Senior Infrastructure Engineer

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina•Columbia, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position requires a clearance which requires U.S. citizenship to obtain. This position is not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future. Position Purpose: Responsible for the most complex project driven work assigned to the area within the framework of Deployment Management Methodology (DMM). Assesses customer requirements and approved technical solutions developed by the solutions team, determines complex infrastructure changes (for both server and network) required to deploy the solution, and creates detailed deployment specification documents to be used by deployment teams for making infrastructure change. Incorporates guidance from other areas such as Architecture, Security and Operations. Work Environment: Results-oriented, structured, and Fast paced, multi-platformed environment which may require action and response 24X7 to support the technical business needs of the customer. Team members are expected to maintain a high degree of professionalism and work with minimal supervision.

Requirements

Bachelor's in a job-related field.
Associates degree plus an extra 2 years job-related experience for a total of 10 years of required work experience OR 12 total years required work experience.
8 years of hands-on experience building or supporting IT infrastructure (servers and/or networks).
Advanced knowledge of server technology and associated operating systems (Windows Server, AIX, Linux, and/or Sun)
Advanced knowledge of network technologies and TCP/IP.
Microsoft Office and Visio.
"C2" certification required by DOD (TRICARE)
U.S. citizenship required for clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with designing within the Network as Code framework. (including utilization of GitHub as a repository for network configuration and using Ansible for network deployments)
Cisco ACI Experience

Responsibilities

Enforce infrastructure architectural standards through the ongoing review and acceptance of Technical Solutions' project deliverables.
Assesses and determines server specifications to meet project requirements, including number and size of non-host (distributed) servers, storage specifications, security membership, operating systems, etc.
Produces project deliverables/documentation in the form of detailed "build" specifications.
Routinely designs and specifies server infrastructure requiring expertise in two or more operating system platforms.
Assesses and determines network design specifications to meet project requirements, including all connectivity, network equipment, network placement, data center placement, IP address assignments, and firewall rules.
Produces project deliverables/documentation in the form of detailed "build" specifications and network diagrams.
Provides Network/IP address assignments for non-project requests.
Performs non-project technical consultation with Customers, Client Advocates, or Application Owners.
Assesses existing network infrastructure and produce detailed network diagrams to meet special requests (not deployment projects): for example, to respond to requests associated with a security compliance audit.
Mentors less experienced engineers.