Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support enterprise server environments and industrial/application infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Design, build, and maintain Helm charts and containerized workloads; lead Docker/Podman to Kubernetes (K3S) migrations and orchestration.
• Integrate applications with centralized identity providers (Microsoft Entra ID, AD, LDAP) using Keycloak to deliver SSO and unified authentication.
• Develop and maintain automation and health-check workflows using Ansible, Python, and Bash to reduce manual operational effort.
• Own CI/CD pipeline design, deployment automation, and GitLab administration, including troubleshooting runner and build failures.
• Drive infrastructure and application vulnerability remediation, OS/kernel patching, and security compliance activities.
• Lead disaster recovery (DR) drills, environment migrations, and release/change deployment activities.
• Provide L2/L3 incident, problem, and change management support following ITIL-aligned processes.
• Coordinate with cross-functional infrastructure, application, and vendor teams on server delivery, patching, and network segmentation.
• Support onboarding of new applications, POCs, and technology evaluations to enhance platform scalability and operational efficiency.
• Manage SSL certificate lifecycle and monitoring/alerting configuration across the environment.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10–14 years of experience in Linux, Windows, VMware, Cloud, and Automation technologies.
• Hands-on expertise in Ansible, Python, Bash/PowerShell scripting, and Git-based CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes (K3S), Helm, Docker, and Podman in production environments.
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience with identity and access management platforms: LDAP, FreeIPA, Keycloak, Microsoft Entra ID, and SSO integration.
• Solid understanding of ITIL-based incident, problem, and change management practices.

Representative Tools / Technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) and/or Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE).
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) or equivalent Microsoft infrastructure certification.
• Prior experience supporting industrial/IoT or retail-technology assets (e.g., self-driving vehicles, smart checkout systems) is a plus.
• Experience with orchestration/flow tools beyond Ansible (e.g., custom automation or low-code flow platforms) is a plus.

Education

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