Senior Hybrid Cloud Operations Engineer

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. Independently identify, plan, prioritize, and deliver infrastructure work from analysis through implementation, validation, documentation, and operational handoff .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • United StatesSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex infrastructure environments, including Linux and Windows systems, while utilizing automation tools such as Ansible and Terraform. Proficient in troubleshooting and optimizing enterprise data center operations, ensuring security and reliability across various cloud platforms.

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Linux AdministrationWindows AdministrationAnsible AutomationTerraform Infrastructure as CodeNetworking Troubleshooting

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Hard Skills

LinuxWindowsAnsibleTerraformGitNetworkingScriptingVirtualizationBackup TechnologiesInfrastructure Security

Soft Skills

Technical GuidanceEffective CommunicationProblem-SolvingKnowledge SharingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

VMwareOpenStackHyper-VKVMAWSCommvaultVeeamDockerPrometheusGrafana

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure ManagementData Center TechnologiesCloud InfrastructureDisaster RecoveryOperational Efficiency

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleApacheAWSCloudDNSDockerFirewallsGrafanaHAProxyLinuxMariaDBMySQLNFSNGINXOpenStackPrometheusPythonSMTPSQLTCP/IPTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently identify, plan, prioritize, and deliver infrastructure work from analysis through implementation, validation, documentation, and operational handoff
Administer and troubleshoot complex Linux and Windows systems, physical infrastructure, enterprise servers, virtualization, storage, networking, backup/recovery, clustering, and data center technologies
Design, develop, maintain, and review production automation using Ansible, Terraform, Bash, Python, Git, APIs, and Infrastructure as Code practices
Support VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V, KVM, AWS, or comparable private/public-cloud and virtualization platforms
Troubleshoot networking, DNS, routing, firewall, load-balancing, TLS, storage, Fibre Channel, SAN/NAS, backup, database, container, web, file-transfer, and messaging issues
Support and improve monitoring, alerting, security, vulnerability remediation, patching, backup/recovery, disaster recovery, and infrastructure lifecycle processes
Evaluate dependencies, risks, testing requirements, security implications, change plans, validation procedures, and rollback strategies before production changes
Identify manual processes, technical debt, recurring incidents, and operational inefficiencies and implement sustainable automation and engineering improvements
Review infrastructure and automation changes for reliability, security, maintainability, and operational impact
Lead technical diagnosis and recovery for complex production incidents and drive root-cause and preventive actions
Provide technical guidance to Engineers and assist with technical escalations
Develop and improve runbooks, architecture documentation, standards, monitoring, and operational practices
Lead technical portions of infrastructure migrations, upgrades, hardware refreshes, proofs of concept, and modernization initiatives
Assist with technology evaluations, capacity planning, lifecycle planning, and solution design
Facilitate knowledge sharing and development of reusable engineering practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred
Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience, including independently delivering and supporting complex production infrastructure
Equivalent combinations of relevant education, technical training, certifications, and demonstrated professional experience may be considered
Advanced production experience with Linux, Windows, Ansible, Terraform, networking, Git, and scripting
Experience independently identifying, planning, and delivering complex infrastructure changes and resolving production issues without routinely requiring escalation
Experience across enterprise data center, virtualized, private-cloud, public-cloud, and hybrid-cloud infrastructure
Experience with physical server infrastructure and Dell, HPE, or comparable enterprise server technologies
Experience with VMware, OpenStack, Hyper-V, KVM, or comparable platforms and public-cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
Experience with Commvault, Veeam, Backup Exec, Barracuda, or comparable enterprise backup technologies
Strong knowledge of SAN/NAS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing, NAT, MTU, firewalls, load balancing, TLS, and network troubleshooting
Knowledge of infrastructure security, vulnerability remediation, patching, certificates, encryption, secrets management, and privileged access management
Working knowledge of HAProxy, Apache/Nginx, FTP/SFTP, Postfix/SMTP, MySQL/MariaDB, Docker, Prometheus, Grafana, DNS/BIND, Windows Server Failover Clustering, SQL Server Failover Cluster Instances, or comparable technologies
Must provide after-hours support and participate in on-call or critical escalation activities
Must appropriately handle privileged credentials, production data, and sensitive infrastructure information
Must maintain security, change-management, documentation, source-control, and infrastructure engineering standards
Must communicate technical risks, decisions, dependencies, and recommendations effectively to technical and nontechnical stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

After-hours support and on-call or critical escalation activities as appropriate to the position and operational needs
Up to 10% travel may be required, including travel to data centers, offices, or other company locations
Professional development through knowledge sharing and reusable engineering practices