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The Enterprise Platform Engineering team supports the platforms used day in and day out by Cruisers. From the laptops and desktops that enable developers to the tablets and phones that empower operations our team’s impact is far reaching.
We are looking for a hardworking engineer who specializes in Microsoft technologies to help us execute on the EPE team’s roadmap, deliver an outstanding experience for our users, and support the growth and development of the Microsoft environment, including the Windows platform.
What you’ll be doing:
Design and deliver components of Microsoft Windows-based infrastructure to improve availability, scalability, and latency Cruisers rely on everyday
Implement solutions to help secure and scale our Microsoft Windows configuration management for services such as Active Directory, SCCM, PKI, etc with prioritization on automation.
Identify opportunities to enable self-service and workflow automation to support the team with day-to-day requests
Define and improve observability capabilities related to Windows-based infrastructure
Develop and maintain configuration policies and compliance enforcement across IT
Provide tier-3, 4 support for Microsoft systems as an escalation path from IT Operations or Security
Own and report on the health of the Microsoft Windows Server environment, from patch coverage to performance baselines
Collaborate with various technical and non-technical teams to translate requirements into components of service architecture
Participate in on-call rotation
What you must have:
Proven experience in the administration, configuration, and support of Microsoft Windows as a platform at scale
Deep understanding of Active Directory, SCCM, PKI, DNS, and leveraging Powershell scripts for its management and automation.
Experience leveraging InTune and AzureAD.
Experience using infrastructure-as-code and configuration-as-code methodologies to manage Microsoft Windows platforms
Solid understanding of DevOps methodologies with a strong desire to automate everything
You have experience using Git and CI/CD to improve the quality and release cadence of changes
Experience managing Windows-based infrastructure in public clouds (AWS, GCP, Azure)
You maintain a security mindset when engineering solutions to complex problems
Comfortable with scripting and programming languages such as Powershell and Python
The ability to multitask and prioritize tasks, own and drive projects effectively in a fast-paced environment
Empathy for end users and a desire to provide a quality user experience
Bonus points!
Direct experience with GCP and leveraging cloud concepts to deploy Windows-based workloads
Experience integrating workflow automation tools (ex. Rundeck, StackStorm) to manage Windows-based infrastructure
You have experience deploying and/or managing virtualization (MS Hyper-V or VMWare) platforms
Experience leveraging InTune for cloud based observability and configuration management of Client platforms
You have managed Windows with Ansible in addition to standard Windows-built configuration management tools
You have experience using HashiCorp tools (Vault, Terraform) in Windows-based environment
Experience developing production level services in enterprise environments
The salary range for this position is $126,000 - $185,300. Compensation will vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. You may also be offered a bonus, long-term incentives, and benefits. These ranges are subject to change.
Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Medical / dental / vision, Life and AD&D
- Subsidized mental health benefits
- Paid time off and holidays
- Paid parental, medical, family care, and military leave of absence
- 401(k) Cruise matching program
- Fertility benefits
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Flexible Spending Account & Health Saving Account
- Perks Wallet program for benefits/perks
- Pre-tax Commuter benefit plan for local employees
- CruiseFlex, our location-flexible work policy. (Learn more about CruiseFlex).
- Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.
- GM, Honda, Microsoft, T. Rowe Price, and Walmart have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.
Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, caste, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.
Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email HR@getcruise.com.
We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.
In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
Candidates applying for roles that operate and remotely operate the AV: Licensed to drive a motor vehicle in the U.S. for the three years immediately preceding your application, currently holding an active in-state regular driver’s license or equivalent, and no more than one point on driving record. A successful completion of a background check, drug screen and DMV Motor Vehicle Record check is also required.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.