IT Infrastructure Engineer

Job Title: IT Infrastructure Engineer
Location: Onsite
Duration: 6 months
Schedule: 40 hrs; Mon-Fri
Pay: $65/hr to $77/hr, DOE

Job Overview:
As the IT Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing an organization's IT infrastructure to ensure reliability, scalability, performance, and security.

Job Responsibilities:

• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Terraform Standardization: Serve as the primary subject matter expert for Terraform, designing and establishing enterprisegrade IaC templates, modules, and governance patterns to ensure highly repeatable and driftfree deployments
• Enforce code standards, build reusable module registries, and manage infrastructure state files securely across a multiaccount enterprise AWS environment
• Build, optimize, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines via GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins to automate infrastructure provisioning, policy testing, and continuous deployment
• Container Foundation & Platform Engineering: Architect, implement, and operationalize the organization's initial container orchestration platforms utilizing AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) or ECS
• Establish standard operating procedures for container security, image scanning, registry management (AWS ECR), and microservices deployment
• Provide clear architectural blueprints to application teams transitioning legacy workloads into containerized environments
• Hybrid Cloud Connectivity & Core Networking: Manage, secure, and optimize the hybrid cloud footprint, ensuring high availability and seamless dataintransit pipelines between onpremises data centers, clinical systems, and AWS resources
• Administer core AWS networking services with an emphasis on secure hybrid architecture, including Transit Gateway, Route 53, Direct Connect, and corporate VPC design
• Team Mentorship, Coaching, & Upskilling: Actively coach and mentor existing infrastructure and systems engineers, guiding them through the transition from traditional operations to modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and cloudnative practices
• Lead peer code reviews for Terraform scripts, host internal technical workshops, and establish documentation patterns that democratize cloud infrastructure knowledge across the department

Required Skills & Experience:

• Associate's degree in a relevant technology field or acquired through a combination of education and experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience as an Infrastructure Engineer
• Strong knowledge of networking, operating systems, and system administration
• Experience with cloud platforms and infrastructure as code (IaC) tools
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies and container platforms (e.g., VMware, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficiency in scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell)
• Problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues