Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Role Overview: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer with a strong and balanced technical background across network infrastructure, server & storage systems, multi-cloud environments, and DevOps engineering. The ideal candidate will possess deep hands-on expertise, strong architectural leadership, and the ability to drive end-to-end infrastructure modernization, automation, security, and operational excellence. This role requires a minimum of 10+ years of overall IT infrastructure experience, including 5+ years in cloud architecture and DevOps, with proven leadership in designing, building, and governing complex hybrid and cloud-native ecosystems. Key Responsibilities: Cloud & Infrastructure Architecture Design secure, scalable, and highly available multi-cloud architectures (AWS required; Azure/GCP an advantage) Define and govern architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices across cloud, network, compute, storage, and security domains Lead cloud adoption, migration, modernization, and hybrid integration initiatives Architect containerized and serverless workloads (Docker, Kubernetes/EKS, Lambda, Step Functions) Network Infrastructure Design and optimize enterprise and cloud network architectures: VPC, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, VPN, Load Balancers, WAF, routing, and segmentation. Work with on-prem LAN/WAN, firewalls, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and network security. Collaborate with network engineering teams to ensure seamless cloud-to-on-prem integration. Server, Virtualization & Storage Lead the design, deployment, and operations of compute platforms (VMware, Hyper-V, EC2, bare-metal systems). Manage enterprise storage architectures (SAN/NAS, backup, archival, object storage). Oversee performance optimization, capacity planning, and system hardening. DevOps & Automation Lead the design and implementation of CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred, GitHub/Azure DevOps as plus). Champion automation using IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible). Implement SRE/DevOps practices: observability, monitoring, incident response, and reliability engineering. Ensure automated provisioning, configuration, and policy enforcement across environments. Security & Governance Implement cloud and infrastructure security controls: IAM, KMS, SIEM/monitoring, security baselines, and compliance frameworks. Collaborate with security teams to drive zero-trust, identity governance, and audit readiness. Leadership & Collaboration Act as the technical escalation point for complex design, performance, or production issues. Mentor infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and operations engineers. Work closely with application, security, and network teams to deliver integrated, end-to-end solutions. Provide architectural guidance, documentation, and executive-level presentation support. Required Skills & Experience: Technical Competencies Cloud Platforms: Strong expertise in AWS; exposure to Azure/GCP ideal. Networking: VPC, routing, load balancing, firewalls, VPN, DNS, network security. Compute/Storage: VMware/virtualization, enterprise storage, backup/recovery, OS hardening. Container & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, EKS. DevOps: CI/CD (GitLab preferred), GitOps, release automation. IaC: Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, Ansible. Programming/Scripting: Python, Bash, or PowerShell. Monitoring/Observability: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, OpenTelemetry ecosystem. Security: IAM, KMS, encryption, cloud network security. Certifications AWS Solutions Architect (Professional required; Associate acceptable if near completion) Additional certifications in Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, or Security are advantageous. Soft Skills Strong communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills. Proven leadership in cross-functional technical teams. High adaptability, ownership mindset, strong customer service orientation. Preferred Experience Managing hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud). Designing DR/BCP strategies for mission-critical systems. Leading infrastructure modernization programs. Exposure to financial services or regulated industries.