Infrastructure Engineer

First Century Bank; Commerce (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

First Century Bank is seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our on-prem and cloud operations in Georgia. You will implement infrastructure changes, resolve incidents, perform routine maintenance, and participate in disaster recovery while following standard change control and regulatory requirements.

You will manage network, virtualization (VMware), Windows Server and Linux, and hybrid Azure workloads, ensuring secure connectivity and reliable backups.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on infrastructure experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS/IT.
• Experience administering VMware vSphere, Windows Server, and Active Directory.
• Working knowledge of networking technologies including switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and understanding of HA, DR, RTO, and RPO concepts.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN, switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, VPNs.
• Administer on-premises VMware, Windows Server, and Linux environments.
• Operate and maintain cloud workloads in Microsoft Azure in a hybrid model.
• Support secure connectivity across on-prem and cloud.
• Administer enterprise storage, backup, and replication solutions, including backup verification and recovery testing.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity activities.
• Administer Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID with least-privilege access.
• Apply security updates, hardening, and configuration standards while supporting audit requirements.
• Monitor infrastructure health, respond to alerts, and perform routine maintenance and patching.
• Develop automation scripts using PowerShell and maintain runbooks.
• Provide advanced infrastructure support and maintain accurate technical documentation.

Skills

Network infrastructure

Virtualization

Windows Server

Active Directory

Azure cloud

Backup & DR concepts

PowerShell scripting

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

VMware vSphere/ESXi/vCenter

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure

Job description

First Century Bank, N.A. – IT Infrastructure Engineer

First Century Bank is a relationship-focused community bank providing financial services to consumers and businesses through financial technology partners. We are committed to delivering exceptional service, maintaining strong relationships, and providing innovative banking solutions while fostering a collaborative workplace where employees can grow and succeed.

The Infrastructure Engineer supports and maintains First Century Bank's on-premises datacenter and cloud environments. This role is a generalist, hands-on role responsible for implementing infrastructure changes, resolving incidents, performing system maintenance, and supporting disaster recovery activities while following established standards, change management procedures and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Bank's network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, VPN's, and wireless technologies.
• Administer and maintain on-premises VMware (vSphere / ESXi / vCenter), Windows Server, and Linux environments including physical server infrastructure and datacenter operations.
• Operate and maintain cloud workloads, preferably Microsoft Azure (compute, networking, identity, storage), in a hybrid model.
• Support secure connectivity and consistent configuration across on-prem and cloud.
• Administer enterprise storage, backup, and replication solutions, including backup verification, data restoration, and recovery testing.
• Participate in disaster recovery and business continuity activities, including failover testing and maintaining recovery documentation.
• Administer Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and user access in accordance with security and least-privilege standards.
• Apply security updates, system hardening, and configuration standards while supporting audit and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor infrastructure health, respond to system alerts and incidents, and perform routine maintenance and patch management.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools, primarily using PowerShell, to improve operational efficiency.
• Provide advanced infrastructure support, participate in scheduled maintenance and on-call support, and maintain accurate technical documentation, including configurations, diagrams, and runbooks.

Required Qualifications

• Three (3) or more years of hands-on infrastructure experience supporting network, compute, virtualization, and storage/backup.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, certifications, and relevant experience.
• Experience administering VMware vSphere, Windows Server, and Active Directory.
• Working knowledge of networking technologies, including switching, routing, VLANs, firewalls, and VPNs.
• Experience with backup and recovery solutions and an understanding of high availability (HA), disaster recovery, RTO, and RPO concepts.