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ID #15472103
State North Carolina
City Winston-salem
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Lowes Home Improvement
Showed 2021-06-15
Date 2021-06-14
Deadline 2021-08-13
Category Internet engineering
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Lead Infrastructure Engineer

North Carolina, Winston-salem, 27101 Winston-salem USA

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Job Summary:The primary purpose of this role is to provide expert technical advice and leadership in developing and supporting the Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) and/or Infrastructure as Code capabilities for the on-premises equipment in our enterprise data centers. This includes automating deployment, decommission, firmware maintenance, and server mobility processes that will improve all aspects of life cycle management for the physical layer. The physical layer includes server, node, network, storage, and appliance (specialty use) hardware.

This role also supports the management of our APIs and the integration/collaboration of the various tools that are needed to support the physical infrastructure.

This role leads multiple, complex and cross-functional projects simultaneously, often providing direction and oversight of more junior level engineers supporting the projects within this person's responsibility. This includes collaboration with cross-functional partners as well as senior leadership.

This role is expected to be a subject matter expert for multiple platforms within an infrastructure engineering domain (e.g., network, storage, platform, database, middleware, mainframe).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Translates requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for complex or high impact infrastructure systems
  • Leads collaborative efforts with architects and engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable system designs
  • Works closely with enterprise architects to develop and validate system design prototypes that guide architecture design
  • Leads the review and validation of technical specifications and documentation
  • Oversees the development and modification of complex infrastructure solutions within designated computing environments
  • Develops and validates complex system design prototypes, ensuring system designs adhere to company architecture standards
  • Reviews and/or leads the building of complex hardware and/or software configurations and prepares system components for installation to the infrastructure
  • Provides insight and direction to others creating infrastructure tests to identify system errors and ensure solutions meet functional specifications
  • Leads effort to deliver the validation and testing of components of highly complex infrastructure systems
  • Serves as a technical expert for project teams throughout the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems; defines and oversees the documentation of detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services
  • Provides insight and recommendations to inform the ongoing strategy for health and care of assigned domain(s) and/or platform(s) by identifying and maintaining Technology and business-level service attributes for associated technologies
  • Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and makes recommendations on feasibility, cost, and ROI
  • Mentors and advises others, sharing an in-depth understanding of company and industry methodologies, policies, standards, and controls
  • Estimates resource requirements for technical design and testing efforts, develops system support plans, schedules, and assignments, and manages complex project components and schedules while mitigating project risks as appropriate
  • Ability to hear, listen and communicate verbally with others
  • Ability to sit and stand for long periods of time
  • Ability to use basic computer tools (e.g., keyboard, mouse and monitor)
  • Move throughout all areas of the facility with or without a reasonable accommodation
  • Stand, sit, and/or walk continuously with or without reasonable accommodation and perform job functions for a full shift with meal break
  • Bend, stoop, kneel, reach, twist, lift, push, pull, climb (ladders, stairs), balance, and/or crouch on a daily basis to accomplish work activities
  • Ability to lift/carry 50 lbs. with or without a reasonable accommodation
  • Operate server lift
  • Exposure to hot and cold conditions
  • Ability to work nights and weekend shifts
Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)
  • 7 years of experience in an IT support environment with technical experience in distributed technologies and systems development
  • 4 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas
  • 4 years of experience leading projects with or without direct reports

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field
  • 2 years of work experience in an IT role requiring interaction with senior management (i.e., Director level or higher)
  • 2 years of experience writing/calling/modifying APIs
  • 2 years of experience developing systems automation
  • 2 years of experience using ServiceNow
  • 2 years of experience working in a data center
  • 4 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization
  • 4 years of experience working with third party IT vendors and/or systems solution providers
  • 4 years of experience writing technical documentation in an infrastructure development environment
  • 4 years of IT experience in the retail industry

About Lowe's:Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 20 million customers a week in the United States and Canada. With fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.

About Lowe's in the Community: As a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company, Lowe's is committed to creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts through nonprofit partnerships. Across every community we serve, Lowe's associates donate their time and expertise through the Lowe's Heroes volunteer program. For the latest news, visit Newsroom.Lowes.com or follow @LowesMedia on Twitter.

Lowe's is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, genetics or any other category protected under applicable law.

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