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# IT - Infrastructure Engineer - UNIX / Intel

- **Company:** Nelnet
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $79,956.0 - $127,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, VoIP, Unix, Cluster Analysis, System Configuration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Domain Name System (DNS), Fault Tolerance, Fiber Channel over Ethernet, Hardware Virtualization, Internet Information Services (IIS), Storage Area Network (SAN), Multi-protocol Systems, Internet Small Computer System Interface (ISCSI), Linux Servers, Enterprise Messaging Systems, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Network Monitoring, Performance Tuning, Public Key Infrastructure, TCP/IP, VMware Infrastructure, Wide Area Networks, Scripting, Load Balancing, System Availability, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Routing & Switching, Hardware Infrastructure, Cisco
- **Published:** September 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=04b818610d633023

## About the Role

Additionally, this position requires the successful completion of a Government of Canada Reliability Clearance (PERC) as a condition of employment. Candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain the required clearance throughout their employment., Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related fields and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.

EXPERIENCE:

 * Applicable experience includes Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Windows Servers, Linux Servers, Active Directory, SQL Server, Network, Switching/Routing, Firewalls, Data Archival, LAN, WAN, VoIP, MPLS, Monitoring and Messaging Systems.
 * Experience designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise scale systems with High Availability Configurations (Clustering, Load Balancing, Fault Tolerance, etc.), Systems Configuration Management, Optimization Tuning, and Monitoring.
 * Preferred background working in security focused environments with skills in audit remediation and systems hardening.
 * Experience with Scripting, Automation, Cisco UCS, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or PKI.

COMPETENCIES - SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES:

 * Strong analytical, judgment and problem solving skills.
 * Strong oral and written communication skills.
 * Strong interpersonal skills, interacts will with technical and non-technical clients.
 * In depth working knowledge of Active Directory, IIS, DHCP/DNS, TCP/IP, Windows Server, VMware Infrastructure, Storage Area Networks (Fiber channel, FCoE and iSCSI), server hardware familiarity include hardware virtualization, fiber channel switching.
 * Working knowledge of Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Hyper-Converged technologies.

## Description

* Develops or modifies IT Infrastructure to meet business objectives.
 * Maintain and implement technical solutions, specifications, and documentation for various sized projects or daily support initiatives.
 * Works with multiple customers, stakeholders, and system owners to produce requirements, determine feasibility, analyze cost/benefits requirements, and recommend design solution options.
 * Provide training and technical support for users with varying levels of IT knowledge.
 * Completes routine preventative measures and maintains/monitoring network security.


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