Hybrid Principal Systems Engineer

at Vyntelligence

• Job title: Principal Systems Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Tech skills: Linux, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres, SQL, VMware
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dublin, Ireland

About the role

• Principal Systems Engineer at Telent providing technical leadership in high-profile Emergency Services Networks project. Supporting systems infrastructure to ensure resilience and high availability in Dublin.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across complex, mission critical systems supporting Emergency Services Networks and control room environments
• Own the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of back-end infrastructure and systems.
• Lead root cause analysis for major or recurring incidents, driving permanent corrective actions.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for complex technical issues.
• Ensure high availability, resilience, security, and performance of Windows and Linux Servers, SQL Server, and virtualised environments.
• Engage directly with customers, explaining technical issues, solutions, and risks in a clear and professional manner.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date technical documentation and knowledge bases (WiKi, KEDB) for customer network and systems infrastructure, enabling engineering teams to quickly access critical information and accelerate incident and problem resolution
• Support and mentor engineers, sharing knowledge and promoting best practices

Requirements

• Proven experience working directly with customers, providing guidance and support across all aspects of systems engineering.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows and Linux systems, including administration and troubleshooting.
• Expertise in Microsoft SQL Server and other relational database technologies (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL).
• Practical experience with virtualisation technologies, including VMware and data centre infrastructure.
• Experience managing application servers, including updates, imaging, and patch management (e.g., WSUS, ManageEngine).
• Strong technical skills with proven ability to solve complex problems in high-pressure, mission-critical environments.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities, with the ability to mentor engineers and lead investigations.
• Must be eligible for Guarda Clearance

Benefits

• Company Car
• 34 days holiday, including public holidays, plus the option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday, plus public holidays, and the option to buy or sell days annually
• Company pension scheme
• A range of family friendly policies
• Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal
• Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.