IT Infrastructure Engineer

Purpose of Position: 

The IT Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for Amalgamated Bank’s datacenters, compute, storage, network and security technology ecosystem. 

 Essential Job Functions:

1. Develop and deploy scalable infrastructure solutions including servers, storage, networking, and cloud platforms.
2. Ensure systems are running efficiently by monitoring performance, troubleshooting issues, and applying updates or patches.
3. Implement security protocols and ensure infrastructure adheres to industry standards and regulatory requirements.
4. Use scripting tools to automate repetitive tasks and improve system performance.
5. Work closely with software engineers, DevOps teams, and IT support to align infrastructure with business needs.
6. Design and maintain backup strategies and disaster recovery plans to ensure business continuity.
7. Implement and maintain the banks LAN, WAN, Security infrastructure 
8. Engineer platforms for high resiliency minimizing business disruption
9. Support the monitoring and maintenance of hardware records (including servers, switches, routers, laptops, etc.) and software licenses to ensure ongoing compliance with the Bank's asset management and End of Life programs.
10. In partnership with key stakeholders continue to evolve and enhance mobile capabilities enabling knowledge workers to be productive and collaborate from anywhere
11. Effectively manage time, communicate clearly, make sound decisions, deliver presentations, and maintain strong organizational abilities.
12. Perform other duties as directed

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree in business or computer science or equivalent experience 
2. Solid knowledge of VMWare technologies 
3. Understanding of networking concepts
4. Experience implementing and/or managing networking and firewall devices
5. Familiarity with tools like Ansible, Terraform, or PowerShell
6. Familiarity with Enterprise backup solutions and concepts
7. Familiarity with Enterprise security tools such as NAC, AV, DLP, Content Filtering
8. Deep Knowledge of Windows Server Operating Systems, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policies
9. Experience with Cloud Infrastructure solutions
10. Advanced engineering skills on server class x86 infrastructure and Storage Products