Senior Systems Engineer

General Motors (GM)

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Location
Austin, TXWarren, MI
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3 days ago
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Similar $165k
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About General Motors (GM)

General Motors (GM) is a leading American multinational automotive corporation founded in 1908 and headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Engineer

The Senior Systems Engineer provides application ownership and operations support for production-critical applications used at vehicle and propulsion manufacturing sites. Utilizing Site Reliability Engineering practices, this individual ensures application availability, performance monitoring, and timely issue resolution to maintain reliable services for manufacturing operations. Day-to-day responsibilities include troubleshooting infrastructure issues, managing code deployments, performing root-cause analysis, and maintaining technical documentation and certificates. The role requires proficiency in Linux and Windows operating systems, Oracle and SQL databases, as well as Docker containers and Kubernetes orchestration. Candidates should possess strong analytical skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The work focuses on the critical manufacturing domain, where the engineer must resolve issues across various database environments and provide remote technical support to ensure continuous production flow for vehicle assembly and propulsion systems.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $155000 from 199 postings across 33 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Provide application operations support and ownership for production-critical manufacturing systems.
  • Monitor the health, availability, and performance of applications and infrastructure using SRE practices.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across Linux, Windows, Kubernetes, and cloud environments.
  • Perform root-cause analysis with database, development, and infrastructure teams to resolve incidents.
  • Execute code deployments, patch releases, and configuration changes to support business needs.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation for troubleshooting, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery procedures.
  • Manage certificates and perform database queries to investigate issues across various operating environments.
  • Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation to provide remote support to manufacturing sites.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 3+ years of experience in a technical information technology (IT) role.
  • 3+ years of experience supporting Linux and/or Windows operating systems.
  • Experience with Oracle and/or SQL databases.
  • Knowledge of Docker containers and Kubernetes container orchestration.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Experience supporting applications in a manufacturing or plant operations environment (preferred).
  • Experience with SRE practices, cloud platforms, PostgreSQL, infrastructure automation, or AI tools (preferred).

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