[Hiring] Senior Systems Administrator @Docker

Role Description

As a Senior Systems Administrator at Docker, you will be responsible for the design, administration, hardening, and continual improvement of our compute, storage, virtualization, and networking environments. You will ensure operational excellence across Linux, macOS, Windows, and virtualized platforms; monitor performance and security; and lead complex infrastructure modernization projects. You will mentor and provide technical direction to other members of the IT team and partner with security, compliance, and engineering teams to deliver reliable, scalable services for a global workforce.

Responsibilities

• Recommend and implement improvements to systems and network configurations; define hardware and software requirements for those changes.
• Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including hardware, systems software, applications, and configurations.
• Monitor systems, virtualization hosts, and peripheral devices for performance, reliability, and security; determine when adjustments are required and coordinate with technical support staff and vendors.
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware and software issues; diagnose faults, replace defective components, escalate complex issues appropriately, and research long-term solutions.
• Design, configure, and implement tests across the IT stack (systems, endpoints), networking, and virtual infrastructure.
• Manage identity and access tasks: resolve security/access issues and maintain the integrity of access control systems; leverage automation to improve services, and reduce overhead and errors.
• Develop and maintain clear systems administration documentation, runbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to other administrators and cross-functional project teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional systems administration experience (or equivalent) in production environments.
• Strong hands-on experience administering Linux, macOS, and Windows desktop/server environments and endpoint management.
• Experience with large-scale infrastructure upgrades.
• Familiarity with cloud storage, high-performance computing (HPC) environments, and hybrid on-prem/cloud deployments.
• Strong knowledge of identity and access management, least-privilege models, and security controls (experience working with security and compliance teams is highly required).
• Excellent troubleshooting, communications, and documentation skills; comfortable working directly with end users and technical stakeholders in complex environments.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional projects and mentor less-experienced team members.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, IaC, SDLC, version control, and automation languages is highly desirable.
• Experience with leveraging AI tools for scale, and championing and executing AI-forward initiatives, integrations, and tooling is highly desirable.

Requirements

• Drive completion of in-flight compliance and IAM initiatives; ensure IT services meet SOC 2 and internal access control expectations.
• Take ownership of one or more strategic infrastructure projects and deliver measurable progress.
• Establish clear runbooks and documentation for critical systems and DR plans, and demonstrate improved monitoring and alerting on high-value platforms.

Benefits

• Freedom & flexibility; fit your work around your life.
• Designated quarterly Whaleness Days plus end of year Whaleness break.
• Home office setup; we want you comfortable while you work.
• 16 weeks of paid Parental leave.
• Technology stipend equivalent to $100 net/month.
• PTO plan that encourages you to take time to do the things you enjoy.
• Training stipend for conferences, courses and classes.
• Equity; we are a growing start-up and want all employees to have a share in the success of the company.
• Docker Swag.
• Medical benefits, retirement and holidays vary by country.
• Remote-first culture, with offices in Seattle and Paris.