Senior Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer
Houston, TX - USA
Job Summary
Position Overview
Client is seeking a Senior Hybrid Infrastructure Engineer to design implement operate and modernize enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. This role combines infrastructure engineering cloud architecture automation cybersecurity and operational excellence to deliver secure scalable and resilient technology platforms supporting critical business operations.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the engineering and lifecycle management of enterprise infrastructure while helping lead Clients cloud transformation initiatives. This includes migrating workloads from on-premises infrastructure to GCP using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Terraform GitHub and CI/CD automation. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who thrives in both operational support and strategic modernization efforts.
Key Responsibilities
Hybrid Infrastructure Engineering
- Design implement administer and support highly available hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Engineer secure scalable and resilient infrastructure supporting enterprise business applications.
- Administer Windows Server Linux VMware vSphere Active Directory DNS DHCP networking and enterprise storage.
- Manage enterprise storage platforms including VxRail Vblock Isilon/PowerScale Data Domain and Avamar.
- Support Palo Alto and SonicWall firewalls and enterprise network infrastructure.
Cloud Engineering & Migration
- Lead the migration of enterprise workloads from on-premises infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform.
- Design cloud architectures supporting hybrid connectivity security resiliency and operational support.
- Develop migration strategies dependency mapping cutover plans rollback procedures and post-migration validation.
- Optimize cloud infrastructure for availability security performance and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with application database networking and cybersecurity teams during migration initiatives.
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
- Design and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
- Develop reusable Terraform modules and standardized deployment templates.
- Manage infrastructure source code using GitHub.
- Build and maintain GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated infrastructure deployments.
- Implement GitOps practices and automate infrastructure provisioning configuration management patching and operational tasks using PowerShell Python Bash or similar scripting languages.
Architecture Security & Operations
- Participate in enterprise infrastructure architecture modernization and technology roadmap planning.
- Design and maintain disaster recovery backup and business continuity solutions meeting established business recovery objectives.
- Partner with Cybersecurity teams to improve infrastructure security posture vulnerability remediation and compliance.
- Perform infrastructure lifecycle management including upgrades hardware refreshes firmware updates and platform migrations.
- Monitor infrastructure health availability capacity and performance while implementing proactive improvements.
- Produce and maintain architecture diagrams operational documentation standards and technical procedures.
- Lead infrastructure implementation projects while coordinating with vendors and cross-functional teams.
- Participate in on-call support and major incident response.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience.
- 7 years of enterprise infrastructure engineering or senior systems administration experience.
- Expert knowledge of Windows Server Linux VMware vSphere Active Directory enterprise networking storage and virtualization.
- Experience designing and supporting hybrid infrastructure integrating on-premises environments with Google Cloud Platform.
- Hands-on experience with GCP services including Compute Engine VPC IAM Cloud Storage Cloud SQL Cloud Monitoring Cloud Logging and Load Balancing.
- Strong experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
- Experience with GitHub source control and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience automating infrastructure using PowerShell Python Bash or similar scripting languages.
- Strong understanding of enterprise networking including TCP/IP VLANs routing switching VPNs DNS DHCP and firewall administration.
- Experience with Palo Alto and SonicWall firewalls.
- Experience supporting enterprise storage technologies including VxRail Vblock Isilon/PowerScale Data Domain Avamar and Rubrik.
- Experience designing and supporting backup disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
- Experience with infrastructure lifecycle management cloud migrations cybersecurity best practices vulnerability remediation and operational monitoring.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting communication documentation and project leadership skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- Google Associate Cloud Engineer
- HashiCorp Terraform Associate
- VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate or Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
- CompTIA Security or Cisco CCNA
Preferred Experience
- Enterprise migrations from VMware-based environments to Google Cloud.
- Google Cloud VMware Engine (GCVE) Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cloud Build and Artifact Registry.
- GitOps methodologies and enterprise DevOps practices.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds Orion Datadog Splunk Dynatrace or similar.
- ITIL operational processes and change management.
Required Experience:
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