Lead Virtual Platform Infrastructure Engineer

Wells Fargo is seeking a Lead Virtual Platform Infrastructure Engineer with deep cross-domain experience in enterprise-class virtualization platforms, server engineering, and on-premises hosting services. This position will drive key initiatives that support advancing platform design, automation, and modernization across hosting services within Broadcom/VMware and OpenShift Virtualization platform within the environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives to develop infrastructure to provide solutions for business applications
• Participate in various projects intended to continually improve or upgrade the infrastructure
• Evaluate internal and external software solutions which could be leveraged to meet target state architecture goals
• Review and analyze high impact outages to ensure the proper processes and procedures are in place to avoid problems in the future
• Design, build, deploy and maintain infrastructure solutions through collaborative efforts with the team and third-party vendors
• Design, code, test, debug, and document programs using Agile development practices
• Make decisions in technical designs, implementation plans and identify project risks and resource requirements
• Direct the daily risk and control flow of operations, focusing on policies, procedures, and work standards to ensure success
• Recommend courses of action to maintain cost effectiveness and achieve results
• Collaborate and consult with peers, colleagues, and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals
• Interact with customer and vendor

Requirements

• 5+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education
• 5+ years of Technology Infrastructure Engineering and Solutions experience
• 5+ years of Distributed Infrastructure and/or related IT Infrastructure experience
• 5+ years of experience working with products related to the Automation of Virtualization, Server Infrastructure, Converged/Hyper-Converged hosting

Qualifications

• Experience with Hypervisors: VMware and Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization
• Experience with software defined networks and load balancers: NSX, AVI
• Experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift container platforms
• Scripting and/or automation experience: Python, Ansible, PowerShell
• Operating Systems Knowledge: Windows, Linux
• Experience leading or supporting the design, evaluation, and implementation of complex infrastructure hosting solutions and capabilities
• Experience working in agile product teams in a highly regulated financial services industry
• Experience with converged and/or hyper-converged infrastructure solutions at-scale in a large enterprise
• Experience with virtualization and virtual hosting technologies and administration
• Experience mentoring high-performing engineers
• Experience with taking software/hardware products and services from inception to customer delivery
• Proven experience transforming to and/or managing infrastructure functions in a product model construct, which would include participation in product roadmap planning and feature/backlog prioritization
• Skilled in automation to include familiarity with VMWare Aria/VRA, OpenShift Virtualization, Ansible, and other similar products
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code delivery and management
• Familiarity with Cloud hosting concepts and operating models
• Expert knowledge and understanding of technologies related to infrastructure engineering
• Ability to help remediate tough technical support issues
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of team on multiple overlapping projects
• Ability to operate effectively in a geographically dispersed organization
• Customer focused, service-oriented attitude

Job Expectations

• Ability to work additional hours as needed
• This position offers a hybrid work schedule
• This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available
• Telecommuting is not an option

Locations: 401 Las Colinas Blvd W, Irving, TX; 300 South Brevard, Charlotte, NC