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Senior Systems Engineer - Federal - 3rd Shift

Senior Systems Engineer - Federal (3rd Shift) at ServiceNow, Santa Clara, CA. Support 24x7 Government Cloud infrastructure using Kubernetes, Linux, databases & cloud platforms. Requires 5+ yrs exp, strong infrastructure & coding skills. 401k, PTO, 4-day week.

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Job description

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December 12, 2025

ServiceNow is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to help deliver 24x7 support for our Government Cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have experience with Kubernetes, containerized applications, and Linux-based systems, as well as a strong understanding of traditional relational databases and infrastructure concepts.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3+ years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3+ years of experience; or equivalent experience
  • Deep understanding of Kubernetes architecture, concepts, and operations
  • Experience working with VictoriaMetrics, Postgres, Redis, Prometheus, and Grafana
  • Comfortable building and maintaining Linux-based systems through automated tooling such as Terraform, Cobbler, Puppet, Ansible, etc.
  • Familiarity with virtualization using both public and private cloud infrastructure technologies such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2, VMWare vSphere, etc.
  • Comfortable designing, authoring, testing, and debugging code in a popular systems language such as Python, Go, Java, or Ruby
  • Has a working understanding of related infrastructure concepts such as IP networking, block and file storage, load-balancers, etc.
  • Has a working understanding of related internet protocols such as DNS, LDAP, NTP, SMTP, HTTP, etc.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • High integrity, honesty and can uphold ServiceNow’s values

Benefits

  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • 401k Matching
  • Retirement Plan
  • Four Day Work Week

Requirements Summary

5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 3+ years and a Master's degree, or a PhD with 3+ years of experience