Senior Systems Engineer

Overview

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today’s biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. You matter, and so does the impact you can make with us.

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a Sr. Systems Engineer at our Dallas, TX, office.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Sr. Systems Engineer to join our Business Technology team. In this role, you will report to the Sr. Director, Infrastructure & Operations, and will be responsible for building and maintaining application infrastructure environments primarily on Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS). You will play a critical role in enabling our development teams to deploy applications efficiently and reliably through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) practices and cloud-native solutions.

The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented engineer who enjoys working with automation tools, particularly Terraform, and has a solid understanding of cloud services and architectural patterns. You'll collaborate with development teams, infrastructure engineers, and cloud architects to build scalable, reliable infrastructure solutions that support our business objectives.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

#TheAHALife is more than a company culture; it is our way of life. It embodies our commitment to work-life harmonization and is guided by our core values where our employees can thrive both personally and professionally. Discover why you will Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Valued at the American Heart Association by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, and at heart.jobs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable application infrastructure across Azure and AWS using Terraform, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and reusable provisioning modules and templates.
• Deploy, configure, and manage cloud services including compute, storage, databases, networking, load balancing, auto-scaling, content delivery, and container platforms such as Kubernetes and AWS ECS.
• Design and maintain cloud networking and security configurations, including VNets/VPCs, subnets, routing, network security groups, and supporting infrastructure controls.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment processes.
• Apply Azure and AWS Well-Architected and cloud adoption principles to infrastructure design, cloud migrations, application modernization, and ongoing architectural improvements.
• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, alerting, capacity management, and performance optimization to maintain infrastructure availability, reliability, and application performance.
• Optimize cloud resource utilization, performance, scalability, and cost efficiency, adjusting infrastructure capacity based on application demand and operational requirements.
• Implement and maintain backup, disaster recovery, security patching, and infrastructure resilience capabilities for critical application environments.
• Partner with application development, Cloud, and architecture teams to define infrastructure requirements, integrate provisioning into deployment pipelines, and implement standardized architectural patterns and best practices.
• Provide ongoing operational support, incident response, troubleshooting, and on-call support, while maintaining infrastructure documentation, procedures, troubleshooting guides, and driving continuous improvements in reliability, performance, security, and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent job experience
• 5 years minimum of prior relevant experience
• Skills Required: Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Terraform, cloud architecture patterns, CI/CD pipelines, containerization and orchestration, networking and security, monitoring and logging, automation and scripting, version control systems, problem-solving and troubleshooting, cross-functional collaboration, technical documentation, and continuous learning mindset

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs; based on the type of position
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  Heart U is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

 

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.This position not a match with your skills?  Click here to see other opportunities.

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