Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Lowe's • Charlotte, NC

446d • $92,300 - $175,400

About The Position

This position is focused on providing consultation and technical advice on technology infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems within Lowe's Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. The role involves translating business requirements into technical specifications, leading multiple projects, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated and sustainable designs for infrastructure systems.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in an IT support environment with technical experience in distributed technologies and systems development.
• 2 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas.
• 2 years of experience leading projects with or without direct reports.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field).

Nice To Haves

• 2 years of work experience managing cloud technologies such as GCP, Azure, OCI, or AWS.
• 2 years of work experience managing Cisco ACI, VXLAN, or similar data center fabric technologies.
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing dynamic routed networks using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, or IS-IS.
• 4 years of experience working on data center network technologies and related applications.
• Experience integrating data center class firewalls into the network design.
• Experience integrating data center class load balancers into the network design.
• Experience integrating data center networks with hypervisors or containers, such as VMware ESX, KVM, or Kubernetes.
• Experience managing networks using scripting or automation related tool (Python).
• Master's degree in computer science, network engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Translates requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems.
• Collaborates with architects and engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable system designs.
• Provides consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems; assesses the implications of Technology strategies on infrastructure capabilities.
• Writes, reviews, and validates clear technical specifications and documentation.
• Develops or modifies infrastructure solutions within designated computing environments while offering guidance and mentorship to more junior team members.
• Develops and validates system design prototypes, ensuring system designs adhere to company architecture standards.
• Leads the building of hardware and/or software configurations and prepares system components for installation to the infrastructure.
• Develops, validates, and executes infrastructure tests to identify system errors and ensure solutions meet functional specifications.
• Leads effort to deliver the validation and testing of components of larger infrastructure systems and revises key system components based on test results as appropriate.
• Leads the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation; develops and documents detailed standards for the introduction and maintenance of services.
• Collaborates with Technology partners to help define and understand target strategies.
• Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and makes recommendations on feasibility and ROI.
• Provides post-implementation support, making system enhancements as needed.
• Estimates resource requirements for technical design and testing efforts, develops system support plans, schedules, and assignments, and manages project components and schedules while mitigating project risks as appropriate.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks.

Benefits

• 401k with up to 4.25% match
• Bi-annual Cash Bonus
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)
• Tuition-Free Education
• 10-week Maternity/Paternal Leave
• 10% Associate Discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 10,001+ employees