Infrastructure Engineer II
Dartmouth College
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Job summary
Dartmouth College is seeking an Infrastructure Engineer II to design, build, and operate secure compute, storage, and cloud platforms that support research, teaching, and administration. The role emphasizes end-to-end ownership from design through security, operations, and lifecycle management.
As a hands-on engineer, you will work across on-premises and public cloud environments, mentor junior staff, and lead technical delivery on projects in a security-conscious environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 4+ years of experience supporting production infrastructure in enterprise or research computing environments.
- Strong Linux and/or Windows systems administration and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience automating infrastructure with scripting and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Hands-on experience with virtualization, public cloud, identity systems, containers, or HPC.
- Knowledge of infrastructure security, including hardening, vulnerability management, access controls, and firewalls.
- Networking knowledge including VLANs, routing, and DNS.
- Ability to work independently and communicate technical decisions clearly.
Responsibilities
- Builds and maintains automation and configuration management for compute, storage, identity, cloud, container, and research platforms.
- Operates and supports research computing environments, including Slurm-based HPC clusters and GPU/AI compute.
- Keeps platforms healthy with monitoring, capacity planning, patching, and lifecycle management.
- Implements backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity for platforms.
- Leads troubleshooting of complex incidents and performs root cause analysis.
- Maintains infrastructure networking (VLANs, routing, VPN, DNS) and runbooks.
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Position Information
11/02/2026
Open Until Filled
1129749
Infrastructure Engineer II
$79,500
$99,400
Not a Union Position
Not an SEIU Position
Exempt
Regular Full Time
12
40
Hanover, NH 4 Currier Place,
Hybrid
No
NA
No
Infrastructure Services builds and runs the compute, storage,identity, cloud, container, and high-performance computingplatforms that support Dartmouth’s research, teaching, andadministrative work. Engineers work in small cross-functional teamsand own their platforms end to end, from design and automationthrough security, operations, and lifecycle.
The Infrastructure Engineer II is a hands-on engineer who builds,secures, and operates these platforms across on-premises and publiccloud environments. Security is central to the role: platforms aredesigned to be secure by default, hardened, kept current, andclosely integrated with Information Security monitoring andincident response. The role works independently, leads technicaldelivery on projects, and mentors less experienced engineers.
Bachelors or equivalent combination of education andexperience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information security, ora related field, or an equivalent combination of education andexperience
- 4 or more years of experience supporting productioninfrastructure in enterprise or research computingenvironments
- Strong Linux and/or Windows systems administration andtroubleshooting skills
- Experience automating infrastructure with scripting (e.g.,Python, PowerShell, Bash) and infrastructure-as-code tools
- Hands-on experience with one or more of the following:virtualization, public cloud, identity (e.g., Active Directory,Entra ID), containers, or HPC
- Working knowledge of infrastructure security, including systemhardening, vulnerability management, access controls, andfirewalls
- Working knowledge of networking, including VLANs, routing, andDNS
- Ability to work independently, prioritize, and resolve complexissues with minimal supervision
- Clear written and verbal communication, including explainingtechnical decisions to non-engineers
- Experience with Ansible/ AAP and Terraform or CloudFormation inGit-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with security tooling such as EDR, SIEM,vulnerability scanning, and cloud security posture management
- Familiarity with security frameworks such as NIST 800-53, NIST800-171, or CIS Controls
- Experience running Kubernetes or other container orchestrationplatforms in production
- Experience with AWS, Azure, OCI, or Google Cloud
- Experience with Nutanix or VMware virtualization
- Experience with HPC environments, including RHEL, Slurm, OpenOnDemand, Apptainer, GPU clusters, and research storage (e.g.,VAST, PowerScale, Kerberized NFS )
- Experience designing and testing backup and disaster recoverysolutions
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, GIAC (e.g., GSEC,GCIH ), RHCSA, AWS or Azure associate-level certifications, orCKA
- Experience in higher education or research environments
Elijah Gagne
603-646-9650
Elijah Gagne
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federallaw. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status,or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcomefrom all.
Employment in this position is contingent upon consent to andsuccessful completion of a pre-employment background check, whichmay include a criminal background check, reference checks,verification of work history, conduct review, and verification ofany required academic credentials, licenses, and/or certifications,with results acceptable to Dartmouth College. A criminal convictionwill not automatically disqualify an applicant from employment.Background check information will be used in a confidential,non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federallaw.
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- Builds and maintains automation and configuration managementfor infrastructure platforms, including compute, storage, identity,cloud, container, and research computing platforms.
- Operates and supports research computing environments,including Slurm-based HPC clusters, GPU and AI compute, andresearch storage.
- Keeps platforms healthy and meeting service objectives throughmonitoring, capacity planning, patching, and lifecyclemanagement.
- Implements, tests, and maintains backup, disaster recovery, andbusiness continuity capabilities for supported platforms.
- Leads troubleshooting of complex incidents, performs root causeanalysis, and drives lasting fixes.
- Maintains infrastructure networking, including VLANs, routing,VPN, and DNS .
- Maintains runbooks, standards, and configuration baselines inversion control, and plans changes through change management tominimize disruption.
- Participates in an on-call rotation.
35%
- Implements and maintains infrastructure security controls,including host and network firewalls, network segmentation (e.g.,Nutanix Flow), DNS security, and cloud security policies (e.g., AWSsecurity groups and NACLs).
- Hardens systems to security baselines (e.g., CIS Benchmarks)and enforces least-privilege, privileged access, and identitycontrols on owned platforms.
- Drives vulnerability remediation across owned platforms,prioritized by severity and risk, in partnership with InformationSecurity.
- Integrates platforms with security tooling for logging,monitoring, and endpoint protection (e.g., SIEM, EDR ), andsupports security incident response and investigation.
- Secures environments that host regulated research andinstitutional data (e.g., HIPAA, FERPA ) and provides evidence foraudits and compliance reviews.
- Builds security controls into automation andinfrastructure-as-code so they are consistent, repeatable, and auditable.
25%
- Leads technical delivery on infrastructure projects, fromdesign and prototyping through production rollout, with securityrequirements addressed from the start.
- Contributes to platform architecture and technology decisionsas a member of a cross-functional platform team.
- Works with application, security, network, and research teams,including faculty and researchers, so solutions fit how servicesare actually used.
- Provides cost estimates and cost analysis for infrastructurework, helps evaluate vendor solutions, and manages vendor supportand SLAs for owned platforms.
- Communicates status, technical decisions, and risks clearly toteammates and stakeholders.
25%
- Builds deep expertise in one or more platform domains andshares it through documentation, code review, and pairing.
- Mentors Infrastructure Engineer I colleagues and supports theirgrowth.
- Stays current on infrastructure and security tools, threats,and practices, and brings forward ideas worth adopting.
10%
- Demonstrates commitment to inclusive practices throughday-to-day interactions and team collaboration.
- Engages in opportunities to build awareness and understandingacross diverse perspectives.
5%
Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions,interactions, and communications with others appropriate to anenvironment that is welcoming to all.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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