The Principal Systems Engineer position is responsible for technical implementation and the highest level of performance tuning and recovery procedures for mission critical enterprise systems.  Serves as the lead technical expert in the area of systems engineering for a complex global organization.

• Strong analytical ability and problem-solving skills are very important.
• Sometimes serves in lead technical role in new areas in which the individual has no prior experience.  Tasks and projects sometimes require the ability to quickly learn new areas in depth – both technical and non-technical – without formal training.  Demonstrated interest and effectiveness in this type of environment are important.
• Ability to be effective and creative in a highly cost-conscious environment is very important.
• Vendor issue management experience, including data capture and upload as well as experience following up with the vendor on bugs and problems.
• A track record of analytical and problem-solving skills that span basic network engineering and IT security areas are required.
• Be able to deeply analyze using dtrace or equivalent tools at the O/S level and packet capture at the network level.
• Be able to call for and coordinate a large-scale crisis response including coordinating Tier III resources from multiple teams and vendors.