IT Infrastructure Engineer

Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, Inc.; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 83,000 - 89,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Field Networks Engineer Type of Engagement: 6-month contract to hire (Not open to 3rd party C2C consultants. Visa sponsorship is not available) Work Location: Onsite position in Memphis, TN

Job Overview: We are looking for an experienced IT Infrastructure Engineer to join our team in Memphis. This is a hands-on opportunity for an engineer who enjoys designing and supporting modern infrastructure while making a direct impact on end users. The primary role is to design and develop IT infrastructure systems and solutions, consulting with stakeholders to determine requirements and translate them into technical design specifications. The role focuses equally on Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization and Amazon Web Services (AWS), along with onsite Tier 2/3 support.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Consult with business stakeholders and technical teams to determine system requirements and translate them into technical design specifications.
• Design and develop IT infrastructure systems and solutions based on business and technical requirements.
• Evaluate and recommend IT strategies, policies, and infrastructure improvements that affect business operations, with recommendations typically acted upon by management.
• Design, implement, monitor, and support hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and AWS environments.
• Administer Microsoft Hyper-V hosts, clusters, live migration, VMs, and cross-site replication.
• Support Windows Server and Linux workloads, including patching, hardening, and scripting.
• Build and manage AWS services including EC2, RDS, S3, and VPC.
• Manage firewalls, switches, wireless networks, and VPNs.
• Maintain backup and disaster recovery solutions, validate restores, and document recovery procedures.
• Apply security best practices across servers, endpoints, networks, and cloud resources.
• Help improve infrastructure scalability, redundancy, availability, and resilience.
• Provide Tier 2/3 escalation and onsite Helpdesk support for Houston users.
• Travel to other locations as needed (~10%).

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 3-5 years of infrastructure engineering or systems administration experience.
• Hands-on Microsoft Hyper-V experience, including clustering, live migration, and replication.
• Strong AWS experience with EC2, RDS, S3, and VPC.
• Experience administering Windows Server and Linux.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, and Intune.
• Strong networking knowledge: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, and VPNs.
• Experience with backup and disaster recovery technologies.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and customer service skills.
• Ability to own infrastructure projects from design through implementation.

A reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role is $59.90 - $64.90 per hour. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. The compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case, such as skills and experience levels.

Job Requisition # 40476

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