Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the design of server, virtualization, storage, and cloud infrastructure across the data center, headquarters, and field footprint.
• Serve as the technical lead for the execution of the Data Center Refresh.
• Establish and enforce standards for the on-premises and Azure environments.
• Serve as the senior owner of identity architecture across Entra ID, Active Directory, and the hybrid identity model.
• Define and govern identity lifecycle, provisioning, deprovisioning, and access standards across the organization.
• Lead conditional access, privileged identity, and authentication policy in partnership with the Security Engineer.
• Drive identity automation through Intune and Entra, including device identity and certificate-based access models.
• Own the integrity of the identity foundation that downstream cloud and security controls depend on.
• Own the design, governance, and ongoing optimization of the Azure environment.
• Lead the strategy for cloud workload placement, including the domain controller posture and warm standby model.
• Establish cloud cost governance, tagging, and resource standards.
• Define cloud security baselines and ensure alignment with the broader security program.
• Guide the continued shift toward an Azure-primary posture where it serves resilience and operational goals.
• Serve as the primary delegate for systems, security, and junior infrastructure workstreams.
• Balance workload across direct reports and act as the first technical escalation point for their areas.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to a culture that pairs deep specialization with cross-team collaboration.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in identity management across Entra ID and Active Directory in a hybrid model.
• Working command of endpoint and identity tooling, including Intune and Entra automation.
• Strong cloud management experience, with demonstrated ownership of an Azure environment at scale.
• Proven experience leading or mentoring technical staff, with the maturity to manage a multi-disciplinary team.
• Extensive hands-on experience designing and operating enterprise servers, virtualization, and storage environments.
• Strong grasp of backup, recovery, and resilience design across on-premises and cloud.
• Experience with certificate-based authentication and Cloud NAC concepts.
• Familiarity with multi-site operations spanning a data center, headquarters, and a large field footprint.
• Relevant certifications across Microsoft identity, Azure, and infrastructure disciplines.
• Exposure to security operations and a working relationship with SOC or MSSP models.

Physical Requirements

• Primarily works in an office environment, with extended periods of sitting and working on a computer.
• Occasional standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, bending, or reaching to install, service, or inspect equipment in data center and server-room environments.
• Ability to frequently lift up to 25 pounds and occasionally move up to 50 pounds of IT equipment (e.g., servers, network hardware), with or without assistance.

Pay

$130k+

Schedule

FT

Location

Houston