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Senior Systems Analyst – Logistics Automation & Platform Services

Northbrook, Illinois🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Senior Systems Analyst responsible for IT platform layer (servers, OS, middleware, integrations) supporting warehouse control and execution systems (WCS/WES) and material handling equipment (MHE) across a distribution network.

Role type

Senior Systems Analyst (Logistics Automation & Platform Services)

Builds

Production-ready automation platforms, integrations, monitoring dashboards, and vendor support models for warehouse operations.

Domain

Logistics, Distribution, Warehouse Automation, IT/OT Convergence

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure

Required skills

Enterprise Windows/Linux administration, Middleware management, Integration troubleshooting (WMS/WCS/WES/ERP), Vendor management & escalation, Scripting (PowerShell/Python/Bash), Monitoring & Observability (LogicMonitor/Splunk/AppDynamics), Root-cause analysis, Infrastructure-as-Code (Ansible/Terraform), Change management under production constraints.

Preferred skills

Warehouse automation domain expertise (WCS/WES, sortation, conveyance, AS/RS, robotics), OT systems knowledge, AI-driven observability implementation.

Technologies

Windows, Linux, WCS, WES, WMS, ERP, LogicMonitor, Splunk, AppDynamics, PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform.

Responsibilities

Maintain availability and lifecycle of server/OS/database/middleware layers for automation systems; Monitor and troubleshoot integrations between WMS, WCS/WES, and ERP; Serve as primary technical escalation point to MHE vendors; Implement and maintain monitoring standards and dashboards for automation throughput and device health; Develop scripts and IaC patterns to automate platform tasks and configuration consistency; Conduct root-cause analysis on automation incidents and drive corrective actions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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