System Engineer

Location: Bengaluru, Kadugodi

Experience: 4-6 years

About company:

Client is a Germany-headquarted IT consulting and service organization. With over 25 years of expertise and global presence, we are committed to customer excellence and focused in addressing niche areas of product engineering, process consulting and software development in automotive, railways, production automation, data management and business IT domains.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop or enhance features to meet industry standards, safety regulations, and project specifications.
• Collaborate with Business stakeholders to understand Business Requirements
• Work closely with hardware engineers, QA, and Scrum Master to integrate software solutions into embedded systems.
• Identify Problems and resolve technical issues within embedded systems, making critical decisions on system architecture and software design.
• Strive towards Improving Processes, system performance, optimize code and innovate in software design.
• Work closely with vendors to design and implement edge AI solutions

Requirements:

• Must have done B.Tech/B.E preferably in ECE stream
• Must have Proficiency in Python/C/C++, Go Lang, Scripting in Bash
• Must have Strong Fundamentals on Embedded Development Life cycle
• Must have Strong knowledge on Embedded Linux, Unix/Linux commands, RTOS and SQL
• Sound knowledge of CAN/J1939 protocol, Sensor Data Processing and Telemetry
• Experience with tools like JIRA and Agile/Scrum methodology
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work on multiple projects and prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have:

• Understanding of ADAS, Driver Monitoring Systems
• Experience with embedded video coupled with edge AI

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior System Administrator responsible for managing and maintaining the organisation’s IT infrastructure, including Windows and Linux servers, network devices, security systems, storage solutions, and enterprise applications. The role ensures high availability, security, and performance of all IT systems while supporting business operations.

Key Responsibilities

Server Administration

• Install, configure, and maintain Windows Server environments (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy).
• Manage and maintain Linux machines for application hosting and system services.
• Administer and maintain Application Servers supporting internal business applications.
• Manage and maintain Biometric Servers used for employee attendance and access control systems.
• Monitor server health, performance, and system logs.
• Perform system updates, patches, and security hardening.

Storage and File Services

• Manage and maintain Samba File Servers for shared storage and user access.
• Administer NAS storage systems (Synology), including storage allocation, access permissions, and performance monitoring.
• Ensure proper storage utilisation and secure data access.

Network Infrastructure Management

• Configure and manage Sophos Firewall, including firewall rules, NAT policies, VPN configuration, and threat protection.
• Configure and maintain Cisco and Netgear switches, including VLAN configuration and network segmentation.
• Manage and maintain wireless access points to ensure reliable and secure Wi-Fi connectivity.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot connectivity issues.

Proxy and Security Management

• Install, configure, and maintain Proxy Servers for internet access control and monitoring.
• Monitor firewall logs, network security alerts, and implement security policies.
• Ensure network infrastructure is protected against unauthorised access and threats.

Backup and Disaster Recovery

• Implement and manage backup and restore solutions for servers, NAS, and critical business data.
• Perform periodic backup verification and disaster recovery testing.
• Ensure backup policies and schedules are properly maintained.

Power and Infrastructure Management

• Monitor and maintain UPS systems to ensure an uninterrupted power supply for servers and network infrastructure.
• Coordinate with vendors for UPS maintenance, battery replacement, and power infrastructure reliability.

System Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• Proactively monitor servers, network devices, storage systems, and applications.
• Troubleshoot and resolve system, network, and application-related issues.
• Maintain proper documentation of infrastructure configurations and procedures.

Vendor and Infrastructure Coordination

• Coordinate with vendors for hardware procurement, infrastructure support, and service management.
• Plan and implement infrastructure upgrades and improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong experience with Windows Server Administration
• Good knowledge of Linux System Management
• Experience with Sophos Firewall
• Knowledge of Cisco and Netgear networking devices
• Experience with NAS storage (Synology) and Samba File Server
• Experience managing Application Servers and Biometric Systems
• Experience with Backup and Disaster Recovery
• Understanding of network security and monitoring

Skills Required:

- Good experience with programming language Python
- Strong experience in Docker.
- Good knowledge with any of the Cloud Platform like Azure.
- Must be comfortable working in a Linux environment.
- Must have exposure into IOT domain and its protocols ((Zigbee & BLE ,LoRa,Modbus)
- Must be a good team player.
- Strong Communication Skills

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement embedded software applications for IoT devices using C programming language.
• Develop and maintain firmware for Raspberry Pi-based systems, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility with various IoT sensors and peripherals.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to define and document system requirements and specifications.
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of embedded software to identify and resolve any issues or bugs.
• Optimize code and improve system performance to enhance the overall user experience.
• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in embedded systems and IoT development.
• Work closely with the product management team to translate customer requirements into technical specifications.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the team during the development and deployment phases.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of software development processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong proficiency in C programming language with a solid understanding of embedded systems.
• Experience developing software for Raspberry Pi or similar single-board computers.
• Knowledge of IoT protocols and technologies such as MQTT, CoAP, TCP/IP, and wireless communication (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).
• Familiarity with various sensors, actuators, and electronic components commonly used in IoT devices.
• Solid understanding of software development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex issues in embedded systems.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Prior experience in developing IoT applications or working on IoT projects is a plus.

• Maintain UNIX/Linux Operating System
• Create and maintain environment for running batch jobs associated with daily batch cycle and batch reporting subsystem
• Work with LAN/Network personnel to ensure compatibility with LAN applications and peripheral hardware to provide end users with reliable and stable working environment
• Support and maintain other vendor database software installed on the LAN servers
• Perform User Access Management.
• Experience supporting day-today administration functions including user account management and script creation
• Apply Patches and Upgrades as necessary. Perform tasks for Backup and Recovery Management including High Availability
• Install and configure storage arrays and allocate SAN and NAS storage to different OS platforms and/or administer ZFS storage pools, file system, snapshots, and clones.
• Experience in Linux hypervisors KVM, XEN.
• Good knowledge on open stack administration and service operations.
• Good experience on veritas net backup software.
• Strong experience in public clouds AWS, AZURE, GCP.
• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNM
• Good understanding on AWS outposts hybrid environment.
• Good experience in the windows server and OS side.
• Experience in Monitoring platforms like Zabbix, ELK, Grafana.
• Troubleshoot Hardware Issues, Installation, and testing of computer peripherals
• Perform/Implement Security Monitoring and audit to identify any possible security intrusions or breaches.
• Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes

Qualifications:

1. Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineer, or other related courses
2. Minimum of 10 years’ experience
3. In-depth knowledge of Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Debian, etc.
4. In-depth knowledge in Linux virtualization
5. good knowledge of UNIX and LINUX Operating systems, file systems, storage environments, and networking protocols
6. Knowledgeable in Unix, Linux, Unix, Linux shell scripting. Practical scripting skills in Shell, PERL, Batch, Python
7. good DBA skills MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Timescale, MongoDB
8. Basic Messaging and Collaboration concepts and tools, Server Virtualization
9. Practical understanding of Networking - routing, subnets, UDP, TCP, IP, and VLANs
10. Backup and Storage Management (Netback up mandatory).
11. Familiar and can identify or interpret crash dump files and core dump files and monitor System Logs

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering with 1-3 years of relevant experience.
• Highly experienced in Embedded C, C++ coding as per MISRA standards
• Experience in firmware programming for 8 bit, 16 bit and 32 bit controllers.
• Knowledgeable in Linker Scripts, Make files & firmware debugging using JTAG or on the UART console. 
• Experienced in Communication peripherals like SPI, UART, I2C, CAN, etc.
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• Ideation, designing, prototyping, and developing as per product requirements.

• Expertise in system architecture and design for Embedded software systems.
• Develop modular Embedded Code to port into different projects.
• Experience on Real Time Systems and Scheduling mechanisms
• Development experience in "middleware" / “application” / Low layer.
• Experience with developing embedded code for networking technologies like TCP/IP and UDP would be a plus.
• Document state machine diagrams, flow charts to understand the system architecture
• Working closely with Design teams to understand Hardware Implementation.
• Develop Test methods, in some cases automated test cases to test the firmware code and support hardware engineers.
• Use Debuggers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and other necessary electrical tools to debug the code for problem-solving.
• Excellent reading skills for complete understanding of technical documents such as Processor Architecture Specifications and MCU hardware manuals, schematics etc.
• Ability to generate ideas in response to complex issues and execute on solutions.
• Python programming is a big plus.