Infrastructure Engineer Senior

Associated Banc‑Corp; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 88,000 - 151,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement savings plans (401(k) and P

Volunteer time off

Colleague Resource Groups

Competitive salaries with development

Well-being programs and incentives

Employee stock purchase plan

Banking benefits

Job summary

Associated Bank is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, automate, and support critical private cloud infrastructure, partnering with application and technology teams to improve deployment, performance, availability, and resilience.

You will mentor engineers and shape technology direction while maintaining documentation, DR strategies, and strong operational excellence across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, MIS, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience with the VMware portfolio, including VCF, SRM, vSAN, NSX, and HCX.
• 5+ years of experience with Terraform Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management such as Ansible, GitHub Actions, and container solutions.
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell, HashiCorp HCL, RESTful APIs, YAML/JSON, and PowerCLI.
• VMware VCF, Microsoft, HashiCorp, Ansible, or other relevant vendor certifications.

Responsibilities

• Design and automate private cloud infrastructure and technology solutions that support reliable, scalable applications.
• Manage incident and problem resolution by troubleshooting connectivity, infrastructure, and communication issues and identifying root causes.
• Automate testing, configuration, release, and deployment processes using infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps practices.
• Monitor infrastructure capacity, availability, and performance to identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Maintain hardware and software inventories, network diagrams, technical documentation, and system records to support ongoing operations.
• Partner with service providers, technology teams, business partners, and leadership to resolve issues and strengthen infrastructure solutions.
• Support business resilience efforts by maintaining disaster recovery documentation and participating in Business Resumption Readiness testing.
• Coach and mentor engineers through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and training while helping shape technology direction.

Skills

Terraform IaC

CI/CD pipelines

Ansible

GitHub Actions

Container solutions

PowerShell

HashiCorp HCL

RESTful APIs

YAML/JSON

PowerCLI

VMware VCF/SRM/vSAN/NSX/HCX

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics/CS/MIS/CS Engineering

Tools

VMware VCF

Microsoft certifications

Cisco UCS

Dell PowerFlex

Pure Storage

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

At Associated Bank we strive to create an inclusive culture where different perspectives are valued and recognized as strengths critical to our success. If you thrive in an environment where your growth and development are encouraged and supported, then Associated Bank may be the right place for you. Associated Bank requires you to directly represent yourself and your own experiences during the recruiting and hiring process. Associated Bank conducts a thorough background check on all new hires.

Role Summary

As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you'll design, automate, and support critical infrastructure that keeps applications and data running securely, reliably, and efficiently. You'll partner with application and technology teams to improve deployment, performance, availability, and resilience while serving as a technical resource and mentor for other engineers.

Key Accountabilities

• Design and automate private cloud infrastructure and technology solutions that support reliable, scalable applications.
• Manage incident and problem resolution by troubleshooting connectivity, infrastructure, and communication issues and identifying root causes.
• Automate testing, configuration, release, and deployment processes using infrastructure-as-code and modern DevOps practices.
• Monitor infrastructure capacity, availability, and performance to identify issues and recommend improvements.
• Maintain hardware and software inventories, network diagrams, technical documentation, and system records to support ongoing operations.
• Partner with service providers, technology teams, business partners, and leadership to resolve issues and strengthen infrastructure solutions.
• Support business resilience efforts by maintaining disaster recovery documentation and participating in Business Resumption Readiness testing.
• Coach and mentor engineers through knowledge sharing, technical guidance, and training while helping shape technology direction.

Education & Experience Required

• Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of experience with the VMware portfolio, including VCF, SRM, vSAN, NSX, and HCX.
• 5+ years of experience with Terraform Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, configuration management such as Ansible, GitHub Actions, and container solutions.
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell, HashiCorp HCL, RESTful APIs, YAML/JSON, and PowerCLI.
• VMware VCF, Microsoft, HashiCorp, Ansible, or other relevant vendor certifications.

Preferred

• 2+ years of experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, and Group Policy.
• 2+ years of experience with SAN arrays, NAS, Cisco UCS, Dell PowerFlex, and Pure Storage.
• 2+ years of experience supporting Windows Server and Red Hat operating systems.

Why You'll Love Working Here

You'll have opportunities to grow your technical expertise, mentor others, and influence the direction of technology that supports a leading regional bank. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and people who take ownership and turn complex challenges into practical solutions.

Benefits

• Retirement savings including both 401(k) and Pension plans.
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community.
• Opportunities to connect with others through our diversity-focused Colleague Resource Groups.
• Competitive salaries with professional development and advancement opportunities.
• Bonus benefits including well-being programs and incentives, parental leave, an employee stock purchase plan, military benefits and much more.
• Personal banking, loan, investment and insurance benefits.

Compliance Statement

• We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified parties, including but not limited to people returning to the workforce, people with disabilities, those without a college degree, and veterans or those with military experience.
• Associated Bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce. We support a work environment where colleagues are respected and given the opportunity to perform to their fullest potential. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, among other factors.
• Fully complies with all applicable enterprise policies and procedures.
• Acts in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations as outlined in training materials, including but not limited to Bank Secrecy Act.
• Responsible for reporting suspicious activity to Financial Intelligence.
• Responsible to report all customer complaints as prescribed and procedure violations to management or HR.
• Responsible to report ethical concerns as needed to Associated Bank's anonymous Ethics Hotline.
• Associated Banc-Corp participates in the E-Verify Program.
• E-Verify Notice English or Spanish.
• Know Your Right to Work English or Spanish.
• Associated Bank provides additional assistance throughout the application, interview and hiring process. Please contact [e-mail] if you need an accommodation at any time during the process.
• Associated Bank is Pay Transparency compliant. The pay range represents anticipated base pay for this role. Actual pay may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, work location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role. For certain positions, total compensation may also include incentive, commission, or bonus opportunities not reflected in the posted base pay range.

Pay Range

$88,270.00 - $151,320.00 per year

Company Overview

At Associated Bank, our purpose is to uplift our customers, community and colleagues to be financially stronger. We do this through our relentless focus on people, with a winning spirit, by listening before we act and with a commitment to achieve together. Associated Bank serves more than 120 communities throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri and we consider our colleagues critical to our continued success.

#RootedHere

What does it mean to be #RootedHere? For us, it means having a career that grows with you. We think you'll like the opportunities available at Associated Bank.