Infrastructure Senior Engineer
$100,065–$120,000 year
HybridKansas City, Missouri, United States
Job Summary
Architect, optimize, and secure business-critical infrastructure within the Segra IT network, focusing on high-availability design, automation at scale, and strategic enhancements across corporate data centers, servers, and storage environments. Lead complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and proactive performance improvements while mentoring Level 1 and Level 2 engineers. Collaborate with IT leadership to evaluate emerging technologies, cloud integration strategies, and infrastructure automation, and contribute to governance, security compliance, and best practices for disaster recovery and business continuity. This role requires a hybrid schedule of three days in the Kansas City, MO office with two remote days, and involves travel to data centers as needed.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience using server and storage systems including but not limited to Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware, Pure Storage, Rubrik, or other similar systems
- Virtualization experience required (ex., VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, etc.)
- Must have prior scripting experience (ex., Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
- Associate's degree or bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security and 4-6 years' experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in related field
- Must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds as part of regular job duties
- Must be willing and able to travel to data centers as needed for job responsibilities
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with configuring and working with monitoring systems a plus, preferably VMware Aria Operations or Nagios XI
- Hands-on data center experience is highly preferred (ex., Cisco UCS, etc.)
- Understanding of networking including VLAN and VXLAN technologies helpful
- Understanding of firewall technologies helpful
- Self-motivated and driven to improve professional and technical knowledge while recommending best practices and benchmarking state-of-the-art practices in meeting corporate business requirements
- Experience in the implementation of standards, procedures, and guidelines to support operational processes
- Strong interpersonal, organizational, time management, and planning skills
- Strong attention to detail; ability to perform duties with a high level of accuracy
- Able to organize work, engage in a variety of tasks simultaneously and consistently meet deadlines
- Certifications preferred but not required. CompTIA Network+ or Security+, Microsoft MCSA or higher certification; VMWare VCP certification or other related certifications
- Microsoft Fundamentals
- CompTIA (Server+, Network+, Security+)
- Microsoft MCSA or higher certification
- VMWare VCP certification or other related certifications
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