Senior IT Operations Engineer II - Aledade

Job Title: Senior IT Operations Engineer II
Job Location: Bethesda, MD
Job Listing URL: https://jobs.lever.co/aledade/48da29b9-d2b5-49f7-9f17-c6470f99cf71
Job Description: As a Senior IT Operations Engineer II, you will ensure that the organization’s IT infrastructure and systems remain reliable, secure, and performing at peak efficiency. This role sits at the intersection of traditional systems administration and modern DevOps, focusing on maintaining uptime, automating manual processes, and supporting the scalability of digital services while upholding rigorous compliance standards.

As a Senior IT Operations Engineer II, you are responsible for the health and stability of our production environments. You will be a key driver in defining, documenting, and implementing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) across all critical IT systems. Beyond reactive troubleshooting, you will proactively design resilient systems that prevent issues before they occur, championing a culture of continuous improvement through automation and the mentorship of junior engineers.

As a strategic partner to Product, Engineering, and Security teams, you will define and implement standard operating procedures for monitoring, disaster recovery, and change management, ensuring all systems remain robust, scalable, and fully audit-ready (ITGC, SOX, SOC II Type II, NIST, etc.).
Primary Duties
Hybrid Infrastructure & Identity Development: Develop and deploy high-availability cloud computing architectures, spearheading critical initiatives including on premise AD to Microsoft Entra migration, modernizing complex cloud network engineering.
Automation & Modernization: Drive operational efficiency by replacing manual intervention, leveraging advanced scripting (PowerShell, Python) to build scalable, self-healing production environments. Develop, Modernize and manage the current VDI / Computing infrastructure in Azure.
System Reliability & Incident Governance: Lead the health of global systems through advanced observability (Datadog, Wiz, Sumo Logic), serving as the main contact for incident response, root-cause analysis (RCA), and the evolution of proactive monitoring frameworks.
Security, Compliance & Audit Readiness: Safeguard organizational assets by governing firewalls, automated patching, and security monitoring to ensure audit-readiness for ITGC, SOX, and SOC II Type II standards.
Resilience & Technical Standardization: Develop and validate robust Disaster Recovery (DR) and business continuity strategies to guarantee zero-downtime operations, supported by a comprehensive library of technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
6+ years of experience in IT operations or similar roles with demonstrated expertise in system administration and cloud network management.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on user satisfaction and system efficiency.
Preferred KSA’s
Strong proficiency in managing IT infrastructure and services, including security, network, and systems administration.
Experience with IT compliance frameworks and security protocols.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively support and collaborate with various departments.
Experience leading complex projects, proactively identifying infrastructure gaps and driving solutions.
Physical Requirements
Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.
Availability for on-call duties 24x7 as necessary.