Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer

First Guaranty Bank • Hammond, LA

256d • Remote

About The Position

Great employees are essential to maintaining the confidence our customers place in us. FGB believes that our employees are our greatest asset as demonstrated in their professionalism and dedication. We encourage open communication and strive to cultivate an environment in which our employees will contribute new ideas and innovations that will help us excel. As we grow, we want YOU to join our team to help fulfill our mission of serving the banking needs in our local communities. Our full-time employees are eligible for amazing benefits including medical, dental, vision, and basic life/AD&D insurance, prescription drug benefits, long term disability, and salary continuance (short-term disability). In addition, they get paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, a tuition reimbursement program, 401k, section 125 cafeteria plan, and the opportunity to earn FGB stock grants.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of experience in IT infrastructure, system administration, or a similar role.
• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and Windows Server environments. Familiarity with Linux.
• Hands-on Experience with storage solutions and backup solutions.
• Expertise in either PowerShell, Python, or Ansible for automation.
• Basic cybersecurity knowledge, including patching, endpoint protection, and compliance standards.
• Familiarity with UniFi networking, including controller-based management.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals (firewalls, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPNs).
• Ability to work nights and/or weekends as needed.
• Adhere to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and other First Guaranty Bank policies.

Nice To Haves

• Expert IT Knowledge (Cloud/Network/Systems/Storage/Scripting).
• Banking or other financial industry-related experience.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or CloudFormation.
• Knowledge of configuration management tools like Ansible or SCCM.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and manage AWS / Azure cloud services, ensuring performance, security, and cost efficiency.
• Support migration of on-premises systems to cloud environments, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal configuration for security, cost management, and performance.
• Establish and manage cloud networking (VPCs, Transit Gateways, VNets, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect) to ensure secure connectivity between cloud and on-premises environments.
• Administer on-prem hyper-converged infrastructure including virtual machine provisioning and maintenance and ensure data integrity.
• Oversee backup operations, ensuring backup consistency and disaster recovery readiness.
• Support and optimize Microsoft 365, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Maintain and troubleshoot networking equipment (switches, access points, controllers).
• Manage and configure network services such as DNS (Internal and External), DHCP, VPNs, VLANs, switches and firewalls.
• Administer Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy for user and system access management and Intune.
• Collaborate on security initiatives, including patch management, vulnerability mitigation, and compliance efforts.
• Work with security teams to implement cybersecurity best practices.
• Participate in development and support of automation using MS Power Platform (BI, Automate, Apps).
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell or Python to streamline repetitive tasks.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) solutions for cloud and on-prem deployments.
• Support automation of system monitoring, alerts, and reporting to enhance visibility and proactive issue resolution.
• Create self-service IT automation workflows to improve end-user experience and reduce manual intervention.
• Implement automated configuration management and compliance enforcement for servers, storage, and networking.
• Provide Tier 2/3 support for escalated IT infrastructure issues.
• Monitor system performance, conduct capacity planning, and implement improvements.
• Maintain documentation of infrastructure configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
• Collaborate with vendors and service providers on infrastructure projects and support.
• Contribute to disaster recovery planning and execution.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life/AD&D insurance.
• Prescription drug benefits.
• Long term disability and salary continuance (short-term disability).
• Paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• 401k and section 125 cafeteria plan.
• Opportunity to earn FGB stock grants.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities