Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Columbia Sportswear Company
Portland, OR, United States
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Confluence JIRA Microsoft Azure Data Centers Github Windows Servers Windows PowerShell Red Hat Enterprise Linux Ansible Virtualization Technology Information Technology
+2 more
Commvault Vmware

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Compute and Storage Infrastructure Engineer with strong on-prem expertise, experience with Hybrid environments and a focus on virtualized environments, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, storage, global files sharing and replication/resilience. In this role, you will help keep our Global On-Prem environment reliable, secure, and well-governed; partnering with and supporting other engineers through operational execution, documentation, and continuous improvement.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

  • Deliver engineering solutions across our global Data Center and Hybrid ecosystem that efficiently fit the needs of the business
  • Design, build, and maintain compute, storage, replication and business recovery, ensuring scalable, secure, and stable environments
  • Conduct audits, assessments, and develop technical documentation
  • Support global teams by assisting with incidents and operational escalations and improvements
  • Collaborate closely with cross-regional partners to execute shared technical roadmaps
  • Partner with Finance, Platform, and Engineering teams to support FinOps practices, including cost visibility, usage optimization, and spend governance
  • Participate in on call rotations that follow the sun model with your engineering peers around the globe

This position plays a significant role in building a stable, scalable, and secure future for Columbia’s cloud portfolio.

Requirements

  • A strong Infrastructure engineer passionate about secure, scalable, and innovative hybrid solutions
  • A collaborator who enjoys working with global teammates across cultures and time zones
  • A clear and confident communicator-in both spoken and written-able to work with technical and nontechnical audiences
  • Someone who values documentation, standards, and process-driven engineering
  • Familiar with IT Service Management (ITSM / ITIL), operations maturity, and enabling service teams
  • A proactive, self-directed engineer who thrives in a dynamic, global environment
  • An analytical thinker who emphasizes structure, quality, and repeatability, * Minimum 5 years of hands-on infrastructure engineering and operations with a global environment
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related STEM field-or equivalent experience
  • Significant hands-on experience with a combination of the following: VMware, Windows Server OS, RedHat Linux, Commvault, Dell, Pure, Qumulo technologies
  • Experience working with global or distributed teams (GCC/multinational experience is a plus)
  • Experience with Jira, Confluence
  • Strong automation bias
  • Familiarity with GitHub Actions and automation tools such as Ansible and PowerShell
  • Experience breaking work down for complex efforts a plus
  • Experience with ITSM/ITIL; exposure to Jira Service Manager is a plus
  • General knowledge of Azure a plus

About the company

At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.

Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder, Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.

We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.

And we believe in you., Columbia Sportswear Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf. If you need reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

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