Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Charles Pankow Builders Ltd•Oakland, CA

13h

About The Position

Pankow thrives on innovation, utilizing Azure cloud infrastructure and minimal on-premise stacks to lead the construction industry. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer serves as the senior-most technical expert in our IT department. The position will operate with a high degree of self-direction. They will lead our most complex projects, own critical cloud and network systems, and act as the final escalation point for technical issues. The successful candidate will be passionate about driving technology roadmaps, automating infrastructure, and making high-level strategic decisions.

Requirements

Minimum 8 years of enterprise experience in systems, networking, and cloud infrastructure required.
Bachelor's degree in a related field preferred; an equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience will be considered.
Demonstrated ability to professionally communicate and deliver complex projects from initiation to completion
Expertise in Microsoft Azure infrastructure services, including cloud networking, security, identity integration, compute, storage, backup, monitoring, and hybrid connectivity.
Expertise in Traditional enterprise networking concepts and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, wireless networking, network segmentation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Expertise in SD-WAN and SASE products and principles
Expertise in Microsoft server support
Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID: Conditional Access, PIM, SSO, MFA
Expertise in On-prem Microsoft Active Directory
Expertise in PowerShell scripting and automation

Nice To Haves

Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
CCNA/CCIE, Aruba Networking Certified Architect or Expert certification
CISSP, CCSP certification
Windows Server Hybrid Admin certification
ITIL Foundation certification
Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Site Recovery
Familiarity with Modern identity protocols (SAML / OAuth 2.0 / OIDC)
Familiarity with SQL infrastructure support
Familiarity with Linux distributions
Familiarity with Information and application security concepts, including public key encryption, identity and access management technologies, and certificate-based authentication
Familiarity with Cybersecurity Vulnerability management and remediation
Familiarity with Microsoft 365 administration, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, identity integration, security, compliance, licensing, and tenant management.
Familiarity with SAN and NAS Enterprise storage
Familiarity with VMWare and Hyper-V virtualization management
Familiarity with Python automation

Responsibilities

Contribute to the technology roadmap and long-term infrastructure planning.
Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of complex enterprise network and cloud infrastructure, including routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and cloud networking.
Lead cross-functional implementation efforts, coordinating with systems, security, applications, vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of projects.
Ensure implemented solutions meet enterprise standards for reliability, security, performance, scalability, compliance, and operational supportability, while proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks.
Own selected technology platforms, including Azure Infrastructure, enterprise networking, firewall services, and SQL infrastructure.
Lead the resolution of high-impact infrastructure outages and performance bottlenecks.
Contribute to security posture, including engaging in vulnerability assessment, remediation, and active participation in security incident response.
Provide Disaster Recovery management and ensure Business Continuity by planning, documenting, and testing tools and procedures.
Automate infrastructure deployment, configuration, monitoring, and maintenance tasks using scripting, infrastructure-as-code, templates, APIs, and orchestration tools where appropriate.
Maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all implemented infrastructure, including architecture diagrams, standards, and support procedures, to ensure effective team handoff.
Take ownership of initiatives and projects from initiation through completion, including managing risks and dependencies, communicating progress to stakeholders, and adhering to timelines and standards.
Perform Vendor relationship management and provide technical estimates for infrastructure spend.
Independently identify, prioritize, and deliver infrastructure improvements, escalating risks and tradeoffs to IT leadership as needed.
Serve as the technical anchor for a IT support team of 4 total members, providing Tier 3 escalation.
Mentor and support tier 1 and tier 2 support team members.
Occasional after-hours support for scheduled high-impact deployments.