Sr. Systems Engineer
About Us:
HomeAway, based in Austin, Texas, is the world leader in vacation rentals with more than 2 million unique places to stay in 190 countries, and is a part of the Expedia, Inc. family of brands. HomeAway offers an extensive selection of vacation rental homes that provide travelers with memorable experiences and benefits, especially more room to relax, for less than the cost of traditional hotel accommodations. The company also makes it easy for vacation rental owners and property managers to advertise their properties and manage bookings online.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join our Off Platform and Internal Technology team, part of HomeAway’s Technical Operations department. In this role, you will partner with our engineers to drive solutions and execution for our two key service areas; operational support for our Off Platform (.NET) product stacks and systems management. You will focus on hybrid cloud hosted solutions and applications with an automation driven approach to deployment and configuration. A deep understanding of our .NET product stacks as well as the operational infrastructure will be key to success in this role. You will work closely with our team of software engineers and managers along with our other hosting operations teams to offer the tools and hosting required quickly and efficiently while maintaining quality of deliverables.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design, planning and architecture of web hosting services/processes in both cloud and on-premise data centers.
- Senior-level Windows system administration (deploy, maintain, patch/service pack application, debug, elevated support, performance tuning, monitoring, in an online hosted application environment (.NET).
- Working knowledge of Active Directory support and maintenance.
- Drive to bridge data flows from on-premise data centers and cloud platforms as we continue to migrate services to the cloud.
- Utilize automation/orchestration tools to expedite deployment and configuration of systems.
- Work with CI/CD tools to ensure that code deployments can be executed in an efficient manner across all platforms.
- Maintain standard methodologies and procedures for patch management, virus management, and operating system upgrades.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering teams and leaders across the company to contribute to our shared goals.
- Provide platform, software and systems support as an operations team member.
- Create and maintain IT document library: Change Management, SOP and internal user documentation.
- Maintain and support multiple hybrid cloud data-centers and monitoring of daily operations.
- Perform other duties as required.
Job Requirements:
Technical Skills Required:
Other Skills/Experience Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication along with strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well with coworkers in a team environment.
- Possess a high level of attention to detail and quality, strong administrative and organizational skills.
- Display a high degree of professionalism at all times: candor, confidentiality, tact, collaborative and resourcefulness.
- Sensitive to deadlines in a fast-paced and fluid environment.
- Agile learner with demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently manage several tasks simultaneously.
- Enthusiasm and dedication for information technology.
Benefits & Perks:
- Competitive health and insurance benefits.
- Competitive salary.
- Annual target bonus or commission.
- Paid vacation and sick time.
- Vacation rental on a yearly basis (taxable benefit).
- Employee Stock Purchase Program.
- Free snacks and beverages.
- Frequent company update talks with our leadership team.
- Free listing on HomeAway.com.
- Electronic, adjustable stand-up desk.
- Discounted Metro & Rail pass.
- Casual dress.