Systems Engineering - Systems Engineer Sr

Senior Systems Engineer
Business Technology – Systems Engineering | WoodmenLife
Location: Hybrid (Omaha, NE) Must reside in the Omaha metropolitan area
Reports To: Manager, Systems Engineering
Why You'll Love This Role
WoodmenLife is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer who is passionate about designing, supporting, automating, securing, and modernizing enterprise infrastructure platforms. This role provides the opportunity to work across a highly diverse technology stack while helping drive the future of WoodmenLife's infrastructure and cloud strategy.
You'll play a critical role in supporting OpenShift, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), AIX-hosted application environments, secure file transfer services, disaster recovery capabilities, and enterprise automation initiatives. You'll also be a key contributor to WoodmenLife's Azure modernization journey, helping prepare and transition enterprise workloads to cloud-enabled platforms.
This position is ideal for a senior-level engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, driving automation, improving resiliency, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and reliable solutions.
At WoodmenLife, you'll be part of a highly experienced engineering team while gaining exposure to cloud transformation initiatives, platform engineering, automation, security, and enterprise-scale infrastructure modernization.
About the Team
The Senior Systems Engineer is part of the Systems Engineering team within Business Technology, a group of 10 senior-level engineers responsible for supporting both traditional on-premises infrastructure and modern cloud-based environments.
This team partners closely with Application Development, Cloud Engineering, Information Security, Operations, Architecture, Disaster Recovery, and Business stakeholders to ensure critical enterprise systems remain secure, reliable, resilient, and prepared for future modernization initiatives.
Role Summary
The Senior Systems Engineer serves as a senior technical contributor responsible for administering, supporting, automating, securing, and modernizing critical enterprise infrastructure platforms.
This role provides operational and engineering ownership across OpenShift, RHEL, AIX-supported applications, secure file transfer services, TLS certificate management, disaster recovery capabilities, and infrastructure automation. The position also supports Azure readiness and modernization efforts by helping assess, prepare, migrate, and support enterprise workloads as WoodmenLife continues its cloud transformation journey.
What You'll Do
Platform Administration & Operational Support
• Administer and support enterprise OpenShift clusters hosting critical business applications
• Perform monthly patching and maintenance activities across OpenShift and RHEL environments
• Implement security-related changes and maintain compliance with enterprise standards
• Monitor platform health and proactively identify operational risks and performance concerns
• Troubleshoot infrastructure and application issues in partnership with development teams
• Provide production support for business-critical systems and services
• Support infrastructure modernization and Azure readiness initiatives
RHEL & Application Administration
• Administer and maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers supporting enterprise applications
• Perform system hardening, patching, and ongoing maintenance activities
• Support and troubleshoot enterprise applications running on Linux platforms
• Provide administration and support for JBoss, Tomcat, Solr, and RabbitMQ environments
• Coordinate with application teams and support partners to maintain service continuity
• Assist with migration readiness and modernization planning efforts
AIX Application Support
• Support AIX-hosted application environments including Ingenium and Lawson
• Monitor filesystem utilization and manage capacity planning activities
• Perform Lawson user administration and access management tasks
• Coordinate with application owners and support teams to maintain operational stability
• Document application dependencies and recovery requirements
Automation, CI/CD & Configuration Management
• Develop and maintain Puppet-based configuration management and CI/CD processes
• Automate operating system configuration, application deployment, and installation activities
• Create scripting and automation solutions that improve operational efficiency and consistency
• Support infrastructure standardization through repeatable engineering practices
• Help establish automation patterns that support hybrid and cloud-enabled environments
Secure File Transfer Administration
• Design, build, and support secure B2B file transfer solutions using Bash scripting
• Administer and manage GPG and SSH keys used to secure transfer processes
• Automate scheduling and execution of secure file transfer jobs
• Troubleshoot transfer failures and improve reliability and security
• Document dependencies and support modernization initiatives related to data exchange platforms
TLS Certificate Management
• Maintain TLS certificates across OpenShift and RHEL platforms
• Ensure timely certificate renewals and secure endpoint configurations
• Support enterprise security and compliance requirements
• Incorporate certificate management best practices into cloud-enabled environments
Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
• Build and support recovery capabilities for critical enterprise systems
• Develop and maintain restoration, recovery, and testing procedures
• Participate in disaster recovery planning, validation, and testing efforts
• Identify resiliency gaps and recommend improvement opportunities
• Support future-state disaster recovery strategies aligned with Azure and hybrid cloud environments
Infrastructure Modernization & Azure Readiness
• Participate in enterprise infrastructure modernization initiatives
• Assist with dependency mapping, system assessments, and migration readiness activities
• Partner with cloud, infrastructure, application, and security teams on modernization efforts
• Support migration planning and post-migration operational readiness
• Identify opportunities to improve automation, monitoring, resiliency, and supportability
Collaboration & Technical Leadership
• Serve as a senior technical resource across supported platforms and services
• Lead or support complex troubleshooting and high-severity incident resolution
• Collaborate across infrastructure, development, cloud, operations, and security teams
• Promote automation, standardization, and operational excellence
• Create and maintain technical documentation, dependency maps, and recovery runbooks
• Mentor peers and contribute to knowledge sharing across the engineering team
Tools & Technologies
• Red Hat OpenShift
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• AIX
• Puppet
• Bash Scripting
• JBoss
• Apache Tomcat
• Solr
• RabbitMQ
• SFTP
• GPG
• SSH
• TLS Certificate Management
• CI/CD Tooling
• Microsoft Azure
What You Bring
Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred
• 8+ years of overall IT experience
• 5+ years of hands-on systems engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure support experience
• Strong experience administering OpenShift and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environments
• Experience supporting enterprise applications hosted on Linux and AIX platforms
• Experience with configuration management and automation tools such as Puppet
• Strong Bash scripting and process automation experience
• Experience managing SFTP, GPG, SSH key administration, and secure file transfer services
• Experience managing TLS certificates and secure endpoint configurations
• Experience supporting disaster recovery planning, documentation, and testing
• Experience participating in infrastructure modernization, migration readiness, or cloud transformation initiatives
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Ability to work independently and effectively across technical and business teams
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise Linux environments
• Experience administering OpenShift in production environments
• Experience supporting Azure migration or cloud modernization initiatives
• Experience supporting enterprise insurance or financial services environments
• Experience participating in on-call support rotations
Scope & Impact
• Support critical enterprise platforms that power key business applications
• Influence infrastructure strategy, automation, resiliency, and modernization initiatives
• Serve as a key technical resource for OpenShift, Linux, automation, and platform engineering efforts
• Drive operational efficiencies through automation and standardization
• Help shape WoodmenLife's transition toward cloud-enabled and Azure-hosted infrastructure solutions
Career Growth
This role offers opportunities to advance into:
• Cloud Engineer
• Platform Engineer
• Infrastructure Architect
• Platform Architect
• Technical Leadership and Enterprise Modernization Roles
Leadership Insight from the Hiring Manager
"I am a people-first leader who balances genuine care and support with clear expectations and accountability. I work to create an environment where people feel valued, empowered to take ownership, and connected to the broader purpose behind their work. By removing obstacles, encouraging open communication, recognizing contributions, and investing in each person's development, I build high-performing teams that deliver reliable results while helping people become more capable, confident, and prepared for future opportunities."
WoodmenLife offers a competitive compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. More information about our benefits can be found at: https://www.woodmenlife.org/careers/home-office/benefits/
As part of WoodmenLife's employment process, candidates will be required to complete a criminal background check, credit check (where required for position), fingerprint check (where required for position), drug screen, and reference checks. Any offer of employment will be contingent upon successfully passing the above.
WoodmenLife is welcoming to all regardless of background and beliefs. We respect every associate's unique perspective and contribution. We are committed to creating an environment that values differences and provides opportunities for growth, leadership, and service. This includes providing equal opportunity in recruitment, employment, promotion, training, and community outreach.
APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD ADVISE THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION IF SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS ARE NEEDED.
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society (WoodmenLife) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.