Senior IT Engineer
Overview Client•Richardson, TX
•Hybrid
About The Position
Client is seeking a Senior IT Engineer to architect, deploy, and support IT and operational technology solutions for a mission-critical semiconductor manufacturing site in Richardson, Texas. This role requires proven, hands-on Kubernetes experience supporting real production environments, along with strong Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, VMware, and enterprise infrastructure expertise.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise server ecosystems.
- 5+ years of experience with Windows Server operating systems and RHEL Linux 5–9.X.
- 3+ years of experience with ServiceNow or a similar formal service management platform or methodology.
- 3+ years of experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, vSphere, vSAN, VCF, or NSX.
- 1+ years of experience with Docker and Kubernetes container orchestration.
- Proven, hands-on experience implementing and managing Kubernetes in production environments.
- Experience with server automation, infrastructure as code, or scripting using Tanium, Chef, JSON, PowerShell, Ruby, or similar technologies.
- Knowledge of network fundamentals, including firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, subnetting, IP addressing, DNS, DHCP, NAT, routing, and switching.
- Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and technology resilience processes.
- Ability to document infrastructure, automation scripts, and system configurations.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with Dell VxRail or similar hyper-converged infrastructure.
- Experience with Tanium, Windows patching, operating system hardening, and Windows security standards.
- Experience supporting the software development lifecycle, including requirements, design, coding, testing, and production support.
- Experience supporting Cisco Nexus or Catalyst switches.
- Experience with Rubrik or similar data recovery platforms.
- Experience supporting IT/OT environments, network segmentation, equipment integration, automation, or manufacturing execution systems.
- Understanding of SCADA, industrial network architectures, and manufacturing-focused Windows servers and workstations.
- Experience supporting semiconductor or other advanced manufacturing environments.
Responsibilities
- Architect, deploy, and support physical and virtual server infrastructure in a mission-critical manufacturing environment.
- Implement, administer, and expand Kubernetes container environments supporting production applications.
- Provide operational support for Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux server ecosystems.
- Support VMware virtualization technologies, including vSphere, vSAN, VCF, and NSX.
- Support hyper-converged infrastructure platforms such as Dell VxRail.
- Troubleshoot performance issues affecting physical servers, virtual servers, containers, and infrastructure workloads.
- Implement new infrastructure technology stacks and migrate workloads from physical servers to virtualized environments.
- Develop and support server automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
- Work with semiconductor process and equipment vendors to improve infrastructure performance, availability, and fault tolerance.
- Participate in technical meetings with site, manufacturing, security, and corporate IT teams.
- Support IT and OT infrastructure in accordance with corporate and semiconductor cybersecurity standards.
- Maintain documentation for infrastructure environments, system configurations, and automation scripts.
- Support backup, disaster recovery, and technology resilience strategies and processes.
Benefits
- MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
