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We manage, operate, and optimize our cloud resources to keep the organization ahead and help teams understand the capabilities of our multi-cloud environment in order to help match them with our technical and business requirements. Further, we help optimize the usage of cloud resources and promote architectural best practices to reduce inefficiencies. Additionally, we ensure the security of our cloud environments and educate teams on new cloud initiatives.

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## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation center for Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), a Fortune 100 company and the world’s largest foodservice provider with 71,000+ associates, 330+ distribution centers and over 725,000 customers in 90 countries. For fiscal 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, Sysco generated over $76 billion in sales.     

Sysco LABS powers Sysco’s farm-to-fork operations and our technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.   

Our technology ecosystem spans 600+ applications, monitoring and incident management across 10,000+ servers, multi-cloud – multi-platform event streaming and microservices architecture, and enterprise-grade systems that power a catalog of over 1.4 million products, 330+ distribution centers and a fleet of 14,000 IoT-enabled delivery trucks, and more.   

Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of ‘Connecting the world to share food and care for one another’, and our technology directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry.

## THE OPPORTUNITY 
 
We are currently on the lookout for a Senior Technical Lead – DevOps to join our team.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Researching, evaluating and recommending DevOps tools in multiple technologies for multiple development teams 
- Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing AWS cloud-based production systems, to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of productions systems 
- Building, releasing and managing the configuration of production systems that need to be supported for 24* 7 uptime 
- Ensuring critical system security using best-in-class cloud security solutions 
- Coaching development teams in DevOps practices and guiding the team to implement effective DevOps 
- Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 
- Being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support 

## REQUIREMENTS 
 
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 8 years of experience in DevOps 
- A strong knowledge of AWS cloud computing and AWS DevOps tools 
- A strong knowledge in fundamental DevOps tools such as AWS DevOps tools, Terraform, Jenkins, GoCD, GitHub, Nagios and Chef, etc. 
- A strong knowledge on containerization of software packages using solutions such as Dockerization, Kubernetes, AWS ECS and AWS Fargate, etc. 
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting DevOps tools in production systems 
- The ability to adhere to engineering standards, best practices; must be process-oriented 
- Strong communication skills – reading & comprehending documents/specifications, producing clear and thorough documentation, and the ability to discuss and explain technical issues during meetings 
- 1+ years of experience with one or more dynamic object-oriented programing languages like Groovy, Ruby or Python; experience with a programming language like Java, C#, Node.js JavaScript and related web frameworks will be an added advantage 

## BENEFITS  

- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  
- Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Senior Technical Lead – DevOps

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a Technical Lead – DevOps to join our team. 

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Researching, evaluating and recommending DevOps tools in multiple technologies for multiple development teams
- Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing AWS cloud-based production systems, to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of productions systems 
- Building, releasing and configuration management of production systems that need to be supported 24* 7 uptime 
- Ensuring critical system security using the best-in-class cloud security solutions 
- Coaching development teams in DevOps practices and guiding the team to implement effective DevOps 
- Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 
- Being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support 
- Ensuring OS stability and hardening configuration on both Windows and Linux  

## REQUIREMENTS 
 
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 6+ years of experience in DevOps 
- A strong knowledge of AWS, Azure cloud computing and AWS/Azure DevOps tools 
- Strong knowledge in fundamental DevOps tools such as AWS/Azure DevOps tools, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub, Datadog, Experience working with cloud SDKs etc. 
- Strong knowledge of containerization of software packages using solutions such as Dockerization, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, etc. 
- Hands-on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting DevOps tools in production systems 
- Adherence to engineering standards and best practices; must be process oriented 
- Troubleshooting skills on Windows and Linux operating systems (Preferred Windows background on AD, Clustering, Failovering, Security, Patching etc.) 
- Strong communication skills – reading & comprehending documents/specifications, producing clear and thorough documentation, with the ability to discuss and explain technical issues during meetings 
- 2+ years of experience with one of the dynamic object-oriented programing languages like Groovy, Ruby or Python. Experience with a programming language like Java, C#, Node.js JavaScript and related web frameworks will be an added advantage  

## BENEFITS  

- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  
- Hybrid work arrangement


Technical Lead – DevOps

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

Sysco Corporation is a multi-cloud organization, and we are currently on the lookout for a competent, self-motivated Associate Tech Lead/Tech Lead – Cloud Services for our Cloud Services team. As a member of Sysco’s Cloud Services team, you will be managing AWS, GCP and Azure environments, bringing in engineering best practices, leading changes and inspiring teams towards delivery excellence at Sysco. 

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Leading our multi-cloud infrastructure operations transformation process by implementing tools and processes for the creation of infrastructure, environment provisioning, deployment, and proactive monitoring 
- Collaborating with product engineering teams to design, develop, operate, and maintain secure, scalable, and highly available cloud environments with the lowest total cost of ownership 
- Leading the cloud migration exercises while excelling in well-architected cloud infrastructure designs and best practices to promote cloud native solutions to product engineering teams instead of lift and shift 
- Using engineering best practices to design and develop re-usable components and operational strategies to support our cloud operations including scalability, high-availability, performance, monitoring, backup, restoring, etc.  
- Guiding and mentoring junior team members and always keeping a lookout for cloud related technologies/trends and improving our knowledgebase and engineering standards through documentation 
- Acting as SME for Linux or Windows-based workloads, providing solutions to problems, handling migrations, and troubleshooting any issues in a timely manner 
- Working with tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, AWS Systems Manager, Cloud Formation, and Kubernetes for cloud operation work on AWS, GCP and Azure 
- Establishing standards and support the cloud infrastructure patch management process 
- Ensuring the security and compliance of all Sysco’s infrastructure, data, applications, and configurations 
- Monitoring and proactively managing systems and application issues and being part of a roster covering 24x7 providing infrastructure support to product engineering teams      

## REQUIREMENTS 
 
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent; MSc or relevant post graduate qualifications will be an added advantage 
- 5+ years of experience in similar capacity for the associate tech lead position and 7+ years of experience for the tech lead position 
- Advanced certifications on one or many of the leading cloud vendors including Google cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure and a solid understanding of their services 
- Must have a successful track record in designing, implementing, and supporting systems and infrastructure in a cloud computing environment including multi-cloud hybrid architectures 
- A solid understanding of different cloud environments, including hybrid scenarios, optimizing cost/capacity ratios, proper monitoring, scaling, implementing, and validating database & DR scenarios, security, and compliance 
- Certifications on Linux based Systems and 5+ years of proven experience as a Linux administrator 
- A very good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work successfully in an Agile, DevOps team environment 
- An excellent understanding of scripting languages such as Ansible, Python, Bash and PowerShell 
- Excellent knowledge of networking and containerization 
- Knowledge of middle-tier applications including all web servers such as Apache, IIS, Nginx, RabbitMQ, Redis, and Mem-cache will be an added advantage 
- Strong oral, written, and presentation abilities, able to convey risk to all levels of the business, from executives to operations and development teams 
- Certifications in the areas of Windows, Linux, or Networking will be an added advantage 
- Previous experience in software development will be an added advantage      

## BENEFITS  

- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  
- Hybrid work arrangement


Associate Tech Lead/Tech Lead – Cloud Services

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a competent, self-motivated Engineer – Cloud Services for our Cloud Services team with a deep understanding of Windows Systems, Microsoft Azure, AWS and GCP to collaborate, lead change, automate and inspire teams towards delivery excellence at Sysco LABS.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Driving the infrastructure provisioning, deployment, architecture reviews and monitoring tools that will support, enhance and grow an advanced infrastructure support model for Sysco’s multi-cloud environments 

Working with product engineering teams to design, develop, operate, and maintain secure, auto-scalable, highly available Windows-based cloud environments with the lowest total cost of ownership 

Act as SME for Windows and Azure and GCP-based workloads, providing solutions to problems, handling migrations, and troubleshooting any issues in a timely manner 

Patch management and coordinating patch schedules with other teams such as Security, Change Management, Incident Management and Dev teams 

Working with tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible and Kubernetes for cloud operation work on Azure, AWS and GCP 

Improving our knowledgebase and engineering standards through documentation 

Ensuring the security of all Sysco LABS’ infrastructure, data, applications, and configurations 

Automation and scripting via PowerShell, Python, Bash, Cloud Formation or Terraform 

Systems Alert Monitoring and proactively managing systems and application issues 

Working on a roster covering 24x7 support to our end users 

Providing remote support to users 

Managing hardware/software vendor relationships and contract negotiations 

Maintaining and adhering to cybersecurity policy, and ensuring client agents for discovery tools, security, and patch compliance agents are maintained at the most current versions 

Training and assisting end users to effectively utilize the enterprise ITSM tool; coordinating new hire onboarding and setup, including providing desktops, laptops, monitors, and other IT needs of employees 

Performing additional duties as required 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent 

Certifications in Microsoft Azure, hands-on experience architecting and deploying Microsoft Azure environments, including hybrid scenarios, optimizing cost/capacity ratios, proper monitoring, scaling, implementing, and validating database & DR scenarios, and Azure security 

The ability to learn and work in a multi-cloud environment with a continuous learning attitude to support applications on various cloud platforms 

Certifications in Windows Systems and 1 to 2 years of proven experience as a Windows administrator 

Good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work successfully in an Agile, DevOps team environment 

The ability to utilize scripting languages such as Python, Bash and PowerShell 

Excellent knowledge of networking and containerization 

Knowledge of middle-tier applications including all web servers such as IIS, Nginx, Cache software and monitoring technologies such as New Relic and DataDog will be an added advantage 

Strong oral, written, and presentation abilities, able to convey risk to all levels of the business, from executives to operations and development teams 

Certifications in the areas of AWS, GCP or Networking will be an added advantage 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Engineer – Cloud Services (Windows)

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

The Infrastructure Operations Team is a globally distributed group responsible for managing Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure and supporting Windows and Linux workloads across North American datacenters and edge locations. Operating 24/7 with members in Sri Lanka and Costa Rica, the team ensures high availability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems in Sysco’s Private Cloud. Key responsibilities include managing virtualization platforms, optimizing Linux and Windows servers, and maintaining global security compliance through patch management. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineer / Engineer - Infrastructure to join our Infrastructure Operations team. The role involves supporting, optimizing, and securing Windows systems, contributing to global OS patch management efforts, managing and supporting the Nutanix virtualization platform, and collaborating with a globally distributed team in a 24x7 operational environment. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software development (Web applications) who is also willing to learn and support other areas of Private Cloud infrastructure operations. This role will involve a balanced mix of software development and operational support, with 60% of the responsibilities dedicated to developing and maintaining web applications (web tools developed to manage infrastructure and other operational aspects within the Infrastructure Operations team), and the other 40% focused on infrastructure and operational management. Strong foundation in Java, Spring Boot, React JS, and MySQL, along with experience in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure (for deploying and maintaining internal applications) is required and knowledge with Linux, Windows or virtual technologies will be an added advantage.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintaining and enhancing existing web applications developed using Java, Spring Boot, React JS, and MySQL (Applications and tools used by the Infrastructure Operations team for internal use) 

Developing new internal tools and applications based on team/project requirements (Developing applications and tools for the Infrastructure Operations team for internal use) 

Integrating APIs and managing MySQL database interactions 

Deploying, configuring, and maintaining applications in cloud environments like AWS and Azure 

Preparing and updating technical documentation for applications, infrastructure, and SOPs 

Assisting in incident response and escalating critical issues when required 

Assisting in monthly server patching for security updates and bug fixes 

Supporting and optimizing Private Cloud virtualization platforms, including deployments and troubleshooting 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with for Engineer level: 1-2 Years and for Senior Engineer level: 2 - 4 years of experience   

Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, React JS, MySQL, and API development 

A strong understanding of front-end and back-end development within web applications 

Experience in version control using GIT and GitHub 

Experience deploying and managing applications on cloud platforms like AWS and Azure 

A thorough understanding of Linux or Windows OS, including scripting and basic administration 

Familiarity with virtualized environments, especially Nutanix and VMware will be beneficial 

Experience with IT service management (ServiceNow), and handling incident and change tickets will be beneficial 

Proficiency in creating and updating technical documentation for development and infrastructure processes 

Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes will be beneficial 

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and related tools such as Jenkins or GitLab CI 

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural team setting 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Senior Engineer/Engineer - Infrastructure (Development + Operations)

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

The Infrastructure Operations Team is a globally distributed group responsible for managing Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure and supporting Windows and Linux workloads across North American datacenters and edge locations. Operating 24/7 with members in Sri Lanka and Costa Rica, the team ensures high availability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems in Sysco’s Private Cloud. Key responsibilities include managing virtualization platforms, optimizing Linux and Windows servers, and maintaining global security compliance through patch management.  

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineer/ Engineer – Infrastructure (Windows) to join our Infrastructure Operations team which is a full-time position with 24/7 rotational shifts. The role involves supporting, optimizing, and securing Windows systems, contributing to global OS patch management efforts, managing and supporting the Nutanix virtualization platform, and collaborating with a globally distributed team in a 24x7 operational environment. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Windows system administration, a good understanding of virtualization technologies such as Nutanix or VMware, and experience with automation and patch management processes.   

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Windows workloads running on virtualized infrastructure; troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to Windows systems and applications, and optimizing system performance, resource utilization, and scalability 

Overseeing Windows deployments on Private Cloud virtualization platforms; collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between infrastructure and business needs, and assisting in capacity planning, backups, and disaster recovery strategies 

Implementing and managing global patching for Windows servers to address security vulnerabilities and system stability; ensuring compliance with corporate security policies and industry best practices, and conducting risk assessments and apply mitigations for security threats 

Supporting the migrations of end-of-life Windows OS versions to newer versions of Windows operating systems and reducing the EOL footprint 

Developing and maintaining automation scripts for routine tasks using PowerShell, Python, or similar tools; integrating and improving patching automation workflows 

Supporting and managing the Nutanix virtualization platform, including new cluster deployments, troubleshooting alerts, and optimization of the infrastructure 

Working closely with team members in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, and North America to provide seamless 24x7 support; participating in on-call rotations and responding to high-priority incidents
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 2 - 4 years in Windows system administration 

Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy 

Hands-on experience with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) like Nutanix and virtualization technologies (Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V) 

Proficiency in patch management tools (e.g., WSUS, SCCM) and vulnerability management processes 

Strong knowledge of Windows OS roles/features (IIS, Print & File Services, Remote Desktop, etc.), TCP/IP, firewalls, and high availability systems (e.g., failover clusters) 

Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Perl) and technical documentation of infrastructure processes 

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural team setting 

Familiarity with ITIL processes for incident, problem, and change management 

The willingness to work 24x7 shifts in a dynamic, fast-paced setting 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Senior Engineer/Engineer - Infrastructure (Windows) 

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

The Infrastructure Operations Team is a globally distributed group responsible for managing Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure and supporting Windows and Linux workloads across North American datacenters and edge locations. Operating 24/7 with members in Sri Lanka and Costa Rica, the team ensures high availability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems in Sysco’s Private Cloud. Key responsibilities include managing virtualization platforms, optimizing Linux and Windows servers, and maintaining global security compliance through patch management. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead/Associate Technical Lead to join our Infrastructure Operations team. The role involves supporting, optimizing, and securing Windows systems, contributing to global OS patch management efforts, managing and supporting the Nutanix virtualization platform, and collaborating with a globally distributed team in a 24x7 operational environment. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux system administration, a good understanding of virtualization technologies such as Nutanix or VMware, and experience with automation and patch management processes.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing technical guidance and mentorship to Linux engineers in a 24/7 operational environment; leading incident response and resolution efforts, ensuring minimal downtime 

Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Linux workloads running on virtualized Private Cloud infrastructure; troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to Linux systems and applications, and optimizing system performance, resource utilization, and scalability 

Overseeing Linux deployments on Private Cloud virtualization platforms. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between infrastructure and business needs; assisting in capacity planning, backups, and disaster recovery strategies 

Implementing and managing global patching for Linux servers to address security vulnerabilities and system stability; ensuring compliance with corporate security policies and industry best practices, and conducting risk assessments and applying mitigations for security threats 

Supporting the migrations of end-of-life Linux OS versions to newer versions of Linux operating systems and reducing the EOL footprint 

Developing and maintaining automation scripts for routine tasks using Bash, Python, or similar tools; integrating and improving patching automation workflows 

Supporting and managing the Nutanix virtualization platform, including new cluster deployments, troubleshooting alerts, and optimization of the infrastructure 

Working closely with team members in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, and North America to provide seamless 24x7 support; participating in on-call rotations and respond to high-priority incidents  
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years in Linux system administration 

Advanced knowledge of Linux systems (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu) 

Hands-on experience with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) like Nutanix and virtualization technologies (Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V) 

Proficiency in patch management solutions and processes 

Knowledge of OS/kernel updates, vulnerability scanning, and remediation 

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, firewalls, and VPNs 

Awareness of Linux security practices, SELinux, and auditing tools 

Proficiency in scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl) and technical documentation of infrastructure processes 

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural team setting 

Familiarity with ITIL processes for incident, problem, and change management 

The willingness to work 24x7 shifts in a dynamic, fast-paced setting 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Technical Lead/Associate Technical Lead - Infrastructure (Linux)

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

The Infrastructure Operations Team is a globally distributed group responsible for managing Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure and supporting Windows and Linux workloads across North American datacenters and edge locations. Operating 24/7 with members in Sri Lanka and Costa Rica, the team ensures high availability, scalability, and performance of enterprise systems in Sysco’s Private Cloud. Key responsibilities include managing virtualization platforms, optimizing Linux and Windows servers, and maintaining global security compliance through patch management. 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead/Associate Technical Lead to join our Infrastructure Operations team. The role involves supporting, optimizing, and securing Windows systems, contributing to global OS patch management efforts, managing and supporting the Nutanix virtualization platform, and collaborating with a globally distributed team in a 24x7 operational environment. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Linux system administration, a good understanding of virtualization technologies such as Nutanix or VMware, and experience with automation and patch management processes.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing technical guidance and mentorship to Windows engineers in a 24/7 operational environment. Lead incident response and resolution efforts, ensuring minimal downtime 

Managing, monitoring, and maintaining Windows workloads running on virtualized infrastructure; troubleshooting and resolving complex issues related to Windows systems and applications, and optimizing system performance, resource utilization, and scalability 

Overseeing Windows deployments on Private Cloud virtualization platforms; collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between infrastructure and business needs, and assisting in capacity planning, backups, and disaster recovery strategies 

Implementing and managing global patching for Windows servers to address security vulnerabilities and system stability; ensuring compliance with corporate security policies and industry best practices, and conducting risk assessments and applying mitigations for security threats 

Supporting the migrations of end-of-life Windows OS versions to newer versions of Windows operating systems and reducing the EOL footprint 

Developing and maintaining automation scripts for routine tasks using PowerShell, Python, or similar tools; integrating and improving patching automation workflows 

Supporting and managing the Nutanix virtualization platform, including new cluster deployments, troubleshooting alerts, and optimization of the infrastructure 

Working closely with team members in Sri Lanka, Costa Rica, and North America to provide seamless 24x7 support; participating in on-call rotations and responding to high-priority incidents 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with 5+ years in Windows system administration 

Strong knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy 

Hands-on experience with hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) like Nutanix and virtualization technologies (Nutanix, VMware, Hyper-V) 

Proficiency in patch management tools (e.g., WSUS, SCCM) and vulnerability management processes 

Strong knowledge of Windows OS roles/features (IIS, Print & File Services, Remote Desktop, etc.), TCP/IP, firewalls, and high availability systems (e.g., failover clusters) 

Proficiency in scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Perl) and technical documentation of infrastructure processes 

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment 

Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural team setting 

Familiarity with ITIL processes for incident, problem, and change management 

The willingness to work 24x7 shifts in a dynamic, fast-paced setting 


## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Technical Lead/Associate Technical Lead - Infrastructure (Windows)

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a Technical Lead – DevOps to join our team.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Researching, evaluating and recommending DevOps tools in multiple technologies for multiple development teams 

Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing AWS cloud-based production systems, to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of productions systems 

Building, releasing and configuration management of production systems that need to be supported 24* 7 uptime 

Ensuring critical system security using the best-in-class cloud security solutions 

Coaching development teams in DevOps practices and guiding the team to implement effective DevOps 

Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 

Being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 6+ years of experience in DevOps 

Strong knowledge of AWS cloud computing and AWS DevOps tools 

Strong knowledge in fundamental DevOps tools such as AWS DevOps tools, Terraform, Jenkins, GoCD, GitHub, Nagios, Chef etc. 

Strong knowledge on containerization of software packages using solutions such as Dockerization, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, etc. 

Hands-on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting DevOps tools in production systems. 

The ability to adhere to engineering standards, best practices; must be process-oriented 

Strong communication skills – reading & comprehending documents/specifications, producing clear and thorough documentation, with the ability to discuss and explain technical issues during meetings 

1+ years of experience with one of the dynamic object-oriented programing languages like Groovy, Ruby or Python; experience with a programming language like Java, C#, Node.js or JavaScript and related web frameworks will be an added advantage 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for an Associate Technical Lead – DevOps to join our team.   

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Researching, evaluating and recommending DevOps tools in multiple technologies for multiple development teams 

Deploying, automating, maintaining and managing AWS cloud-based production systems, to ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of productions systems 

Building, releasing and configuration management of production systems that need to be supported 24* 7 uptime 

Ensuring critical system security using the best-in-class cloud security solutions 

Coaching development teams in DevOps practices and guiding the team to implement effective DevOps 

Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 

Being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support  
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 4+ years of experience in DevOps 

Strong knowledge of AWS cloud computing and AWS DevOps tools 

Strong knowledge in fundamental DevOps tools such as AWS DevOps tools, Terraform, Jenkins, GoCD, GitHub, Nagios, Chef etc. 

Strong knowledge on containerization of software packages using solutions such as Dockerization, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, AWS Fargate, etc. 

Hands-on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting DevOps tools in production systems 

The ability to adhere to engineering standards, best practices; must be process-oriented 

Strong communication skills – reading & comprehending documents/specifications, producing clear and thorough documentation, with ability to discuss and explain technical issues during meetings 

1+ years of experience with one of the dynamic object-oriented programing languages like Groovy, Ruby or Python; experience with a programming language like Java, C#, Node.js or JavaScript and related web frameworks will be an added advantage  

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Associate Technical Lead – DevOps

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Data Engineering

Sysco LABS develops several crucial products and platforms that fall under specialized data engineering areas to support Sysco’s evolving data needs. Integration of multiple data sources into an enterprise-level centralized data platform, real-time data processing for real-time data needs, data modeling for A.I., machine learning and visualization requirements, and enterprise-level master data management are some of the key data projects that we work on.

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Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence

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Big Data Analytics

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a Data Engineer to join our team.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Designing and developing data solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations involved in the marketing and distribution of food products 
- Implementing distributed and highly available data processing applications that scale for enterprise demands 
- Adhering to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions 
- Ensuring high code quality by following software engineering best practices 
- Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 
- Adhering to DevOps principles and being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support  
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 1-2 years of experience in developing enterprise grade data processing applications 
- A strong programming background in data ops (Python, Shell, SQL) 
- Experience in processing large volumes of data 
- Hands-on experience working with relational/NoSQL databases and distributed storage engines (HDFS, S3, Redshift) 
- Hands-on experience in ETL design and development using ETL tools (Preferably Informatica and cloud tools such as AWS Data Pipelines, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Spark, Hive) 
- Experience in working with streaming data (using tools such as Kenisis, Kafka, Storm, Spark) will be an added advantage 
- Experience in API development and user interfaces and related tools (NodeJS, AngularJS, HTML) will be an added advantage 
- Experience working in a Scrum Agile delivery environment and DevOps practices 
- Experience in code management and CICD tools such as Github, Gitlab and Jenkins 
- Experience in an agile environment and aligning Pod members on technical visions and path to implementation 
- A strong desire to continue to grow your skillset 
- Strong communication skills that are influential and convincing 

## BENEFITS  

- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  
- Hybrid work arrangement


Data Engineer

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a Senior Engineer - Data Engineering to join our team.  

## RESPONSIBILITIES

- Designing and developing data solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations involved in the marketing and distribution of food products 
- Implementing distributed and highly available data processing applications that scale for enterprise demands 
- Adhering to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions 
- Ensuring high code quality by following software engineering best practices 
- Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment 
- Adhering to DevOps principles and being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 3-5 years of experience in developing enterprise grade data processing applications 
- A strong programming background in data ops (Python, Shell, SQL) 
- Experience in processing large volumes of data 
- Hands-on experience in working with relational/NoSQL databases and distributed storage engines (HDFS, S3, Redshift) 
- Hands-on experience in ETL design and development using ETL tools (Preferably Informatica and cloud tools such as AWS Data Pipelines, Glue, Lambda, EMR, Spark, Hive) 
- Experience in working with streaming data (using tools such as Kenisis, Kafka, Storm, Spark) will be an added advantage 
- Experience in API development and user interfaces and related tools (NodeJS, AngularJS, HTML) will be an added advantage 
- Working experience in a Scrum Agile delivery environment and with DevOps practices 
- Experience in code management and CI/CD tools such as Github, Gitlab, Jenkins 
- Experience in an agile environment and aligning Pod members on technical vision and path to implementation 
- A strong desire to continue to grow your skillset 
- Strong communication skills that are influential and convincing 

## BENEFITS  

- US dollar-linked compensation
- Performance-based annual bonus
- Performance rewards and recognition
- Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
- Paid birthday leave
- Team engagement allowance
- Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
- Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments  
- Hybrid work arrangement


Senior Engineer - Data Engineering

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a Technical Lead – Data Engineering to join our team.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

The designing and development of large data processing solutions for one of the world's largest corporations involved in the marketing and distribution of food products 

Working collaboratively with agile cross functional development teams and providing guidance for database design, query optimizations and database optimizations while adhering to DevOps principles 

Designing and developing capacity/scalability plans for fast growing data infrastructure  

Adhering to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions, and ensuring high code quality by following software engineering best practices 

Being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle - from development, QA, and deployment to post-production support  
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 5/6+ years of experience developing production enterprise applications, data integration solutions and in managing teams 

Excellent communication and leadership skills 

Hands-on experience working with large volumes of data and distributed processing frameworks (preferably Apache Spark and Kafka) 

Strong Python programming skills for data processing and analysis 

Proficiency in batch processing techniques and data pipeline development 

Hands-on experience in design and development of ETLs to process large volumes of data, including experience with Informatica 

Expertise in data quality management and implementation of data quality frameworks 

Familiarity with data lakehouse architectures and related technologies (OLAP/OLTP database design techniques) 

Strong skills in query optimization and performance tuning, particularly for large-scale data warehouses and distributed systems 

Experience with query plan analysis and execution plan optimization in various database systems, especially Amazon Redshift 

Knowledge of indexing strategies, partitioning schemes, and other performance-enhancing techniques; extensive experience with AWS services, particularly: 
- Amazon S3 for data storage and management 
- Amazon Redshift for data warehousing and query optimization 
- AWS Lambda for serverless computing and data processing 
- Amazon ECS (Elastic Container Service) for container orchestration 
- Proficiency in designing and implementing cloud-native data architectures on AWS 
- Experience with AWS data integration and ETL services (e.g., AWS Glue, AWS Data Pipeline) 
 
DevOps practices for data platforms: 
- Extensive experience implementing DevOps practices for data platforms and workflows 
- Proficiency in automating data pipeline deployments, including CI/CD for ETL processes and database schema changes 
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) for provisioning and managing data infrastructure 
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools for data platforms (e.g., CloudWatch, DataDog) 

Experience working in a Scrum Agile delivery environment and DevOps practices, as well as prior experience working with Cloud IaaS or PaaS providers such as AWS will be an added advantage

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Technical Lead – Data Engineering

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

We are currently on the lookout for a talented Engineer - Data Engineering - Tableau to join our team. The right candidate will function as a Report Developer focusing on building advanced analytics in the form of user-consumable online dashboards and reports. Working in a relatively new area, you will aid in developing new and exciting analytics to replace many of our existing-Excel based reports and provide guidance and advice on developing new more creative solutions to existing questions. 

You will be fully immersed in Tableau Desktop daily, operating as a resident expert on all things Tableau while playing a pivotal role in the modernization of our analytics. You will receive business data guidance and support from our team allowing you to utilize your creativity and visualizations within developed dashboards. 

At times you will wear other hats to support the team; including developing other reports in Cognos, writing queries and code, liaising with business users and our Tableau Server team, troubleshooting and answering data inquiries and sharing your Tableau knowledge through training sessions. 

## RESPONSIBILITIES

The designing and development of large data processing solutions for one of the world's largest corporations involved in the Developing Tableau Desktop visualizations; Using existing legacy reports as examples, develop Tableau vizzes to replace them 

Fulfilling new solution requests, where no reporting currently exists 

Helping manage the library of existing vizzes 

Continuous learning & development using Tableau 

Supporting the team that provides full-stack analytic solutions 

Providing guidance and getting involved in data governance and data source development 

Providing backup support and development in existing BI solutions (Cognos, Excel) 

Conducting other duties and coverage as required by the team 

Supporting overall business migration to Tableau; Administering user security and access requests 

Providing training sessions to other Tableau users 

Running viz demos to end users 

Investigating data issues and answering user questions 

Liaising with the Tableau Server team 
 
## REQUIREMENTS 
 
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent 

Expert proficiency in using Tableau Desktop; Must have means of demonstrating skills and abilities (e.g., Tableau Public portfolio) 

Expert proficiency in writing SQL SELECT statements 

Strong technical, analytical, and data visualization skills and an understanding of visualization best practices 

Must be an independent thinker and able to suggest new ways of looking at old problems 

The ability to effectively communicate, in both written and verbal formats, to any level of the company and serve as an “analytic translator” 

The ability to facilitate training and coaching of others to improve their ability to use data and analytical tools 

A proven productivity track record while working remotely, with minimal supervision 

Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities 

Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools, advanced Excel skills 

Must possess the ability to adhere to strict deadlines and manage time effectively 

Must be detail-oriented and possess the ability to handle multiple tasks/assignments 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Engineer - Data Engineering - Tableau

## THE BIG PICTURE  

Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in selling, marketing, and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare, and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.  

Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.  

Sysco LABS technology is present in the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.

## THE OPPORTUNITY

This position is with the Cyber Analytics & Business Intelligence program at Sysco where you’ll play a key role integrating data end-to-end for a complete lifecycle view. Main key responsibilities will include engineering Business Intelligence solutions for Cyber Security programs, using the underlying data from tools and technologies in building actionable dashboards that help focus cyber security teams identify existing and emerging threats and gaps, issues/opportunities empowering operational and business stakeholders to make timely and wise decisions, mitigate risks pro-actively, increase efficiencies and invest wisely. 

## RESPONSIBILITIES

Understanding the data end of cyber tools; Partnering with multiple teams for data integration points to discover key system attributes from each tool 

Engineering Business Intelligence solutions for Cyber Security Programs and teams 

Building, Maintaining and Supporting Administer dashboards 

Building, Maintaining and Supporting efficient automations for data integrations, ETL data for Cyber Intelligence (preferably in Python) 

Designing highly available and scalable cloud integrations for data engineering using cloud providers (Azure/AWS/GCP) 

Monitoring the health of data pipelines using various tools & techniques to test reliability and validate data integrity 

Configuring batch and real-time processing for data ingestion 

Designing and testing APIs for robust performance and security  
 
## REQUIREMENTS
 
6 - 7 years of experience in IT with 5 years in the data engineering field 

Very strong hands-on MS Power BI creating, maintaining and supporting advanced Reports, Dashboards on desktop and online service, from concept to completion 

Experience with installing and maintaining data gateways 

Expertise in all kinds of visualizations, transformations in edit queries (visual and M queries) 

Experience in developing reports from multiple data sources using data blending 

Strong DAX and Power Query skills 

Strong ability to analyze user requirements and business requirements specifications come up with technical solutions 

Strong data analytical skills to identify anomalies, suggest improvements and take advantage of technological efficiencies 

Experience with creating, maintaining Power BI Workspaces and Apps 

Hands-on experience with all aspects of RDBMS (preferably SQL Server) 

Very strong hands-on skills in SQL server, data modeling and backend development with Indices, Stored Procedures, Views, Triggers, User defined functions, Cursors, Derived tables, Common table expressions (CTE) and complex queries 

Strong knowledge in tuning T-SQL queries, SSIS, SQL Agents, ETL packages 

Strong knowledge and skills in DML and DDL 

Extensive knowledge in developing Applications or Automations using Python 

Experience with data extraction using python via APIs, using REST, Pandas and NumPy to datastore 

Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

The ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with minimum supervision 

A strong understanding of data base and data science concepts 

Expertise in data analysis 

Hands-on experience with ETL development, tools 

Experience with BI tools and platforms 

Must be a highly motivated self-starter with the ability to multitask and deliver, validate and verify deliverables adhering to deadlines 

## BENEFITS  

US dollar-linked compensation  

Performance-based annual bonus  

Performance rewards and recognition  

Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes  

Paid birthday leave 

Team engagement allowance  

Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws   

Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

Hybrid work arrangement 

Technical Lead - Data Engineering (Cyber Analytics & Business Intelligence) 

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UI/UX

User experience design is a core facet of every project at Sysco LABS where we aim to improve the overall experience of every customer, supplier, and associate via a variety of technology channels and devices. Our nimble processes adapt to every unique design problem and we provide end-to-end design, development, and curation of all our experiences.

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CSS SCSS/SASS

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Invision

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Figma

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Adobe Creative Cloud Suite

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Zeplin

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Database Engineering

The team works with the software engineering teams to provide database engineering expertise, assistance with database architecture, and SQL / No-SQL based database support.

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Redis

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MySQL

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Storm

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MongoDB

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Spark

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Hadoop

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Cassandra

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CouchDB

Project Management

The key focus of Project Management at Sysco LABS is to ensure that all deliveries are of the highest levels of quality and engineering precision. Furthermore, Project Managers work closely with on-shore stakeholders to provide quick solutions for technical augmentation needs, and devise strategic insourcing plans that allow Sysco to realize cost optimization ambitions while maintaining a good rhythm around output.