Infrastructure Senior Engineer

Segra•Kansas City, MO

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Infrastructure Senior Engineer is a senior-level technical leader within the Information Technology department, responsible for architecting, optimizing, and securing business-critical infrastructure within the Segra IT network. This role focuses on high-availability design, automation at scale, and strategic infrastructure enhancements across corporate data centers, servers, and storage environments. As a technical expert and escalation point, the Infrastructure Senior Engineer leads complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and proactive performance improvements. This role also collaborates with IT leadership to evaluate and implement emerging technologies, cloud integration strategies, and infrastructure automation. Additionally, this position mentors Level 1 & Level 2 engineers, contributes to governance and security compliance efforts, and plays a key role in developing best practices for infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in enterprise infrastructure, automation, and security best practices while driving efficiency and innovation across IT operations.

Requirements

5+ years of experience using server and storage systems including but not limited to Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware, Pure Storage, Rubrik, or other similar systems.
Virtualization experience required (ex., VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, etc.).
Prior scripting experience (ex., Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc.).
Associate's degree or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Security and 4-6 years’ experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience in related field.

Nice To Haves

Experience with configuring and working with monitoring systems a plus, preferably VMware Aria Operations or Nagios XI.
Microsoft Fundamentals CompTIA (Server+, Network+, Security+) certifications.
Hands-on data center experience is highly preferred (ex., Cisco UCS, etc.).
Understanding of networking including VLAN and VXLAN technologies helpful.
Understanding of firewall technologies helpful.
CompTIA Network+ or Security+, Microsoft MCSA or higher certification; VMWare VCP certification or other related certifications.

Responsibilities

Architecting, optimizing, and securing business-critical infrastructure.
Focusing on high-availability design, automation at scale, and strategic infrastructure enhancements.
Leading complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and proactive performance improvements.
Collaborating with IT leadership to evaluate and implement emerging technologies, cloud integration strategies, and infrastructure automation.
Mentoring Level 1 & Level 2 engineers.
Contributing to governance and security compliance efforts.
Developing best practices for infrastructure resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity.