IT Infrastructure Engineer - Cloud, Networking & Security

State of Arkansas; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 97,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

The IT Infrastructure Engineer role with State of Arkansas is a key state government position responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments.

You'll work with cross‑department teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant systems, manage hardware, networks, and cloud services, and lead efforts to keep the state's IT infrastructure robust and resilient.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, CS, Network Engineering or related field.
• Six years of experience in IT infrastructure management and systems administration.
• Experience managing on-premises and cloud infrastructure environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, and implement IT infrastructure solutions across networks, servers, storage, and cloud platforms.
• Ensure systems are scalable, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Manage hardware, software, and network systems for the state's IT environment.
• Perform updates, patches, and monitoring for continuous operation.
• Oversee LAN, WAN, and cloud networks and ensure high availability.
• Troubleshoot network issues and optimize performance.

Skills

IT infrastructure

VMware

Active Directory

DNS

TCP/IP

Network security

System administration

Cloud services

Security best practices

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Networking

Tools

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

AWS

Azure

LAN/WAN management

Job description

The IT Infrastructure Engineer role with State of Arkansas is a key state government position responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining IT infrastructure across on‑prem and cloud environments.

You'll work with cross‑department teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant systems, manage hardware, networks, and cloud services, and lead efforts to keep the state's IT infrastructure robust and resilient.