Core Infrastructure Engineer – Platform & Cloud Expert

Piper Sandler Ltd.; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Sandler is seeking a Core Infrastructure Engineer – Professional to join the Platform Engineering team in Minneapolis, MN. The role focuses on supporting and improving on-premises and cloud infrastructure, with opportunities to lead projects and advance technical expertise.

The ideal candidate has several years of hands-on experience in systems administration or infra engineering, with VMware, cloud, and Datadog proficiency.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on experience in systems administration or infrastructure engineering.
• Experience with VMware technologies (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter).
• Proficient in at least one major cloud platform (AWS or Azure).
• Familiar with Datadog or similar monitoring/observability tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and troubleshoot VMware environments (vSphere, ESXi, vCenter).
• Maintain on-prem and cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.
• Build dashboards and alerts in Datadog to improve observability.
• Lead small-to-medium infrastructure projects and document outcomes.

Skills

VMware administration

Cloud engineering

Datadog monitoring

Networking fundamentals

Infrastructure as code

Project leadership

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

PowerShell

Job description

Piper Sandler is seeking a Core Infrastructure Engineer – Professional to join the Platform Engineering team in Minneapolis, MN. The role focuses on supporting and improving on-premises and cloud infrastructure, with opportunities to lead projects and advance technical expertise.

The ideal candidate has several years of hands-on experience in systems administration or infra engineering, with VMware, cloud, and Datadog proficiency.