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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

The University of Texas at Austin
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Apr 2026
💰 $130,000/yr

About the role

Job Posting Title:

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

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Hiring Department:

Dell Medical School

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

AUSTIN, TX

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Job Details:

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

Systems Administration & Operations

  • 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.)

Security & Compliance

  • 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

Automation & Optimization

  • 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

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Leads infrastructure projects and technology deployments

  • Mentors junior engineers and provides technical guidance

  • Coordinates with vendors and cross-functional teams for solution delivery

Required Qualifications

  • 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

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

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

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