Senior NetworkInfrastructure Engineer, Onsite in Charlotte, NC

Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer Onsite in Charlotte NC

We are seeking a Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer with strong experience in designing deploying and supporting enterprise networks and modern infrastructure platforms.  This hands-on role focuses on secure data transfer infrastructure optimization and day-to-day management of networking hardware virtualization and cloud workloads with a strong bias toward automation and operational rigor.  This position is 100% Onsite in Charlotte NC.

Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer Responsibilities:

Infrastructure Management

- Own day-to-day operations of the VMware environment (vSphere/ESX/ESXi): lifecycle management capacity performance tuning patching upgrades backup/DR coordination and incident response.

- Partner on the virtualization roadmap including planning and execution for migration from VMware to Nutanix (or Nutanix-based platforms) minimizing downtime and risk.

- Operate and optimize storage and compute platforms (e.g. Cisco UCS SAN/NAS such as NetApp FAS/AFF FlexPod) including performance troubleshooting and resilience planning.

Cloud & Platform Operations

- Manage and optimize Microsoft Azure workloads: networking compute storage security controls cost optimization and operational monitoring.

- Operate Kubernetes environments (cluster upgrades reliability networking ingress policy and workload troubleshooting).

- Build deploy and support Docker containerized applications and supporting infrastructure (registries image hygiene runtime security scaling).

- Implement and maintain load balancing solutions (L4/L7) including TLS configuration and operational monitoring.

Network Engineering & Communications

- Design implement and support enterprise data/voice/video networks across LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi.

- Configure and support routing/switching and core network services (TCP/IP BGP OSPF VLANs QoS DHCP/DNS).

- Administer and harden firewalls/VPNs (SonicWall Cisco ASA Palo Alto) and support secure remote access patterns.

Security Secure Transfers and Compliance Support

- Maintain secure internal and external data transfer mechanisms (e.g. SFTP/managed file transfer) including certificate/keys access controls and auditing.

- Support vulnerability remediation security hardening and practical control implementation aligned to customer/security expectations (e.g. PCI/SOC-related controls where applicable).

- Own SSL/TLS certificate lifecycle management across infrastructure components.

Operational Excellence & Automation

- Build repeatable automated operations (Infrastructure-as-Code and configuration management preferred) reducing manual work and increasing reliability.

- Improve observability and troubleshooting practices (monitoring alerting packet capture traffic analysis) and drive root-cause prevention.

- Participate in on-call/after-hours support rotations as needed for high-priority incidents and maintenance windows.

Collaboration

- Collaborate across internal teams and external vendors/clients to plan changes execute upgrades resolve incidents and document outcomes.

- Create and maintain clear technical documentation (runbooks diagrams standards) to improve operational consistency and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications :

Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer Required Qualifications:

- 5 years in a senior network/infrastructure engineering role supporting enterprise environments (hybrid datacenter cloud).

- Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes VMware (vSphere/ESX/ESXi) and Microsoft Azure (these are must-haves).

- Proven experience designing/supporting enterprise networks: LAN/WAN/Wi-Fi routing/switching VPNs QoS and troubleshooting (packet capture/traffic analysis).

- Firewall administration experience with one or more of SonicWall Cisco ASA and Palo Alto (policy VPN logging/triage).

- Experience with virtualization operations and performance tuning (compute storage networking).

- Windows Server administration experience (including legacy environments as needed) Active Directory Group Policy and Exchange in enterprise contexts.

- Working knowledge supporting SQL Server environments (AlwaysOn preferred).

- Strong operational habits: change management discipline incident response documentation and clear communication.

Senior Network/Infrastructure Engineer Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelors degree in a related field and significant datacenter operations experience.

- Certifications such as CCNA/CCNP VCP Nutanix (NCP) Azure (AZ-104/AZ-305) Security or equivalent experience.

- Experience with Cisco UCS NetApp FAS/AFF and FlexPod architectures in production environments.

- Familiarity with IIS/Tomcat administration and email security tooling (e.g. SpamTitan).

- Experience with tools such as Jira Kace SolarWinds PRTG Cerberus SFTP Zerto Trend Micro WSUS and related monitoring/endpoint/security platforms.

Benefits include medical insurance Dental Vision Savings Plan Options PTO etc.

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Additional Information :

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time