Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Columbia Sportswear Company • Portland, OR

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Columbia Sportswear is powered by technology that connects four global brands, a worldwide supply chain, and 500+ retail stores. We are seeking a Senior Compute and Storage Infrastructure Engineer with strong on-prem expertise, experience with Hybrid environments and a focus on virtualized environments, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, storage, global files sharing and replication/resilience. In this role, you will help keep our Global On-Prem environment reliable, secure, and well-governed; partnering with and supporting other engineers through operational execution, documentation, and continuous improvement. This position plays a significant role in building a stable, scalable, and secure future for Columbia’s cloud portfolio.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on infrastructure engineering and operations with a global environment
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related STEM field—or equivalent experience
• Significant hands-on experience with a combination of the following: VMware, Windows Server OS, RedHat Linux, Commvault, Dell, Pure, Qumulo technologies
• Experience working with global or distributed teams (GCC/multinational experience is a plus)
• Experience with Jira, Confluence
• Strong automation bias
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions and automation tools such as Ansible and PowerShell
• Experience breaking work down for complex efforts a plus
• Experience with ITSM/ITIL; exposure to Jira Service Manager is a plus
• General knowledge of Azure a plus

Nice To Haves

• A strong Infrastructure engineer passionate about secure, scalable, and innovative hybrid solutions
• A collaborator who enjoys working with global teammates across cultures and time zones
• A clear and confident communicator—in both spoken and written—able to work with technical and nontechnical audiences
• Someone who values documentation, standards, and process-driven engineering
• Familiar with IT Service Management (ITSM / ITIL), operations maturity, and enabling service teams
• A proactive, self-directed engineer who thrives in a dynamic, global environment
• An analytical thinker who emphasizes structure, quality, and repeatability

Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering solutions across our global Data Center and Hybrid ecosystem that efficiently fit the needs of the business
• Design, build, and maintain compute, storage, replication and business recovery, ensuring scalable, secure, and stable environments
• Conduct audits, assessments, and develop technical documentation
• Support global teams by assisting with incidents and operational escalations and improvements
• Collaborate closely with cross‑regional partners to execute shared technical roadmaps
• Partner with Finance, Platform, and Engineering teams to support FinOps practices, including cost visibility, usage optimization, and spend governance
• Participate in on call rotations that follow the sun model with your engineering peers around the globe

Benefits

• 401k plan plus a generous company match
• medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account
• an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services)
• EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services
• extensive wellness benefits
• employee discounts
• a generous time off program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree