IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer III

STATE OF IDAHO EMPLOYEES: If you are a current or temporary State of Idaho employee you MUST apply through Luma Opportunities. Applying through the State of Idaho’s external career website will duplicate profiles and will slow the processing of your application for a new position., The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking an IT Systems and Infrastructure Engineer III to join our Headquarters team in Boise, ID. This senior role combines advanced systems engineering with cloud infrastructure design and operational leadership. The successful candidate will lead architecture, deployment, and lifecycle management for hybrid on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring secure, resilient, and scalable services that support ITD’s enterprise applications and business objectives. Occasional nights and weekends may be required for off-hours maintenance.

Please note: Criminal background check is required for this position.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

• Lead design, implementation, and maintenance of complex Windows server and hybrid cloud infrastructures to meet availability, security, and performance goals

• Architect and operationalize cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) across public cloud providers and on-prem platforms; design hybrid networking and identity integration

• Provide advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for server, storage, network, and cloud incidents; coordinate remediation with vendors and operations teams

• Maintain and optimize virtualization platforms (VMware ESX) and underlying hardware (UCS, HP Blade), and design HA and Disaster Recovery solutions

• Manage CI/CD and development lifecycle tooling (Team Foundation Server/TFS, CRM integrations) to support software delivery and platform automation

• Automate build, deployment, monitoring, and operational tasks using PowerShell, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools; create and maintain runbooks and operational documentation

• Monitor system health, analyze performance metrics, and provide daily/periodic reports to identify bottlenecks and capacity needs

• Plan, run, and report system tests, upgrades, and maintenance activities with minimal service disruption

Considerable knowledge of:

• Current information technology trends and capabilities

Experience:

• Planning, installing, maintaining, troubleshooting network, server or storage systems

• Resolving network or server problems

• Working with end users to develop and implement information technology solutions for user computing needs in a business environment

• Experience as a technical lead implementing or supporting network, server or storage systems

MQ Specialties:

• Experience with scripting languages in a large production environment

• Experience in application integration with multi-tier application architecture

• Experience designing, analyzing, and troubleshooting enterprise-level computing environments

• Experience designing, analyzing and maintaining high-availability (HA) server environments

• Experience designing and supporting Disaster Recovery solutions

• Experience with cloud computing architectures (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)

• Experience conducting cross-training in relevant support technologies

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience designing, deploying, and operating cloud-native and hybrid solutions on major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, or GCP) including networking, identity, storage, and compute/service selection.

• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM templates, CloudFormation) and configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet).

• Expertise in cloud security best practices: VPC/VNet design, IAM, encryption at rest/in transit, and secure connectivity (VPN, Direct Connect/ExpressRoute).

• Proven track record designing and managing scalable CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS/AKS/GKE), and microservices integration.

• In-depth knowledge and administration experience with Windows Server (2012-2025), Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and performance tuning.

• Experience and expertise in VMware ESX virtual servers on UCS and/or HP Blade hardware.

• Experience implementing Backup/DR strategies across cloud and on-prem environments, including recovery testing.

• Strong scripting/automation skills (PowerShell, Python, Bash) for orchestration and operational efficiency.

• Certifications preferred: AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator/Engineer, VMware VCP, or equivalent.