System Engineer

Job Type

Full-time

Description
Our ideal candidate is excited to become a part of a talented, fast-growing team and must display these three top (required) skills:

• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills
• Able to multitask and prioritize task based on urgency
• Strong knowledge of Linux (Redhat preferred) and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.

General Position Summary
The Systems Engineer (SE) is responsible for implementing and maintaining information systems that will adequately support the enterprise infrastructure of the organization.

Why Vervent? Company Perks:

• Medical, FSA & HSA, Dental, Vision + More
• 401k - 100% vested once you start contributing. Generous company match
• Regular employee health, wellness & engagement activities
• Pet Insurance, because fur babies are important to us too
• Beautiful local offices with on-site/hybrid options

About Vervent
As a fintech leader, Vervent sets the global standard for outperformance by delivering superior expertise, future-built technology, and meaningful services. We support our industry-leading partners with primary strategic services and our goal is to empower companies to accelerate business, drive compliance, and maximize service. To learn more, please visit

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Primary Responsibilities

• Install, configure, test, and maintain operating systems, applications, and system management tools to ensure optimal performance, security, and compliance with industry standards.
• Proactively monitor, maintain, and optimize system and infrastructure performance to ensure high availability, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement and manage backup, and redundancy solutions to safeguard data and ensure business continuity.
• Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 technical support to internal teams and clients, resolving complex technical issues efficiently to minimize downtime.
• Collaborate with vendors, partners, and cross-functional IT teams to troubleshoot, resolve, and prevent recurring infrastructure challenges.
• Assess existing systems to identify risks, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities; recommend and implement enhancements to strengthen reliability and security.
• Maintain systems with current patches, configurations, and security updates, ensuring compliance with vendor support and audit requirements.
• Support IT and security audits, compliance initiatives, and ongoing learning to stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices.

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(with the ability to work remotely)

Requirements

• Strong background and hands-on experience with Red Hat and Ubuntu Linux systems, including configuration, performance tuning, data recovery, and patch management.
• Hands-on experience with Apache/MySQL and PHP administration, backup and restore.
• Hands-on experience with Windows Server (up through 2022) deployments, configuration, and patch management.
• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere 7/8 (vCenter Server & ESXi), VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise storage platforms, Pure Storage and TrueNAS preferred but not required.
• Hands-on experience implementing and maintaining data-protection solutions, Veeam preferred, but not required.
• Experience managing production deployments from a GitHub CI/CD pipeline.
• Experience with Certificate Management, on-premises Microsoft CA and public CAs.
• Experience with SFTP/file exchange solutions and Managed File Transfer (MFT)
• Knowledge of VMware Aria Operations, VMware Aria Operations for Logs, and VMware NSX.
• Knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server (2005–2019) backup, restore, and performance optimization. (position does not involve database administration)
• Knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPO), and domain-level administration.
• Comprehensive understanding of network protocols and services including DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, firewalls.

Additional Vervent Details

• Founded in 1986, purchased by current CEO, David Johnson, in 2008
• Privately owned by Stone Point Capital, Vervent Management and other passive investors
• 1,500 Employees
• Lines of Business: Primary Servicing – Loan, Credit Card, and Lease Servicing
• Capital Markets Services – Backup Servicing, Verifications, Structured Settlements, eVault, etc.
• Credit Card Programs – Fully-Managed Credit Card Programs (secured and unsecured), Managed Card Services, Application Processing
• Clients include consumer and small business "marketplace" lenders, finance companies, leasing companies, insurance companies, captive finance companies, alternative capital providers, consumers and banks

To learn more, please visit

Physical Requirements
The work is of an intellectual nature. While performing the functions of this job, the employee is required to stand and sit for prolonged periods. Specific vision abilities required include close and medium distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. Must be able to hear normal sounds, distinguish sound as voice and communicate through human speech. This position requires the ability to operate a keyboard, computer mouse, telephone, fax, copier, writing tools, and other standard office equipment. On an occasion, an employee will be asked to lift items weighing up to 35 lbs.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Salary
$81, $109,000.00