Infrastructure Reliability Engineer

About the role

Hybrid Every Other Week onsite / 5 days in Durham, NC Our client seeks an Infrastructure Reliability Engineer to join the Compute management team. The role will manage Windows, Linux, and virtualization platforms, lead automation and observability initiatives, drive incident and change execution, and ensure environment stability and security. The engineer will collaborate with senior technologists, operations peers, and vendors while contributing to KPIs and effective communication across engineering and operations leaders.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate Windows, Linux, and virtualization operating systems.
• Oversee hypervisors and hardware infrastructure.
• Drive automation and observability initiatives and promote DevOps and EngOps practices.
• Ensure security compliance and execute patching activities.
• Maintain environment stability and support critical server operations.
• Participate in incident management and change execution.
• Contribute to operational KPIs and metrics.
• Collaborate with global teams and vendors to resolve issues and implement solutions.
• Communicate with engineering, operations leaders, and partners.

Requirements

• 5+ years of IT experience across server and storage technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Windows OS and/or Linux (RedHat or Ubuntu).
• Disk storage management expertise. SAN, NAS, or CAS experience is a plus.
• Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMWare or OLVM.
• On-call coverage and incident management experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot OS, hardware, and performance issues.
• Scripting and AI proficiency.
• Experience working with enterprise customers and application teams.
• Windows, VMware, and OLVM experience is desirable.
• Understanding of Agile and IT Service Management.
• Knowledge of infrastructure stack including Linux, AIX, Windows, VMWare, OpenStack, HP, and Dell.
• Experience with Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager.
• Ability to identify gaps and drive process improvements.
• Collaboration with vendors for root cause analysis and solution implementation.
• Interest in automation, self-service, and self-healing infrastructure.
• Communication and relationship-building skills.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• 401k with company matching
• Life insurance

Pay

Rate: $60.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

Schedule

This shift-based position runs Tue–Sat or Sun–Thur (12:30-9:30 ET) with occasional coverage as needed.