Principal Engineer, IT Infrastructure
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and build resilient compute environments using virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V, with a focus on server hardware and software-defined infrastructure.
- Lead migrations from on-premises data centers to colocation facilities and/or cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption.
- Enable and optimize hybrid cloud connectivity with platforms such as SAP, Salesforce, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Manage and optimize storage solutions including SAN, NAS, and hyper-converged systems to meet performance and capacity requirements.
- Conduct regular data backups and test recovery procedures to ensure business continuity.
- Collaborate with system administrators to align infrastructure capabilities with current and future business needs.
- Develop and maintain disaster recovery plans and conduct periodic DR exercises.
- Review and enhance backup architectures to ensure data integrity and availability.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for DNS, DHCP, and authentication services (e.g., Active Directory, LDAP).
- Integrate security best practices into all infrastructure designs.
- Implement observability tools and monitor infrastructure performance to identify and resolve issues.
- Support latency-sensitive applications through expertise in low-latency networking and high-performance storage.
- Participate in incident response efforts, providing expert troubleshooting and resolution.
- Address issues related to power, cooling, networking, and storage to ensure system reliability.
- Maintain detailed documentation of infrastructure configurations and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior team members and promote knowledge sharing.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure management with a strong technical background.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing data center infrastructure, including power and cooling systems.
- Expertise in virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix), storage (SAN, NAS, HCI), and networking (routing, switching, firewalls).
- 8+ years of experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge of high-performance and low-latency infrastructure design.
- Proficiency with storage (e.g., Pure Storage) and backup solutions (e.g., Veeam).
- Strong understanding of system security best practices.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- Relevant certifications (e.g., VMware, PureStorage, Nutanix, Microsoft).
- Willingness to provide 24/7 on-call support.
- Willingness to travel up to 20%.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience designing hybrid IT infrastructure solutions (on-premises and cloud).
- Experience with hybrid Active Directory environments (e.g., Azure AD/Entra).
- Experience managing Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Basic understanding of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
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