Sr Infrastructure Engineer

$92,300 - $175,400/Yr

Lowe's - San Antonio, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

San Antonio, TX

10,001+ employees

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers

About the position

The primary purpose of this role is to provide consultation and technical advice on Technology infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems. This includes responsibility for translating business requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements and delivering integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems. The role supports multiple, somewhat complex projects across areas simultaneously, often leading one or more projects independently, and requires collaboration with cross-functional partners and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Technology partners to help define and understand target strategies.
• Collaborates with architects and engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable system designs.
• Provides consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems; assesses the implications of Technology strategies on infrastructure capabilities.
• Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and makes recommendations on feasibility and ROI.
• Estimates resource requirements for technical design and testing efforts, develops system support plans, schedules, and assignments, and manages project components and schedules while mitigating project risks as appropriate.
• Develops or modifies infrastructure solutions within designated domains/environments while offering guidance and mentorship to more junior team members.
• Develops and validates system design prototypes, ensuring system designs adhere to company architecture standards.
• Develops, validates, and executes infrastructure tests to identify system errors and ensure solutions meet functional specifications.
• Leads the building of hardware and/or software configurations and prepares system components for installation to the infrastructure.
• Leads effort to deliver the validation and testing of components of larger infrastructure systems and revises key system components based on test results as appropriate.
• Leads the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation; develops and documents detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services.
• Writes, reviews, and validates clear technical specifications and documentation.
• Provides post-implementation support, making system enhancements as needed.
• Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field).
• 5 years of experience in an IT support environment with technical experience in distributed technologies and systems development.
• 2 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas.
• 2 years of experience leading projects with or without direct reports.

Nice-to-haves

• 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).
• 3 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
• 3 years of experience working with third party IT vendors and/or systems solution providers.
• 3 years of experience writing technical documentation in an infrastructure development environment.
• 3 years of IT experience in the retail industry.
• 3 Years Experience working in an Agile development organization.
• 2 Years Experience writing, calling, modifying APIs.
• 2 Years Developing systems automation.
• 2 Years Experience working in a data center.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k
• 401k matching
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off
• Employee discount programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Professional development programs