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# Engineer II, IT Infrastructure

- **Company:** Cross River
- **Location:** Fort Lee, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $80,000 - $110,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Information Systems, Cursor, Linux, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, Networking Basics, Virtualization Technology, AI Infrastructure, Data Logging, Scripting, GitHub Copilot, System Availability, Claude Code, Cloudformation, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Claude, Terraform
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/engineer-ii-it-infrastructure-fort-lee-nj--d53ab5b6-8910-4d21-94d1-1ed9f90896d4

## About the Role

Information Technology & Information Systems, Loans, Finance, Bank Management, Strategic Planning, Regulations, Automation, Microsoft Windows Operating System, Information Technology & Information Systems, Cloud Computing, Must Have:

 * 3+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, cloud engineering, or systems engineering
 * Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform
 * Strong experience with AWS or other cloud platforms
 * Familiarity managing Windows and Linux systems
 * Good understanding of networking fundamentals
 * Knowledge of automation and scripting
 * Experience with monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting distributed systems
 * Strong understanding of security best practices and compliance
 * Excellent communication and problem-solving skills

Preferred:

 * Experience deploying and supporting nested virtualization environments at the enterprise level
 * Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
 * Experience in financial services or other highly regulated environments
 * Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator or similar

## Description

We are seeking an IT Infrastructure Engineer responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. The ideal candidate is hands-on, proactive, and experienced across Windows, Linux, networking, cloud platforms (AWS preferred), and automation.

You will collaborate with security, engineering, and operations teams to ensure reliability, performance, and compliance across all environments.

Responsibilities:

 * Design and implement cloud infrastructure solutions, selecting and right-sizing services to meet diverse enterprise workload requirements
 * Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
 * Advise stakeholders on appropriate architecture patterns for different business and technical needs, balancing performance, security, scalability, and cost
 * Assist with cloud cost optimization as a core practice
 * Help establish and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting using dashboards and proactive alerts for system health and anomalies
 * Assist with security and compliance across cloud resources based on security recommendations and current best practices while aligning with financial industry regulatory requirements
 * Support deployment and operation of AI infrastructure components in collaboration with the AI Engineering team
 * Leverage AI development tools (Cursor, Claude, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate IaC authoring, troubleshooting, documentation, and code review
 * Help conduct thorough reviews of cloud infrastructure configurations produced by consultants, external vendors, automated tools, and validate AI-generated infrastructure code for quality, security, and business alignment
 * Assist with establishing and enforcing cloud architecture standards, documentation requirements, and technical best practices
 * Support backup, disaster recovery, and high availability strategies
 * Other duties as assigned