Position Purpose:

　　The Principal Systems Engineer guides the development, maintenance, and support of The Home Depot's technical infrastructure that includes network, hardware, database, and system software components. They have an in-depth understanding of the technology landscape and act as the face of the Enterprise Architecture group in other areas of the organization. This position will work on designing and building strategic next-generation architecture solutions.

　　Key Responsibilities:

　　40% Strategy & Planning:

　　Researches and analyzes business trends and behavioral data to identify opportunities for improvements and new initiatives

　　Leads the evaluation, development, and recommendation of specific technology products and platforms to provide cost-effective solutions that meet business and technology requirements

　　Researches and designs best-fit infrastructure, network, database, and security architectures for products

　　Guides the proactive creation and maintenance of tools for monitoring and support

　　Leads project budgeting, planning, and management across multiple efforts and teams

　　Develops and delivers formal training courses

　　Visits with operational units (e.g., warehouses, stores, data centers) to understand needs and build relationships

　　20% Delivery & Execution:

　　Guides configuration, debugging, and support for infrastructure

　　Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met

　　Guides field and corporate roll-outs of technology

　　Guides the stand up of necessary system software, hardware, and equipment (physical or virtual) to meet changing infrastructure needs

　　Creates and optimizes specifications for complex technology solutions

　　Produces and manages purchase requests for hardware and software

　　Creates technical white papers and thought leadership

　　Creates and enforces process standards

　　Leads disaster recovery planning and engineering efforts

　　Collaborates with other leaders to drive build versus buy decisions with regard to technology

　　30% Support & Enablement:

　　Collaborates with product and project teams to understand needs and enable them with infrastructure

　　Guides technology architecture design review efforts for project and product teams

　　Leverages tooling and custom applications to monitor the operational status of applications, infrastructure, networks, databases and security; optimizes and tunes performance as appropriate

　　Guides root cause analysis, debugging, support, and post-mortem analysis for security incidents and service interruptions

　　Guides maintenance, upgrades, and support for existing systems and infrastructure to ensure operational stability

　　Acts as a vendor relationship manager

　　Guides the production of in-house documentation around solutions

　　Monitors tools and proactively helps teams struggling with systems issues

　　Provides application support for software running in production

　　Guides the creation of scripts and tools that drive automation and enable product teams and end users to move towards self service

　　Acts as a mentor to more junior Systems Engineers

　　10% Learning:

　　Keeps abreast of innovations and industry trends as well as changes to internal systems and determines how they impacts tools, training, and support necessary to keep systems up, running, and secure

　　Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern systems engineering core practices (communities of practice)

　　Leads learning efforts inside the organization focused on systems engineering

　　Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations

　　Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

　　Typically reports to the Systems Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager, Technology Director or Sr. Director.Travel Requirements:

　　Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.Physical Requirements:

　　Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.Working Conditions:

　　Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.Minimum Qualifications:

　　Must be eighteen years of age or older.

　　Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

　　Must be legally permitted to work in the United States

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　Years of Experience:

　　6-8 years of relevant work experienceCloud Computing:

　　Proficiency in working with cloud platforms such as GCP and Azure Proficiency with cloud networking services and solutions on major platforms, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and optimize networking architectures for cloud environments.

　　Mastery in designing and implementing hybrid cloud networking solutions, integrating on-premises data centers with cloud environments. Proficiency in working with technologies like VPNs, Direct Connect, or ExpressRoute for secure cloud connectivity.

　　Proficiency in leveraging infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible) to configure and manage cloud resources.

　　Expertise in optimizing the performance and scalability of cloud networks through efficient routing, load balancing, and content delivery strategies.

　　Experience with monitoring tools for real-time analysis and optimization

　　Technical Proficiency:

　　Proficiency in networking, system and hardware design and architecture, DBMS concepts, SQL programming, and client-server concepts

　　Mastery of debuggers, runtime analysis, library systems, compiled programming, and software update tools

　　Mastery of complex system and environment analysis, design, and optimization

　　Experience with system and software deployment automation

　　Experience with middleware design and development

　　Proficiency in system security design and management

　　Proficiency in disaster recovery planning and engineering

　　Proficiency in monitoring the operational status and performance of, and configuring as well as tuning, systems, networks, or databases.

　　Proficiency in operating system commands and utilities as well as scripting

　　Proficiency with GoLang and code reviews

　　Troubleshooting and Maintenance:

　　Proficiency in infrastructure, network, database, or security troubleshooting and remediation; experience with at least one other

　　Proficiency in installing and upgrading applications or databases and performing system maintenance.

　　General Systems Engineering:

　　Professional experience in all areas of Systems Engineering: Infrastructure, Network, Database, and Security

　　Proficiency in at least 2 areas and mastery of at least 1

　　Mastery of working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern engineering team​

　　Additional Skills:

　　Able to work independently with little direction.Minimum Education:

　　The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.Preferred Education:

　　No additional educationMinimum Years of Work Experience:

　　6Preferred Years of Work Experience:

　　No additional years of experienceMinimum Leadership Experience:

　　NonePreferred Leadership Experience:

　　NoneCertifications:

　　NoneCompetencies:

　　Action Oriented: Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm

　　Business Insight: Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals

　　Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

　　Communicates Effectively: Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

　　Cultivates Innovation: Creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful

　　Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances

　　Global Perspective: Taking a broad view when approaching issues; using a global lens

　　Interpersonal Savvy: Relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people

　　Manages Ambiguity: Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear

　　Manages Complexity: Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems

　　Nimble Learning: Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

　　Optimizes Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement

　　Self-Development: Actively seeing new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels

　　Situational Adaptability: Adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

　　140000 - 240000

　　Regular Associate

　　We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.