Lead Infrastructure Engineer (Storage, Backup, Azure)

Primary Duties

• Architect infrastructure solutions that balance cost, efficiency, and impact, centered on Microsoft Azure and the broader Microsoft ecosystem
• Lead cross-functional initiatives, translating business needs into scalable infrastructure solutions delivered on time and within budget
• Serve as a key consultant and escalation point for high-priority technical issues
• Own infrastructure reliability, security, service performance, risk assessment, disaster recovery, and change management
• Drive best-in-class delivery through implementation oversight, problem resolution, and operational excellence
• Define and guide large-scale initiatives, including Statements of Work and Service Level Agreements
• Participate in an on-call rotation, upholding high global service standards
• Act as both a hands-on expert and mentor, empowering team members while driving accountability
• Support budget planning and monthly cost allocation in partnership with leadership
• Contribute to hiring and team growth decisions, providing input on recruiting strategy
• Manage and account for organizational infrastructure assets and resources
• Collaborate across teams to meet customer and business needs
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience
• 10+ years of enterprise infrastructure experience designing, building, and supporting modern system architecture
• Ability to design solutions that are technically strong and aligned with business strategy
• Proven success in cross-functional environments balancing autonomy and collaboration
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Experience leading go-live and post-go-live support while managing multiple initiatives
• Experience building and maintaining systems aligned to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI compliance standards
• Ability to operate at both deep technical levels and high-level strategic communication
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience (12+ years)
• Technical Skills
• Nasuni administration and design or similar
• Commvault administration and design or similar
• SAN storage administration, with preference for Pure Storage and HPE 3PAR
• Brocade Fibre Channel storage networking
• Preferred Technical Skills
• Cisco UCS, Central, and Intersight administration and design
• VMware administration
• Microsoft Azure administration

Working Conditions

Must be based in Michigan or willing to relocate to Michigan