Senior Infrastructure Engineer
New York, NY (Hybrid)
No third-party candidates or vendors please.
Experience in a highly regulated environment (legal, financial services, or similar) is required.
About the Role
This role focuses on the design, stability, and day-to-day operation of core infrastructure across a complex environment. You will work across virtualization, identity, networking, and storage, taking ownership of systems that are critical to the business.
There is a strong emphasis on reliability, security, and performance, along with opportunities to improve automation, streamline operations, and modernize parts of the environment over time.
What You'll Be Doing
- Design and manage virtualization environments using Microsoft Hyper-V, including clustering and high availability
- Administer virtual infrastructure platforms for host management, networking, and provisioning
- Configure and maintain virtual networking components including switches, VLANs, and traffic prioritization
- Manage the full lifecycle of virtual machines, including deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across hypervisor, compute, and storage layers
- Support disaster recovery strategies including replication and failover capabilities
- Contribute to infrastructure migrations and platform transitions where needed
- Build and maintain server images and standardized configurations
- Develop and maintain automation using PowerShell to improve efficiency and consistency
- Support server hardware platforms and lifecycle management tools
- Administer identity services including Active Directory across multi-site environments
- Manage Group Policy and access controls aligned with security best practices
- Monitor and maintain directory health, replication, and overall system integrity
- Support core network services including DNS and DHCP across distributed environments
- Troubleshoot network-related issues tied to name resolution, IP allocation, and connectivity
- Work with hybrid identity solutions including directory synchronization and authentication methods
- Administer enterprise storage platforms, supporting provisioning, performance, and availability
- Assist with capacity planning, system upgrades, and ongoing platform maintenance
- Partner with infrastructure and security teams on backup, recovery, and system integration efforts
Background We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering or systems engineering roles
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Hyper-V in production environments
- Solid background in Windows Server administration, Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
- Experience working with hybrid identity solutions and modern authentication methods
- Understanding of core networking concepts including TCP/IP, VLANs, and routing
- Experience working in structured environments with defined change processes
- Strong documentation and communication skills
- Experience with infrastructure automation using PowerShell or similar tools
- Exposure to enterprise storage platforms and hardware lifecycle management
- Familiarity with network segmentation or security tooling is a plus
What Tends to Work Well in This Role
- Someone who is comfortable owning critical systems and keeping them running smoothly
- Strong problem solver who can work through complex technical issues without overcomplicating solutions
- Able to work across multiple areas of infrastructure without being siloed
- Clear communicator who can document and explain technical concepts effectively
- Experience in environments where uptime, security, and accuracy are essential