Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Ariat is looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help design, build, and support enterprise infrastructure across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments. This role is responsible for keeping critical platforms secure, reliable, and scalable while driving automation, modernization, and operational excellence across the IT landscape.

You'll Make a Difference By

• Designing, implementing, and supporting infrastructure solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Managing enterprise systems including servers, virtualization, storage, backup, identity, and cloud platforms.
• Administering core services such as Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP
• Developing automation and infrastructure-as-code solutions.
• Monitoring infrastructure health, performance, and availability using enterprise observability and alerting tools.
• Leading system upgrades, patching, vulnerability remediation, backup validation, and disaster recovery readiness efforts.
• Supporting Windows Server, Linux, Microsoft 365, and related enterprise platforms.
• Partnering with security, network, and application teams to maintain a secure and well-integrated environment.
• Troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, performing root cause analysis, and driving long-term improvements.
• Creating and maintaining documentation, standards, and operational procedures.
• Providing technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance across infrastructure initiatives.
• Assisting with other responsibilities based on business needs.

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or a related role.
• Strong experience with enterprise infrastructure platforms, including virtualization, storage, backup, and datacenter operations.
• Expertise in Active Directory, Entra ID, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and hybrid identity management.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with scripting and automation using tools such as PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of Windows Server administration, patching, system hardening, and vulnerability remediation.
• Experience supporting Microsoft 365 and hybrid enterprise environments.
• Solid understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, DNS, routing, and firewalls.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Experience with Linux or macOS administration.
• Experience with VMware, Cisco UCS, Hyper-V, or similar enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring platforms.
• Experience with configuration tools such as Tanium.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, privileged access management, or ITIL-based service practices.
• Relevant Microsoft, Azure, AWS, VMware, Cisco, or similar certifications are a plus.

Ariat is an innovative, outdoor global brand with roots in equestrian performance. We develop high-quality footwear and apparel for people who ride, work, and play outdoors, and care about performance, quality, comfort, and style.

The salary range for this position is $135,000 - $150,000 per year.

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations. Ariat in good faith believes that this posted compensation range is accurate for this role at this location at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

Ariat's holistic benefits package for full-time team members includes (but is not limited to):

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Expanded wellness and mental health benefits
• Paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and paid volunteer days
• days401(k) with company match
• Bonus incentive plans
• Team member discount on Ariat merchandise

Note: Availability of benefits may be subject to location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Ariat reserves the right to alter these benefits in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.