Sr. Infrastructure Design Engineer

Sr. Infrastructure Design Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking an Infrastructure Design Engineer to join a leading organization in the healthcare industry. The Infrastructure Design Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing complex cloud and data center infrastructure environments while driving infrastructure standards, automation, security, and operational excellence across the enterprise. This position is remote with occasional travel to Durham, NC.

Responsibilities for the Sr. Infrastructure Design Engineer:

• Design and develop complex infrastructure solutions supporting cloud, networking, compute, storage, middleware, database, and telephony environments.
• Own infrastructure capacity planning and technology lifecycle management to support established service levels.
• Establish and maintain hardware and software performance standards.
• Serve as an infrastructure subject matter expert and provide guidance on emerging technologies and strategic initiatives.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to assess requirements and develop infrastructure designs.
• Lead infrastructure design efforts for large-scale enterprise projects and initiatives.
• Support operational readiness through performance tuning, upgrades, installations, incident response, and problem resolution.
• Develop and maintain engineering standards, procedures, documentation, and best practices.
• Conduct proof-of-concept evaluations and technical assessments for new technologies.
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to maintain technical roadmaps and infrastructure strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to team members as needed.

Qualifications for the Sr. Infrastructure Design Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems engineering, cloud engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience administering AWS cloud environments and enterprise Linux systems, including RHEL and AIX.
• Hands-on experience with Ansible and Ansible Tower for infrastructure automation and configuration management.
• Experience utilizing Red Hat Satellite for system lifecycle management, patching, and compliance activities.
• Knowledge of patch management and vulnerability remediation processes in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of security best practices and vulnerability management methodologies.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments.

Compensation & Benefits for the Sr. Infrastructure Design Engineer:

• Salary range of $107,901 - $172,642 annually.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Flexible work environment focused on collaboration and work-life balance.

Keywords: Infrastructure Design Engineer, Infrastructure Engineering, AWS, Linux, RHEL, AIX, Ansible, Ansible Tower, Red Hat Satellite, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center Infrastructure, Automation, Vulnerability Management, Systems Engineering

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