System Engineer

System Engineer

Who We Are
We are a global leader in logistics, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Privately owned by the Aponte family, we have grown from a single vessel to a globally respected enterprise, operating 560 vessels and employing over 70,000 people. With a network spanning 155 countries, we combine road, rail, and sea transport to deliver exceptional service with local expertise.

Driven by innovation, we are at the forefront of digital shipping, pioneering smart containers and setting new industry standards. Our Global IT team is dedicated to optimizing and modernizing our technological landscape, leading transformative projects across the organization.

The Role
We are looking for a talented System Engineer specializing in Automation & Monitoring to support our growing business and technological needs. You will play a key role in maintaining, optimizing, and monitoring our infrastructure while driving its future development.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement automated solutions.
• Configure and deploy automation tools (e.g., RedHat AAP).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and enhance systems.
• Maintain and improve automated workflows and provisioning.
• Monitor infrastructure, applications, and APIs (e.g., using Datadog).
• Provide technical training and support to teams.

Reporting Structure

• Hierarchical: Reports to the Managing Director of Technology Italy.
• Functional: Reports to the Infrastructure Team Leader.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential:

• Strong experience in information technology and security.
• Proficiency in:
• Ansible and REST APIs.
• Azure, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automated workflows.
• ServiceNow CMDB.
• Monitoring tools like Datadog.
• Job schedulers and SCM tools (e.g., AAP, Rundeck, Git).
• Jinja templating.
• Expertise in incident management and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Proven experience with business-critical application deployment and maintenance.
• Excellent multitasking and communication skills in English.
• Exceptional customer service orientation.

Preferred:

• Experience with ticketing systems and management tools.
• Knowledge of cloud-based compute, storage, and networking solutions (Azure).
• Familiarity with Agile methodology.
• Proficiency in scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell).
• ITIL certification.
• Experience in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) environment.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Positive, solutions-oriented mindset.
• Team player with a focus on collective results.