Infrastructure Engineer

Employment Eligibility Statement:
Due to specific project and client requirements, this position is open to U.S. Citizens and U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (s). Sponsorship is not available at this time.
Danta Technologies evaluates all candidates in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and EEOC guidelines. All hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Note:
This position is based in Dallas, TX and requires 3 days per week working from the office.
Only candidates who are currently located within the United States will be considered.
Applications from candidates residing outside the USA will not be accepted.

Role Overview:

An experienced Infrastructure Engineer / Technical Specialist with 8+ years of experience in supporting, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise IT infrastructure environments. Strong hands-on expertise across compute, storage, networking, hosting services, security, and cloud platforms, with the ability to contribute to infrastructure improvements, maintain operational stability, and support scalable and secure IT services.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture:

• Support the implementation, configuration, and maintenance of enterprise IT infrastructure across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments.
• Analyze technical requirements and contribute to stable, scalable, and secure infrastructure solutions under the guidance of senior architects or leads.
• Ensure infrastructure changes follow organizational standards, operational procedures, and compliance requirements.

Infrastructure Support & Improvement:

• Monitor infrastructure performance, identify improvement areas, and recommend practical enhancements to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Assist in infrastructure upgrade, migration, and modernization activities based on defined project plans and technical guidelines.
• Prepare technical documentation, implementation notes, and operational handover details for infrastructure changes.

Capacity Planning & Resilience:

• Perform capacity planning for compute, storage, network, and cloud resources to support enterprise workloads efficiently.
• Support backup, data retention, high availability (HA), and disaster recovery (DR) activities as per defined standards and runbooks.
• Participate in DR drills, failover testing, and infrastructure validation activities.

Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure:

• Support and administer cloud-based infrastructure services on platforms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure, focusing on availability, security, and cost awareness.
• Work with IaaS, PaaS, and hybrid cloud environments for provisioning, monitoring, and operational support.
• Assist in cloud migration and infrastructure transition activities, including assessment inputs, build support, testing, and post-migration validation.
• Use automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, or equivalent technologies for standard operational tasks.

Security & Compliance:

• Implement and follow IT infrastructure security policies and procedures across supported environments.
• Ensure infrastructure operations comply with security, access control, patching, and vulnerability management requirements.
• Coordinate with security teams to address findings, remediate risks, and maintain a secure infrastructure posture.

Operational Excellence & Technical Support:

• Support cost-effective infrastructure operations by identifying right-sizing, utilization, and standardization opportunities.
• Contribute to infrastructure optimization initiatives, including automation, monitoring improvements, and operational process enhancements.
• Provide L3 technical support for complex infrastructure incidents, service requests, problem investigations, and change activities.

Database & Data Platform Expertise:

• Provide support and technical coordination for Relational, NoSQL, and Big Data platforms, including:
  • Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL
  • Hadoop, Spark, and other open-source big data technologies
• Support data platform availability, performance monitoring, backup coordination, and access/security compliance.

Technical Skill Set:

• Infrastructure Domains: Compute, Storage, Network, Hosting, Data Centers, Hybrid IT
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure
• Automation & Configuration: Ansible, Chef
• Databases & Data Platforms: Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Hadoop, Spark, NoSQL
• Security: Security operations support, compliance controls, access management, patching, and vulnerability remediation
• Resilience: Backup, Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Data Retention

Value Delivered:

• Maintains infrastructure stability through effective L3 technical support
• Supports infrastructure modernization, migration, and cloud operations
• Improves operational efficiency through automation, monitoring, and process improvement
• Acts as a strong technical contributor for infrastructure operations and delivery teams

Notes:- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Benefits: Danta offers a compensation package to all W2 employees that are competitive in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, the option to elect healthcare insurance (Dental, Medical, Vision), Major holidays and Paid sick leave as per state law.

The rate/ Salary range is dependent on numerous factors including Qualification, Experience and Location.