Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Summary of Position
The Lead Infrastructure Engineer, in this hands-on position is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and maintenance of Linux-based infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on cloud migration and automation. This role requires extensive experience in transitioning on-premises systems to cloud-based architectures, ensuring high availability, security, and performance. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, problem solver, and effective communicator who can guide Newsday through complex infrastructure transformations.
Manages

Windows system administrator, Database Administrator

Essential Duties & Functions Leadership & Cloud Migration

• Lead the migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Develop and execute cloud adoption roadmaps, ensuring minimal downtime and security compliance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across IT and development teams to align cloud strategies with business objectives.
• Define best practices for infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar tools.
• Provide technical leadership on DevOps strategies, including CI/CD pipeline optimization and container orchestration.
• re Linux System Administration & Automation
• Deep expertise in Linux operating systems (Red Hat, CentOS, Ubuntu, etc.), including installation, configuration, and maintenance.
• Strong proficiency in scripting and automation (Bash, Python, Ansible, etc.) to streamline system administration tasks.
• Experience with system monitoring, log management, and proactive troubleshooting using tools like Solarwinds, Siem, Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

Virtualization & Containerization

• Extensive experience with VMware vSphere, ESXi hosts, vMotion, and DRS.
• Expertise in Docker and Kubernetes for container orchestration, ensuring scalability and high availability.
• Ability to design, implement, and maintain virtualized environments and container-based solutions.

Cloud Infrastructure & Security

• Strong understanding of AWS services (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda) and cloud networking best practices.
• Implement and enforce cloud security best practices, including identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and compliance monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with hybrid cloud solutions and cloud-to-cloud migrations.
• Optimize cost efficiency in cloud environments by leveraging auto-scaling, reserved instances, and cost management tools.

Storage & Networking

• Expertise in Storage Area Network (SAN) and Fiber Channel technologies.
• Ability to configure and troubleshoot network infrastructure, including VLANs, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Strong knowledge of DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and network security policies.
  

Troubleshooting & Support

• Diagnose and resolve complex system issues in on-premises and cloud environments.
• Provide technical leadership during system outages and performance incidents.
• Work closely with development and security teams to ensure robust, scalable, and secure infrastructure.
• Provide on-call support as needed for production environments.

Essential Job Knowledge & Skills

• B.S. in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Linux system administration, with a at least 3 years focusing cloud migration and DevOps practices.
• Strong proficiency with CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, etc.).
• Hands-on experience with configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Chef).
• Familiarity with RDBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MSSQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Proficiency with more than one scripting language, e.g., PHP, Java, Perl, Python, YAML.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, Azure, and hybrid cloud integration is a plus.
• Strong understanding networking fundamentals, cybersecurity best practices and compliance standards.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor junior team members.
• Experience provisioning, operating, and maintaining systems running on AWS including monitoring and management of their services.
• Use of source control systems (SVN/CSV)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to mentor junior team members.
• Ability to communicate effectively with business side clients to troubleshoot incidents or gather and translate functional specs.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-discipline team.
• Ability to work a flexible and varied schedule to include extended hours, weekends and holidays in order to support business needs.

Certifications (preferred but not required):

• RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
• VMware certifications (VCP).
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer

Physical Requirements

• Ability to carry/lift up to 30 lbs on occasion for hardware setup and maintenance.
• This position generally required to be on site 5 days a week.

Compensation

• The salary range for this position is $140,000 - $145,700, commensurate with experience.

This job description is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of all job functions that an employee in this position may be asked to perform from time to time. This job description reflects the job content at the time of writing and will be subject to periodic change in light of the changing operational and environmental requirements. Such changes will be discussed with the job holder and the job description amended according to the business needs. This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to perform any other job related duties assigned by their supervisor. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an at will employment relationship.