What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer position at The University of Texas at Austin?
Job Posting Title:
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Dell Medical School
All Applicants
40
Exempt from FLSA
Immediately
Expected to Continue
AUSTIN, TX
Purpose
The Senior Infrastructure Engineer serves as a technical lead for enterprise infrastructure design, implementation, and operations across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This role ensures secure, scalable, and reliable systems that support mission-critical applications and organizational operations.
Responsibilities
Infrastructure Architecture & Design
Preferred Qualifications
$130,000 depending on experience
Working Conditions
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer
Dell Medical School
All Applicants
40
Exempt from FLSA
Immediately
Expected to Continue
AUSTIN, TX
Purpose
The Senior Infrastructure Engineer serves as a technical lead for enterprise infrastructure design, implementation, and operations across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. This role ensures secure, scalable, and reliable systems that support mission-critical applications and organizational operations.
Responsibilities
Infrastructure Architecture & Design
- Designs and implements enterprise infrastructure including compute, storage, networking, and virtualization
- Architects hybrid connectivity between on-premises datacenters and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
- Ensures infrastructure scalability and alignment with organizational goals
- Design, deploy, and optimize enterprise infrastructure including compute, storage, networking, virtualization, and identity services
- Ensure availability and performance of Epic and third-party healthcare systems via secure, high-performance infrastructure
- Manages and troubleshoots Windows/Linux servers, Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP
- Oversees virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) for high availability
- Implements backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring solutions
- Administer and troubleshoot Windows and Linux servers, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise storage systems (SAN/NAS)
- Manage virtualization platforms (VMware, Hyper-V) with a focus on high availability and fault tolerance
- Implement enterprise backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring solutions (SolarWinds, Splunk, etc.)
- Applies security best practices and regulatory standards (e.g., HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
- Conducts vulnerability assessments and remediates risks
- Maintains identity and access management controls
- Ensure HIPAA compliance and healthcare-grade security across all infrastructure
- Develops scripts and automation tools (PowerShell, Python, Ansible)
- Monitors system performance and capacity planning
- Optimizes infrastructure for efficiency and cost-effectiveness
- Proactively monitor, capacity plan, and optimize infrastructure for scalability and efficiency
- Leads infrastructure projects and technology deployments
- Mentors junior engineers and provides technical guidance
- Coordinates with vendors and cross-functional teams for solution delivery
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
- 5 years of experience in infrastructure engineering, systems administration, or related role
- Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure environments (on-premises and cloud such as Azure or AWS)
- Strong experience with Windows and Linux server administration
- Experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and enterprise storage solutions
- Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper-V)
- Experience with backup, disaster recovery, and monitoring tools
- Knowledge of security best practices and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA
- Experience supporting enterprise or healthcare systems
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting Epic EHR or healthcare IT environments
- Experience with automation and scripting tools (PowerShell, Python, Ansible)
- Experience with cloud infrastructure platforms (Azure, AWS)
- Experience with infrastructure monitoring and logging tools (SolarWinds, Splunk)
- Experience with high-availability and fault-tolerant system design
- Experience working in a healthcare or academic medical environment
$130,000 depending on experience
Working Conditions
- Hybrid work environment (Austin, TX – UT Dell Medical School)
- Standard office environment
- Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
- May provide after-hours support for critical incidents
- May support clinical and enterprise systems in a healthcare environment
- Resume/CV
- 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
- Letter of interest
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left-hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled into your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials that were noted above.
Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
Pay Transparency:
The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Employment Eligibility Verification:
If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.
The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:
- E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF]
- Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF]
- Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.
The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.
Salary : $130,000