Windows/Linux Infrastructure Engineer

Thomas Edwards Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Thomas Edwards Group is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise IT infrastructure in a hands-on role. You will lead projects, resolve complex issues, and enhance reliability, security, and operational efficiency.

The ideal candidate has deep Windows and Linux expertise, extensive VMware experience, and strong automation skills with Ansible, Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, including networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience with both Windows Server and Linux.
• Significant experience managing and troubleshooting large-scale VMware environments or comparable virtualization platforms.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, disaster recovery, and system reliability.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and lead infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise infrastructure, including servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, and domain services.
• Lead infrastructure projects from design through implementation and production support.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Implement automation to streamline infrastructure operations and improve efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Maintain infrastructure security, documentation, and operational standards.
• Participate in on-call and after-hours support as needed.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

VMware

Infrastructure security

Disaster recovery

Troubleshooting

Mentorship

Tools

Ansible

Python

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to design, implement, and support enterprise IT infrastructure. This hands‑on role requires strong expertise in Windows, Linux, VMware, and infrastructure automation. The ideal candidate will lead technical projects, resolve complex infrastructure issues, and help improve system reliability, security, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain enterprise infrastructure, including servers, storage, virtualization, cloud services, and domain services.
• Lead infrastructure projects from design through implementation and production support.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long‑term solutions.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.
• Implement automation to streamline infrastructure operations and improve efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance, design reviews, and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Maintain infrastructure security, documentation, and operational standards.
• Participate in on‑call and after‑hours support as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in enterprise infrastructure engineering, including networking, storage, virtualization, and cloud technologies.
• Strong hands‑on experience with both Windows Server and Linux.
• Significant experience managing and troubleshooting large‑scale VMware environments or comparable virtualization platforms.
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure security, disaster recovery, and system reliability.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and lead infrastructure projects.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and technical mentoring skills.

Ideal Candidate:

A senior, hands‑on infrastructure engineer with deep Windows/Linux and VMware expertise, strong troubleshooting capabilities, and practical experience automating enterprise infrastructure operations.