Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Vmware)

Hello,

Dallas, TX (Local candidates preferred)

In this role, you will:

Lead or participate in high level technical concepts spanning technology and business

Develop specifications for complex infrastructure systems, design and test solutions

Contribute to the testing of business, application and technical infrastructure requirements

Drive solutions to reduce recovery

Review and analyze solutions for cloud security, secrets management and key rotations

Design, code, test, debug and document programs using Agile development practices

Design complex system upgrades

Resolve troublesome trends as they develop

Develop a long-range plan designed to resolve problems and prevent them from recurring

Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures and work standards to ensure success

Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience, or equivalent, demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

5+ years of Distributed Infrastructure and/or related IT Infrastructure experience

5+ years of experience working with products related to Virtualization, Server Infrastructure, Converged/Hyper-Converged hosting.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Hypervisors: VMware, Nutanix Scripting and/or automation experience: Python, Ansible, PowerShell Operating Systems Knowledge: Windows, Linux Experience leading or supporting the design, evaluation, and implementation of complex infrastructure hosting solutions and capabilities.
• Experience working in agile product teams in a highly regulated financial services industry.
• Experience with converged and/or hyper-converged infrastructure solutions at-scale in a large enterprise.
• Experience with virtualization and virtual hosting technologies and administration.
• Experience mentoring high-performing engineers.
• Experience with taking software/hardware products and services from inception to customer delivery.
• Proven experience transforming to and/or managing infrastructure functions in a product model construct, which would include participation in product roadmap planning and feature/backlog prioritization.

Languages

Python, bash, PowerShell and integrating with API’s

Skills around automation to include familiarity with VMWare Aria/VRA, Nutanix Calm, Ansible, and similar.

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and management.

Familiarity with Cloud hosting concepts and operating models.

Expert knowledge and understanding of technologies related to infrastructure engineering.

Ability to help remediate tough technical support issues.

Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Strong organizational skills.

Ability to work independently and as part of team on multiple overlapping projects.

Ability to operate effectively in a geographically dispersed organization.

Customer focused, service-oriented attitude.