Staff Systems Engineer/Infrastructure Lead

• Digital Products
• Full Time Penske
• Reading, PA Posted on 09/01/26 (

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PAmci2k7Md) Why Join Digital Products at Penske Most people know Penske for our big yellow trucks. But we're so much more than that. At Penske we have a 50-plus year history of leading the transportation and supply-chain industry, delivering world-class and award-winning technology solutions. What most people don't know, we are just as much a datapany as we are a transportation and supply chainpany. We collect and analyze billions of datapoints each year, through over 300+ advanced analytical models and integrate insights from our fleet, maintenance operations, and logisticsworks to give customers a moreplete view of their supply chains. That connected intelligence allows us to anticipate issues, optimize resources, and deliver reliable oues across transportation and logistics for our customers. Penske continues to invest in, and grow, our digital products

• and we need talent at all levels to help us advance and continue to lead our industry.

While data is very important, the key to our success is our people. You'll work alongside great people and on really cool projects. Ultimately, you'll help develop and ensure our technology solutions keep ourpany and our customers moving forward.

Position Summary:

Design, engineer, and evolvework and connectivity solutions that enable Penske's digital products and SaaS platforms to operate securely, reliably, and at scale. This role sits within the Digital Productsanization and partners closely with Enterprise IT infrastructure teams to align with enterprise standards while delivering product-centric solutions that meet performance, availability, and scalability requirements. The Staff System Engineer/Infrastructure Lead serves as a technical leader acrosswork architecture, cloud connectivity, and service reliability. This role works closely with product managers, software engineers, and infrastructure teams to design resilient systems, optimize data flow, and ensure seamless integration across cloud and enterprise environments. The position requires deep technical expertise, strong systems thinking, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed, d-responsibility model. This position is based out of our corporate location in Reading, PA. This is an office-first position, in office at least 4 days a week.

Major Responsibilities:

Technology

• Design and implementwork and connectivity solutions supporting digital products and SaaS platforms
• Translate product and engineering requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performing infrastructure designs
• Architect and support hybrid and cloud-nativeworking solutions across cloud platforms and enterprise data centers
• Ensure high availability, resiliency, and performance of product-facing systems and services
• Evaluate and implement modernworking technologies (e.g., Service mesh, zero trust architectures)
• Analyze, engineer, and optimize software-definedworking and cloud-based datamunication solutions
• Solveplex technical problems involving distributed systems and multiple dependencies Project Management
• Develop implementation plans, testing strategies, and timelines forplex, cross-functional initiatives
• Partner with product and engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle, from design through production
• Lead initiatives from concept through deployment and ongoing optimization
• Contribute to technology and infrastructure roadmaps aligned to product strategy
• Support continuous delivery through automation and repeatable infrastructure practices Analytics
• Monitor and analyze system,work, and application performance across product environments
• Establish baselines and performance benchmarks aligned to product SLAs/SLOs
• Analyze traffic patterns, latency, and system behavior to optimize performance and cost
• Support capacity planning, forecasting, and scaling strategies
• Lead and support disaster recovery planning and resilience testing across environments Customer Experience
• Collaborate with product teams, stakeholders, and enterprise partners to understand current and future needs
• Act as a technical advisor on performance, reliability, and scalability of product platforms
• Partner with Enterprise IT teams to align on standards, security, and infrastructure capabilities
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement efforts
• Other projects as assigned by leadership

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred
• 7+ years of experience inwork engineering, systems engineering, or cloud infrastructure
• Experience supporting digital products, SaaS platforms, or customer-facing applications
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of: Hybrid cloudworking and distributed systems
• Strong experience with: Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and associatedworking services, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar), Automation and scripting (Python, Bash, etc.)
• Strong experience with: Containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubees, Openshift), API gateways, service mesh, and modern service-to-servicemunication, Observability tools (Datadog, Prometheus, Splunk, Dynatrace, etc.)
• Strong Linux experience. Knowledge of open source and purchased middleware products such as webservers, application servers, database servers, load balancers, single-sign-on software, identity management software, kafka, collaboration software, etc.
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, External ID, B2B, B2C, IAM, OIDC, SAML, etc.
• Understanding of security best practices, including zero trust and securework design
• Strong knowledge of XOps principles, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and infrastructure automation
• Deep knowledge of Agile principles and practices and the ability to transfer that understanding at all levels of theanization.
• Ability to work independently, lead technically, and collaborate within cross-functional, matrixed teams
• Proven ability to influence and partner with enterprise IT and product engineering teams
• Strongmunication and problem-solving skills
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required scle, work at the specific location required,plete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment,cation, and criminal history) and drug screening are required

Physical Requirements:

• The physical and mental demands described are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable amodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read;municate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To Learn More

• About Penske's Digital Products:

  www.pensketruckleasing/digital-experience/

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About Penske:

www.gopenske/ourpany/ About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to helppanies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and amitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.

Job Category:

Information Technology

Job Family:

General Administration

Address:

100 Gundy Drive

Primary Location:

US-PA-Reading

Employer:

Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.

Req ID:

2604230