Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Windows Server

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most. HYBRID: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment. Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate. HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or Bloomington, IL SPONSORSHIP: Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g., H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Requirements

Experience in infrastructure engineering, preferably with a focus on Windows Server Hosting, Microsoft IIS, .NET hosting, enterprise web hosting, or application platform support.
Strong understanding of Windows Server administration, configuration, patching, troubleshooting, and operational support.
Experience with Microsoft IIS, including application pools, websites, bindings, certificates, authentication, logging, and performance troubleshooting.
Understanding of .NET hosting, shared web farm patterns, runtime dependencies, and common web application deployment practices.
Knowledge of networking, DNS, load balancing, certificates, firewall rules, authentication, and web hosting security practices.
Working knowledge of Azure and AWS, including how public cloud infrastructure, identity, networking, security, monitoring, and hosting patterns integrate with enterprise platforms.
Experience with scripting and automation, especially PowerShell; experience with Python, Bash, or similar languages is also valuable.
Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Familiarity with Linux-based web hosting concepts, including Apache Tomcat, Java runtime support, and static content hosting.

Nice To Haves

Advanced experience with Microsoft IIS, Windows Server, .NET Framework, .NET hosting, and shared web farm operations.
Experience supporting Apache Tomcat on Linux or other Linux-based web hosting platforms.
Experience supporting development platform needs such as JRE, .NET, Visual Studio, or related application development dependencies.
Experience integrating hosting platforms with Azure or AWS services, including cloud networking, load balancing, identity, monitoring, certificate management, automation, and hybrid connectivity.
Experience with observability platforms such as Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, Grafana, or similar tools.
Experience with automation, configuration management, or Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, PowerShell DSC, or similar technologies.
Experience with CI/CD, deployment automation, release orchestration, or application delivery processes.
Experience with vulnerability management, server hardening, access controls, audit readiness, and compliance processes.
Familiarity with enterprise content hosting, static content publishing, web distribution tooling, or internal web platform tooling.
Certifications in Microsoft, Azure, AWS, Linux, security, automation, ITIL, or infrastructure-related disciplines.

Responsibilities

Engineer, deploy, maintain, and reimagining enterprise web hosting platforms.
Provide engineering guidance to support teams using Windows Server, Microsoft IIS, .NET hosting, shared web farms, and content hosting environments.
Provide engineering guidance to support teams using Linux-based web hosting capabilities, including Apache Tomcat and static content hosting.
Analyze technical requirements and partner with application teams to develop reliable hosting solutions.
Improve platform reliability, availability, security, and operational supportability.
Guide the process to automate infrastructure tasks using tools such as PowerShell, Python, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
Provide engineering guidance of lifecycle activities, including patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, certificate management, monitoring, capacity planning, and operational readiness.
Diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, web server, application runtime, middleware, performance, and availability issues.
Integrate hosting capabilities with enterprise data center, virtualized, Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud environments.
Create and maintain technical documentation, support procedures, runbooks, and engineering standards.
Partner with product teams, security, architecture, operations, vendors, and peer infrastructure teams.
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction, platform standards, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week
Potential starting salary range: $100,000 - $160,000
Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary
Annual raise and bonus
Robust health and wellbeing programs
State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium
Multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan
All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care
Access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals
Educational benefits like industry leading training programs
Top-notch tuition assistance programs
Employee resource groups
Mentoring
Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance
College coaching
National discount programs
Interactive monthly financial workshops
Free financial coaching
Generous time off policies
Opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually
Parental leave
Paid holidays
Celebration day
Life leave (40 hours/year)
Bereavement leave
Community service/education support days
Matching Gift Program
Good Neighbor Grant Program
Employee Assistance Fund
Plan for retirement using free financial advisors
401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary