Senior Server Cloud Engineer

The Gund Company; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Profit sharing

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Life and disability insurance

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Gund Company, based in St. Louis, MO, seeks a Senior Server Cloud Engineer to design, secure, automate, and improve enterprise compute, virtualization, identity, backup, and cloud platforms for global operations.

You will influence platform strategy, translate enterprise standards into resilient solutions that support modernization, acquisitions, and facility expansion across North America and Europe.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive infrastructure, virtualization, cloud, or platform engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in VMware vSphere administration, architecture, and lifecycle management.
• Strong Windows Server engineering and enterprise lifecycle-management experience.
• Advanced experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and hybrid identity design and management.
• Experience designing backup and recovery architecture and planning and testing disaster recovery capabilities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, hybrid cloud architecture, and cloud governance.
• Experience with infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and multi-site enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, architecture, documentation, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to balance strategic platform engineering with practical operational execution.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer secure, scalable enterprise compute, virtualization, cloud, and identity platforms.
• Lead infrastructure modernization, platform lifecycle management, and technology roadmap initiatives.
• Administer and advance VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Establish platform standards, architecture documentation, governance practices, and lifecycle plans across global locations.
• Improve backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and resiliency capabilities through architecture, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Advance infrastructure security, vulnerability management, modern identity controls, and proactive risk reduction.
• Drive automation and operational efficiency using PowerShell, IaC concepts, and repeatable engineering practices.
• Partner with cybersecurity, IT operations, business leaders, and other stakeholders to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Support infrastructure integration for acquisitions, plant expansions, and company growth across North America and Europe.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and trusted-advisor guidance on enterprise architecture and platform decisions.

Skills

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure

Hybrid cloud

Backup & DR

PowerShell

IaC

Security

Platform engineering

Multi-site

Governance

Troubleshooting

Tools

VMware vSphere

Job description

Build the Infrastructure That Powers Global Manufacturing

Shape the Future of Enterprise Infrastructure

Job Type

Full-time

The Gund Company is seeking a Senior Server Cloud Engineer to design, secure, automate, and continuously improve our enterprise compute, virtualization, identity, backup, and cloud platforms. This senior technical role supports reliable global operations, cyber resilience, and scalable business growth across a multi-site environment.

This is more than a traditional infrastructure position. You will influence long-term platform strategy while translating enterprise standards into practical, resilient solutions that support modernization, acquisitions, facility expansion, and evolving business needs.

The Gund Company is a global manufacturer of engineered material solutions and electrical insulation components used in critical electrical power system equipment. In addition to our manufactured product portfolio, we distribute complementary electrical components and materials that help customers solve complex application challenges with greater speed, value, and technical confidence.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and engineer secure, scalable enterprise compute, virtualization, cloud, and identity platforms.
• Lead infrastructure modernization, platform lifecycle management, and technology roadmap initiatives.
• Administer and advance VMware vSphere, Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure, and hybrid infrastructure environments.
• Establish platform standards, architecture documentation, governance practices, and lifecycle plans across global locations. Improve backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and resiliency capabilities through architecture, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Advance infrastructure security, vulnerability management, modern identity controls, and proactive risk reduction.
• Drive automation and operational efficiency using PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code concepts, and repeatable engineering practices.
• Partner with cybersecurity, IT operations, business leaders, and other stakeholders to deliver enterprise solutions.
• Support infrastructure integration for acquisitions, plant expansions, and company growth across North America and Europe.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and trusted-advisor guidance on enterprise architecture and platform decisions.

What Success Looks Like

• Standardized enterprise compute, cloud, and identity services that improve consistency and scalability.
• Stronger cyber resilience through modern identity, security, backup, and recovery controls.
• Clear platform lifecycle roadmaps and modernization strategies aligned with business priorities.
• Reduced platform risk through automation, proactive vulnerability management, and disciplined standards.
• Reliable infrastructure that enables global growth, acquisitions, and facility expansion.

Requirements

What You Bring

• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive infrastructure, virtualization, cloud, or platform engineering experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in VMware vSphere administration, architecture, and lifecycle management.
• Strong Windows Server engineering and enterprise lifecycle-management experience.
• Advanced experience with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and hybrid identity design and management.
• Experience designing backup and recovery architecture and planning and testing disaster recovery capabilities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, hybrid cloud architecture, and cloud governance.
• Experience with infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and multi-site enterprise environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, architecture, documentation, communication, and technical leadership skills.
• Ability to balance strategic platform engineering with practical operational execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• PowerShell automation and Infrastructure as Code concepts.
• Experience supporting manufacturing environments, global infrastructure, or mergers and acquisitions integration.
• Relevant Microsoft, Azure, or VMware certifications.
• Experience developing technology roadmaps, enterprise standards, and platform strategies.

Leadership Capabilities

• Technical leadership
• Enterprise mindset
• Collaboration
• Risk management
• Accountability
• Continuous improvement
• Mentorship

Why Join The Gund Company

• Competitive pay and annual incentive opportunity
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• Profit sharing
• Generous PTO and paid holidays
• Life and disability insurance
• Professional development opportunities

Location & Travel

Work Location: St. Louis, Missouri - Global Headquarters

Work Schedule: Hybrid.

Travel: Approximately 15-25% across North America and Europe to support projects and global operations.

EEO Statement: It is the policy of The Gund Company to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees without discriminating based on race, gender, age, religion, national origin, veteran status, sexual preference, or disability.