Responsibilities
Sr Infrastructure Engineer
The Senior Infrastructure Engineer applies knowledge of and experience with engineering principles and techniques in the design, development, installation, integration, analysis, operation, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of compute/storage infrastructure, security, or supervisory control, and data acquisition systems related projects and programs. This position will perform complex assignments often requiring development of new or improved products, processes, and techniques as well as assess feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering tests, products, and equipment. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer requires an ability to interpret, on a broad basis, the principles, theories, and concepts of a technical engineering specialty. This position must also exhibit self-motivation, effective communication skills, ability to train and transfer knowledge to other team members, effectively manage multiple activities, and work as an effective team member.
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
- Perform and analyze complex level engineering assignments that would take approximately six to nine months to complete.
- Participate in new project implementations.
- Coordinate with Enterprise Architects and Demand Management to develop and deliver solutions that maintain standards from an operation and structural perspective.
- Applies knowledge of current technical innovations and strategies.
- Identify opportunities for automation and process improvement by collaborating with other areas to develop and deliver solutions that maintain standards from an operations and structural perspective.
- Mentor and works with the Infrastructure Engineer to provide support.
Qualifications
Required:
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field, and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in an equivalent role; OR 9+ years of experience in the design, configuration and operation of an enterprise infrastructure
- Must be able to accommodate 24 hour on call escalation schedule
- General experience in a wide variety of technical areas including, but not limited to: application deployment, configuration management, workflow automation / orchestration, process automation
- Ability to collaborate with resources across multiple disciplines
- Ability to design and document complex workflows
- Specialization in one or more of the following supplemental requirements
Desired:
SERVER
- Advanced experience with Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux
- Advanced experience with installing, configuring, and supporting enterprise-class server hardware (Cisco UCS)
- Advanced knowledge in Active Directory authentication technologies
- Experience in server virtualization platforms such as VMWare, Hyper-V, Citrix XenApp Server and XenDesktop
- Experience with automated monitoring systems and technologies, with practical knowledge of automated patching procedures
- Experience in cloud management technologies (such as vRealize, CliQr CloudBolt)
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and O365 Administration
- Experience with Cloud environments both Private and Public, including Amazon or Azure
AUTOMATION
- Experience scripting in Powershell, Python, or other languages
- Experience with Configuration Management tools (such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet)
- API Integration Understanding (REST, SOAP) API Management
- Develop and deliver complex workflows to automate the deployment of end-to-end environments for development, testing, and production use
- Develop and deliver a framework, scripts, and templates to automate common infrastructure provisioning tasks
- Knowledge of cloud networking architecture, cloud operations, security, automation and orchestration
- Experience with Containers (such as Docker, Pivotal Cloud Foundry)
STORAGE
- Working knowledge of storage/backup solutions (PURE, VNX, vPlex, Data Domain, Avamar)
- Working knowledge of SAN fabric switching (Brocade)
- Experience in Hyperconvergence
Other
- Well-rounded knowledge of networking (LAN, WAN, VLAN, Routing, Firewalls, etc.)
- Datacenter management (power, space, cooling, rack elevations, cable plant)
- Content switching and Traffic Management (F5, Netscaler)
- Experience in SDN (ACI, NSX)
Closing Statement
Level: S5
Foundation: $94.112
Maximum: $141,168
At
Omaha Public Power District , we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.
WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12 th -largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.
WE¿RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.
OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are wherever you are and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.
Org Marketing Statement
EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability
How To Apply
Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before 09/07/2024
Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com
- PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.