Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Brooksource; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 92,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Health, dental, vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Brooksource is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support its Data Center Automation initiative for a large utility client. This hands-on role focuses on configuring and troubleshooting Linux/Windows servers, networking, firewall, and IAM across on‑premises, virtualized, and cloud environments.

You will work with Ansible and Terraform to prepare deployments without writing automation code. You will collaborate with IAM, security, network, and server teams, document fixes, and mentor

Qualifications

• 7–10+ years in infrastructure engineering or related fields.
• Experience administering Linux and/or Windows servers in enterprise environments.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, routing, firewall concepts and network connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Administer and troubleshoot Linux/Windows servers across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Investigate and resolve network, DNS, firewall, and authentication issues impacting deployments.
• Coordinate firewall changes and network access requests with security teams.
• Configure RBAC, IAM, and authentication methods; support IAM workflows.
• Document issues, changes, and resolutions; share knowledge with teammates.

Skills

Infrastructure engineering

Linux/Windows administration

Networking fundamentals

RBAC/IAM

Troubleshooting

VMware/Hyper-V

DNS/Firewall

Scripting basics

Collaboration

Security controls

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

VMware

Active Directory

LDAP

Job description

Location

• Location: Fully Remote | Eastern Time Business Hours
• Employment Type: 12-Month Contract, with Potential for Extension
• Compensation: ~$67-75/hr (Final compensation will be dependent on experience and skillset level)

About The Role

Our client, a large utility company, is hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support its Data Center Automation (DCA) initiative. The team uses Ansible and Terraform to automate infrastructure deployments across on-premises and cloud environments. Your responsibility will be to ensure the underlying infrastructure is configured, accessible, and ready for those deployments. You'll troubleshoot server connectivity, firewall restrictions, authentication failures, and access permissions. You'll also coordinate with networking, security, and infrastructure teams to resolve issues and work through the approvals required in a regulated enterprise environment. This is a hands‑on infrastructure administration role, not a position focused on writing automation code.

What You’ll Do

• Administer and troubleshoot Linux and/or Windows server infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
• Investigate connectivity issues that prevent automation platforms from communicating with servers and infrastructure systems.
• Diagnose network, DNS, firewall, routing, and authentication issues to identify the source of deployment failures.
• Submit and coordinate firewall rule changes, network access requests, and security approvals.
• Configure and troubleshoot user permissions, service accounts, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and authentication methods.
• Work with identity and access management (IAM) and security teams to resolve authorization and access restrictions.
• Support infrastructure readiness for deployments managed through Ansible and Terraform, without being responsible for developing the automation code.
• Troubleshoot server configurations, operating system issues, and VMware or similar virtualization environments.
• Follow enterprise change-management and security procedures when making infrastructure changes.
• Partner with automation engineers, server administrators, network engineers, and security teams to resolve deployment blockers.
• Document troubleshooting steps, infrastructure changes, and resolutions.
• Share infrastructure knowledge with junior engineers and participate in the team's agile workflows.

What You Bring

• 7–10+ years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, systems administration, server engineering, or network engineering.
• Experience administering and troubleshooting enterprise Linux and/or Windows servers.
• Working knowledge of TCP/IP networking, DNS, routing, connectivity troubleshooting, and firewall concepts.
• Experience investigating firewall restrictions and coordinating firewall rule requests or network access changes.
• Experience managing user accounts, service accounts, permissions, and authentication configurations.
• Familiarity with RBAC, IAM, Active Directory, LDAP, SSH, or similar access-management technologies.
• Understanding of infrastructure security controls and enterprise change-management processes.
• Experience troubleshooting production infrastructure issues and working with multiple technical teams to resolve them.
• Experience with VMware, Hyper-V, or comparable virtualization platforms.
• Ability to independently investigate technical issues, identify dependencies, and coordinate their resolution.

NICE TO HAVE

• Familiarity with Ansible, Terraform, or other infrastructure automation tools.
• Experience supporting automation platforms or troubleshooting infrastructure issues affecting automated deployments.
• Experience working in a utility, financial services, healthcare, government, or another regulated environment.
• Experience supporting infrastructure across both on-premises data centers and cloud environments.
• Experience mentoring or supporting junior infrastructure or automation engineers.

This position is suited to an infrastructure engineer who enjoys diagnosing why systems cannot communicate, identifying where access is restricted, and coordinating the changes needed to get deployments working.

Disclaimer

Brooksource, Medasource, and Calculated Hire are part of the Eight Eleven Group family of companies and operate under Eight Eleven Group, LLC. All employees receive the same benefits, policies, and terms of employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits & Perks

Brooksource offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

EEO

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related conditions), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Benefits & Perks

Calculated Hire offers competitive medical, dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care FSA, and supplemental coverage with plans that can fit each employee’s needs. We offer a 401k plan that includes a company match and is fully vested after you become eligible, paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays. We also offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that provides services like virtual counseling, financial services, legal services, life coaching, etc.

Pay Disclaimer

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.