Senior Engineer, IT Infrastructure Engineering – Data Center

Jobtailor; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, build, and maintain highly available distributed systems across on‑prem and cloud environments.

You will define SLIs/SLOs, optimize CI/CD, and drive automation with Terraform, CloudBolt, and Ansible. The role blends engineering rigor with mentorship in a hybrid Atlanta-based setting.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise across OS, storage, virtualization, and cloud platforms.
• Strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN, SMTP).
• Experience with Chef/Ansible for config management.
• Terraform for IaC and provisioning.
• Experience with CloudBolt/Rundeck for orchestration.
• Ability to lead infra projects end-to-end.
• Security practices and SOC 2/PCI-DSS awareness.
• Excellent communication and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable distributed systems.
• Define SLIs and SLOs to measure system health.
• Architect and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines for rapid, safe delivery.
• Reduce manual work with automation (Python, PowerShell, or Java).
• Mentor junior team members and conduct code reviews.
• Manage on-prem and cloud resources across hybrid environments.
• Develop roadmap for monitoring and observability.
• Forecast capacity and monitor resource usage.
• Ensure SOC 2, PCI-DSS, CIS Benchmarks compliance.

Skills

Distributed Systems Design

CI/CD Pipeline Optimization

Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

Security Practices Implementation

Networking Fundamentals

Python

PowerShell

Java

Operating Systems

Enterprise Storage

Backup Solutions

Virtualization

Configuration Management

Orchestration

Capacity Management

Communication

Mentoring

Documentation

Tools

Terraform

Cloudbolt

Rundeck

Chef

Ansible

Veeam

Nutanix

VMware

Job description

• Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable distributed systems.
• Define Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) to measure and ensure system health.
• Architect and optimize end-to-end CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid, safe, and repeatable software delivery.
• Reduce manual, repetitive work by writing code and automation scripts using languages like Python, PowerShell, or Java.
• Exceptional analytical skills to correlate and troubleshoot complex issues across diverse platforms.
• Serve as the final point of escalation for high-impact technical challenges.
• Manage the full lifecycle of on-prem and cloud-based resources.
• Develop the strategic roadmap for monitoring and observability across the hybrid environment.
• Analyze system resource usage to forecast and manage capacity.
• Mentor junior team members, conduct code reviews, and promote SRE best practices across the organization.
• Maintain a high-security baseline for all platform services and ensure compliance with SOC 2, PCI-DSS, or CIS Benchmarks.

Requirements

• Deep expertise and hands-on experience in multiple domains: Operating Systems (Windows and Linux), Enterprise storage, Backup (Veeam /Other solutions), Virtualization (Nutanix), hyper-converged systems, networking and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
• Strong proficiency in Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, routing, DNS, VPN, SMTP).
• Experience in Security practices (SSL/TLS, SSH, encryption, LDAP).
• Experience in implementing configuration management tools (Chef, Ansible).
• Design and build experience in orchestration using Cloudbolt / Rundeck.
• Expertise in building and maintaining code-driven infrastructure using Terraform for provisioning.
• Proven ability to lead infrastructure projects from design through deployment.
• Experience building and managing physical infrastructure in on-prem or hybrid environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent skills in communication, documentation, and mentoring others.
• Industry certifications such as Microsoft, Redhat, Nutanix, VMware, Backup / Storage solution / Cisco, or security-related credentials are a plus.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining scalable distributed systems, with a strong focus on automation, security compliance, and effective communication of complex technical concepts. Proficient in managing both on-prem and cloud-based resources while mentoring team members and promoting best practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Distributed Systems Design
• CI/CD Pipeline Optimization
• Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
• Security Practices Implementation
• Networking Fundamentals

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Python
• PowerShell
• Java
• Operating Systems
• Enterprise Storage
• Backup Solutions
• Virtualization
• Configuration Management
• Orchestration
• Capacity Management

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communication
• Mentoring
• Documentation

Certifications & Qualifications

• Microsoft
• Redhat
• Nutanix
• VMware
• Cisco

Industry Keywords

• SOC 2
• PCI-DSS
• Hybrid Environment
• Infrastructure Projects
• Technical Escalation

Tools & Technologies

• AWS
• GCP
• Chef
• Ansible
• Cloudbolt
• Rundeck
• Veeam
• Nutanix
• VMware
• CIS Benchmarks