Lead Systems Engineer

Job Description Job Title: Lead Systems Engineer Location: Bangalore Experience: 810 Years I. Job Summary The Lead Systems Engineer plays a critical role within the Infrastructure & Development team, supporting enterprise-level server, storage, network, and database environments. This role functions as a trusted technical advisor to clientsleading solution design, driving architectural discussions, and providing technical direction across complex infrastructure projects. The position also includes guiding delivery teams, ensuring high-quality execution, and contributing to strategic planning, process optimization, and best-practice implementation. II. Roles & Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Architecture - Act as a recognized technical leader and trusted advisor across teams and client engagements. - Assist Solution and Domain Architects in designing infrastructure architectures across servers, networks, storage, cloud, and virtualization domains. - Create technical designs for standardized solutions and smaller engagements; support architecture reviews. - Lead specialized, complex, or multi-domain technical tasks, resolving ambiguities and identifying risks early. - Stay current with emerging technologies and guide teams/clients on technical strategy and adoption. Project Leadership & Delivery - Lead end-to-end infrastructure projects from planning to completion, including resource allocation and timeline management. - Establish project milestones, deliverables, and ensure adherence to scope, budget, and schedule. - Lead stand-up meetings when needed and proactively communicate risks, updates, and blockers. - Own root cause analysis for major incidents; create remediation plans and related documentation. - Contribute to and maintain service catalog items; produce runbooks and scalable operational processes. Client & Stakeholder Collaboration - Collaborate with clients to understand business requirements, assess feasibility, and design scalable, resilient solutions. - Maintain strong relationships with client technical and business leaders. - Support engagement leads or project managers during customer interactions; lead discussions when required. - Participate in strategic planning with Enterprise Architects for long-term roadmap initiatives. Team Mentorship & Process Improvement - Mentor Associate, Engineer, and Senior Engineer-level team members; provide guidance on project tasks. - Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture encouraging innovation and knowledge sharing. - Assist leadership in implementing best practices, improving delivery quality, and optimizing operational processes. - Support efficiency improvements, identifying opportunities for automation or process enhancement. - Act as an escalation point for technical issues and assist in removing roadblocks for the team. III. Years Of Experience 810 years of hands-on engineering experience, preferably with consulting background. IV. Educational Qualification & Certifications (Optional) - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. - Equivalent combination of education and experience also acceptable. - Relevant domain or cloud certifications (optional but beneficial). Must Have V. Skill Set Required: - Proven leadership experience in infrastructure engineering and project management. - Subject matter expertise in at least one domain (server, network, storage, cloud, virtualization, etc.). - Ability to translate business requirements into scalable, resilient technical solutions. - Strong communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences. - Ability to independently lead high-risk, ambiguous, or multi-domain technical tasks. - Experience creating runbooks, documentation, RCA reports, and process improvements. - Strong stakeholder management, time management, and decision-making abilities. - Ability to mentor and coach engineering teams. Nice To Have - Prior consulting experience with cross-functional project leadership. - Exposure to enterprise-level cloud and hybrid infrastructures. - Experience contributing to service catalog development or strategic architecture planning. - Familiarity with automation opportunities and operational efficiency methods.