optimizes a combination of virtual and in-person interactions to maximize collaboration and nurture our culture. Candidates who live within a reasonable commute to one of our offices will work in the office at least 2 days a week.
Salary Range::USD $105,000.00 - USD $131,000.00