Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Insight Global; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Principal Engineer, Linux & Virtualization Infrastructure to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure platforms across Linux, virtualization, storage, and networking environments.

This is a hands-on role focused on leading projects, mentoring junior engineers, developing technical solutions, and supporting highly available production systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 7+ years of experience as a Linux Systems Administrator, Linux Systems Engineer, or related infrastructure engineering role.
• Expertise with Linux and/or Unix operating systems.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals.
• Solid knowledge of Storage Area Networks (SANs).
• Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies including: VMware, Proxmox, Docker.
• Experience managing complex systems infrastructure projects.
• Working knowledge of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure greenfield datacenter deployments while modernizing and retrofitting existing environments.
• Lead system integration efforts for new technologies and infrastructure solutions through research, design, implementation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance.
• Maintain and manage multiple virtualization clusters with ownership of current and future capacity planning.
• Monitor enterprise infrastructure platforms and drive actionable recovery and operational improvements.
• Co-manage Fibre Channel, VxLAN, and NAS environments with a continued focus on: Fault tolerance; High availability; Disaster recovery.
• Analyze user and application requirements to determine operating system, storage, memory, and CPU needs for both physical and virtual server environments.
• Lead the design, analysis, configuration, and implementation of enterprise storage architectures, including: Application and end-user storage requirements; IO performance analysis; Storage layout strategy; Disaster recovery profiles.
• Collaborate closely with networking and security teams to deliver solutions for internal business units and external customers.
• Ensure all service platforms and applications are backed up according to established policies and procedures.
• Participate in future technology strategy discussions and provide recommendations based on industry research and engineering expertise.

Skills

Linux

Enterprise virtualization

Storage

Datacenter

Networking

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS

Tools

VMware

Proxmox

Docker

Job description

**MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE: Denver, CO; Tampa, FL; Columbus, OH; West Point, GA; Troy, MI (plus any additional approved WOW! markets)**

Duration: Perm Placemement

Locations: Tampa, FL; Columbus, OH; Troy, MI; Charleston, SC; West Point, GA; more available*

A client of Insight Global is seeking a Principal Engineer, Linux & Virtualization Infrastructure to serve as a senior technical leader responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise infrastructure platforms across Linux, virtualization, storage, and networking environments. This is a hands-on individual contributor role focused on leading infrastructure projects, mentoring junior engineers, developing technical solutions, and supporting highly available production systems.

The ideal candidate brings deep enterprise Linux expertise combined with strong virtualization, storage, and data center experience. This individual will partner with internal stakeholders to research solutions, develop plans and architecture diagrams, manage implementation efforts, and provide ongoing operational support for critical infrastructure initiatives.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and configure greenfield datacenter deployments while modernizing and retrofitting existing environments
• Lead system integration efforts for new technologies and infrastructure solutions through research, design, implementation, configuration, and ongoing maintenance
• Maintain and manage multiple virtualization clusters with ownership of current and future capacity planning
• Monitor enterprise infrastructure platforms and drive actionable recovery and operational improvements
• Co-manage Fibre Channel, VxLAN, and NAS environments with a continued focus on: Fault tolerance; High availability; Disaster recovery
• Analyze user and application requirements to determine operating system, storage, memory, and CPU needs for both physical and virtual server environments
• Lead the design, analysis, configuration, and implementation of enterprise storage architectures, including: Application and end-user storage requirements; IO performance analysis; Storage layout strategy; Disaster recovery profiles
• Collaborate closely with networking and security teams to deliver solutions for internal business units and external customers
• Ensure all service platforms and applications are backed up according to established policies and procedures
• Participate in future technology strategy discussions and provide recommendations based on industry research and engineering expertise

Additional Responsibilities

In this role, you will also:

• Serve as an engineering-level escalation resource for the Network Operations Center (NOC) and operational teams during high-level fault analysis and incident isolation
• Lead the deployment and configuration of high availability systems and storage architectures
• Partner with cross-functional engineering teams on emerging technologies and infrastructure initiatives
• Create and maintain detailed systems and application documentation
• Provide professional technical support to both internal and external customers
• Maintain, enhance, and deploy hardware and software technologies within lab and testing environments
• Mentor and support fellow engineers and technical team members
• Perform additional duties as assigned

What You Bring

Required Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• 7+ years of experience as a Linux Systems Administrator, Linux Systems Engineer, or related infrastructure engineering role
• Expertise with Linux and/or Unix operating systems
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals
• Solid knowledge of Storage Area Networks (SANs)
• Experience with virtualization and containerization technologies including: VMware, ProxMox, Docker
• Experience managing complex systems infrastructure projects
• Working knowledge of Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office applications