• Job Description

  Req#: INFRA002929

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  POSITION OVERVIEW

  The Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for developing physical design for cloud and on-premises infrastructure systems and solutions which includes building and testing stories, features, and components; advising on escalated level 2 and 3 support issues; delivering improvement recommendations; and helping to establish an “agile infrastructure” capability to helps drive continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) goals and processes. Additionally, the Infrastructure Engineer evaluates existing systems for effectiveness, making recommendations regarding the scalability, effectiveness, and efficiency of such systems, and troubleshooting any problems that arise during the use of the system. The Infrastructure Engineer also creates the agreed-upon level of documentation, diagrams, and other artifacts to help others make the best use of the technology.

  As part of an Agile Team, the Infrastructure Engineer contributes to the development of the team backlog and architectural runway, management of work in process (WIP) levels, and support of engineering aspects of program and solution Kanban. Infrastructure Engineer may also participate in program increment planning, pre- and- post planning, system, and solution demos, and inspect and adapt events.

  ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

  • Participates and plays an active role in all Agile Team activities and is accountable for regularly producing product increments that effectively contribute to solution features and/or components
  • Works closely with product teams to define product requirements
  • Works closely with the Engineers to ensure infrastructure supports goals required of CI/CD processes and associated toolchains
  • Performs physical design and develops/evaluates product requirements related to infrastructure
  • Develops internal and external interface compatibility of systems and subsystems
  • Responsible for code documentation and source code versioning
  • Writes and executes test scripts
  • Develops and complies with service level agreements (SLAs) or organizational level agreements (OLAs)
  • Coordinates and sometimes leads to the deployment and review of new, modified, or enhanced components, solutions, or services
  • Documents new or modified infrastructure solutions, rest activities/results, installation instructions and other areas such as error handling
  • Develops and validates capacity planning models and load-balancing/ redundancy solutions
  • Collaborates with developers and is responsible for the "Ops" part of DevOps
  • Assists analysts in the development of disaster recovery plans with service providers and network carriers
  • Studies systems to evaluate effectiveness and scalability, and develops/enhances systems to improve production and/or workflow as required
  • Ensures support of innovative efforts by driving creativity, acting with agility, and thinking outside current boundaries
  • Supports and establishes systems environment standards
  • Works with architects to implement governance for role-based access control (RBAC), cost containment and cloud provider account management
  • Evaluates services provided by vendors and recommends changes
  • Uses technology to implement automation and orchestration
  • Manages the infrastructure of the cloud, oversees the architecture, configuration, and deployment of applications in the cloud
  • Performs other duties as assigned

  EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

  Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Information Sciences preferred, or equivalent experience
  • Typically requires 5-8 years of experience in the desired field or may have advanced level technical or business work experience
  • 5 plus years in Infrastructure in an engineering role would be ideal with experience to all things network.
  • Experience with Cisco Routing (BGP, OSPF) and switching.
  • Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Global Protect client VPN, IPSEC Site to Site VPNs.
  • Load Balancers
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, decision making, and communication skills

  Good To Have

  • Experience with all things networking related (Routers, Switches, Firewalls, etc.
  • AWS Cloud experience.
  • Experience working in a VMWare virtualized datacenter.
  • Linux, Scripting

  Windows Server administration.

  Preferred or Specialized

  • Experience in an agile environment strongly preferred
  • Relevant certification is required

  CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES

  • Preferred CCNA, CCNP, AWS Certifications -

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

  In-depth ability to:

  • Develop and deliver requirements, concepts of operations, use cases, demonstrations, and presentations to both one-to-one and in small groups
  • Use judgment to form conclusions that may challenge conventional wisdom
  • Consistently apply original thinking to produce new ideas and innovate

  In-depth knowledge of:

  • In-depth knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Routing (BGP, OSPF, Static), Cisco Routers, Cisco Switches, Cisco Firewalls, Palo Alto Firewalls.
  • And/or experience with CI/CD, Agile, and automated deployment best practices
  • Broad range of hardware and software products
  • High proficiency in at least one dynamic programming language
  • Practical application of infrastructure engineering and technology including applying principles, techniques, procedures, automation tools, and equipment to the design and production of various products and services
  • Cloud management platforms
  • Deploying and operating on a public cloud framework
  • Test harnessing, test simulation, testing platforms, and testing techniques

  Salary Range :

  • $92,000 - $120,000 per year
    • This range is based on the expected level of experience and skills for this position. Final compensation will depend on individual qualifications.

  Benefits:

  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Generous 401(k) with company match
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) with Paid Holidays
  • Flexible/Hybrid Work Schedule
  • Paid Volunteer Program

  For more information about the benefits we offer, please visit our Careers Page .

  Equal Opportunity Employer
  This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

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