IT Infrastructure Engineer

Cognizant; Auckland; Vor Ort; NZD 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cognizant Auckland is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to manage and support the enterprise infrastructure, including servers, virtualization, cloud, storage, and networks, ensuring reliability and security.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and offshore partners to keep services available and performant in a demanding environment.

Qualifikationen

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration.
• Solid working knowledge of virtualization platforms (VMware = - Hyper-V).
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, exposure to Azure and AWS.
• Solid understanding of networking, firewall technologies, and datacenter operations.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and security practices.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Computer Science.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Aufgaben

• Manage Windows and Linux servers and the broader enterprise infrastructure.
• Administer VMware and Hyper-V virtualization environments.
• Monitor infrastructure availability and performance, and address issues to keep services running smoothly.
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and identity services, and support Azure and AWS cloud environments.
• Carry out backup, patching, and disaster recovery activities, collaborating with network, security, and application teams and providing onsite hands-on datacenter support.

Kenntnisse

Windows Server

Linux Server

VMware

Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

Networking

Security Practices

Monitoring

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

As an IT Infrastructure Engineer, you will make an impact by managing and supporting the enterprise infrastructure that keeps our servers, virtualization, cloud, storage, and network services reliable, secure, and available. You will be a valued member of the Infrastructure team and work collaboratively with network, security, and application teams, as well as offshore infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams.

In this role, you will:

• Manage Windows and Linux servers and the broader enterprise infrastructure
• Administer VMware and Hyper-V virtualization environments
• Monitor infrastructure availability and performance, and act on issues to keep services running smoothly
• Manage Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and identity services, and support Azure and AWS cloud environments
• Carry out backup, patching, and disaster recovery activities, while partnering with network, security, and application teams and providing onsite hands-and-feet support for datacenter operations, rack and stack, firewall and network infrastructure, and offshore teams

Work model:

At Cognizant, we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible, and we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs. Based on this role's business requirements, this is an onsite position requiring 5 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Auckland, New Zealand. The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you're engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.

What you need to have to be considered

• Strong hands-on knowledge of Windows and Linux server administration
• Solid working knowledge of virtualization platforms, including VMware and Hyper-V
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, with exposure to Azure and AWS
• Solid understanding of networking, firewall technologies, and datacenter operations
• Working knowledge of infrastructure monitoring and security practices
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline
• Willingness to travel as required

These will help you stand out

• Experience with Terraform and Ansible for infrastructure automation
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes
• Automation scripting skills
• Knowledge of enterprise storage solutions
• Relevant industry certifications