Lead Engineer - System Administration

Location
Chennai, India
Workplace
On-site

About this role

Role Purpose: Owns advanced system administration responsibilities across server & compute environments ensuring stable, secure, scalable and well-governed infrastructure operations by driving configuration management, platform hygiene, automation adoption and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

·       Lead system administration for Linux/Windows compute environments including configuration management, OS performance tuning, patching, upgrades and lifecycle maintenance.

·       Implement automation scripts / workflows for routine ops, deployment, configuration changes & environment hygiene reduction of manual work.

·       Perform advanced troubleshooting for compute platform incidents, support RCA actions and ensure closure of high impact issues.

·       Support capacity planning, resource optimization and compute cost optimization with platform teams.

·       Ensure enterprise security baseline compliance, vulnerability remediation and system hardening controls.

·       Review changes, validate implementation quality, coach junior engineers and uplift operational maturity.

·       Ensure compliance with regulatory and security requirements, including change control discipline, access management standards, and audit trail maintenance.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

·       Compute platform uptime & SLA adherence

·       MTTR reduction & escalation avoidance

·       Patch compliance / security posture improvement

·       Automation coverage & manual effort reduction

·       Accuracy & compliance of configuration standards

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