Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Richmond, VA Metro Area
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – Onsite 1–2 days per week after initial training and knowledge transfer
Candidate Preference: Local candidates preferred; candidates must be willing to relocate to the Richmond, VA metro area
Employment Type: Contract
Client: Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)

Job Overview

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to support and enhance a hybrid infrastructure environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, cloud infrastructure, PowerShell automation, security, patching, server migrations, networking, and production application support.

The successful candidate will work across mission-critical enterprise systems and support technologies including Java, .NET, Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics, and warehouse platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and optimize Windows Server environments across on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

• Perform Windows Server upgrades, patching, testing, troubleshooting, and system updates.

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate infrastructure and administrative tasks.

• Plan and execute server and workload migrations from on-premises environments to cloud platforms.

• Implement server security configurations, hardening standards, access controls, and endpoint protection.

• Perform vulnerability assessment remediation and security compliance activities.

• Manage enterprise patching using SCCM/MECM or similar tools.

• Monitor infrastructure performance, availability, and system health.

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production infrastructure issues.

• Support backup operations, restoration activities, and Disaster Recovery (DR) processes.

• Develop and improve DR strategies for mission-critical systems.

• Provide advanced server-level support for applications built on Java, .NET, Oracle, SQL, Microsoft Dynamics, and warehouse technologies.

• Troubleshoot application, middleware, server, and connectivity issues across hybrid environments.

• Apply strong knowledge of the OSI model and network protocols to diagnose infrastructure and application connectivity problems.

• Collaborate with application, security, networking, infrastructure, and operations teams.

• Support application deployments, infrastructure enhancements, upgrades, and migrations.

• Communicate technical issues and solutions effectively with technical and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in Infrastructure Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Windows Server Administration.

• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server administration.

• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation experience.

• Experience with SCCM/MECM, WSUS, or enterprise patch management tools.

• Experience supporting hybrid on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

• Hands-on experience with Azure and/or AWS environments.

• Experience performing server upgrades, migrations, and infrastructure modernization.

• Strong understanding of server security, hardening, vulnerability remediation, and access control.

• Experience with infrastructure monitoring and performance troubleshooting.

• Experience with backup and Disaster Recovery technologies.

• Strong networking fundamentals, including the OSI model, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS, and network troubleshooting.

• Experience supporting production applications and enterprise environments.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or related certifications.

• Microsoft Windows Server certifications.

• Networking certifications such as Cisco CCNA or equivalent.

• Experience supporting large government or enterprise infrastructure environments.

• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server, Microsoft Dynamics, Java, and .NET application environments.

Work Location

This position is based in the Richmond, VA metro area.

Local candidates are preferred. Candidates who are not local must be willing to relocate to the Richmond, VA area.

After initial training and knowledge transfer, the selected candidate will be required to work onsite 1–2 days per week.