Sr Infrastructure Engineer

Work with a Winning Team
As part of a Fortune 50 company and retail leader, your work can change an entire industry. Our CEO is a forward-thinker when it comes to tech, and with one of Forbes Top 50 CIOs leading the charge, you can come to work knowing you'll have access to the data, tools, and support that few other companies can offer. We also know what it takes to create an inclusive culture that supports you. Our teams are structured around the engineer, giving you the support you need to do your best work. Since we've been in business for over 100 years, we've built an excellent track record of growth and success. There's peace of mind knowing you have the stability and resources you need to focus on solving tough challenges. And as you solve these challenges, know you'll be surrounded by supportive associates with curious minds who listen to you, respect you, and recognize your hard work.
Innovate in Charlotte
This position is based at our on-site Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lowe's Tech Hub is an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative workspaces, an on-site barista and Zen Garden, and other perks to enhance your work experience.
Your Impact
The primary purpose of this role is to provide consultation and technical advice on Technology infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems. This includes responsibility for translating business requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements and delivering integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems.
This role supports multiple, somewhat complex projects across areas simultaneously, often leading one or more project independently. This includes collaboration with cross-functional partners as well as senior leadership.
This role is expected to support multiple platforms within a single infrastructure engineering domain (e.g., network, storage, platform, database, middleware, mainframe).
What you will do

• Translates requirements and functional specifications into technical requirements that support integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems
• Collaborates with architects and engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable system designs
• Provides consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning and engineering for assigned systems; assesses the implications of Technology strategies on infrastructure capabilities
• Writes, reviews, and validates clear technical specifications and documentation
• Develops or modifies infrastructure solutions within designated computing environments while offering guidance and mentorship to more junior team members
• Develops and validates system design prototypes, ensuring system designs adhere to company architecture standards
• Leads the building of hardware and/or software configurations and prepares system components for installation to the infrastructure
• Develops, validates, and executes infrastructure tests to identify system errors and ensure solutions meet functional specifications
• Leads effort to deliver the validation and testing of components of larger infrastructure systems and revises key system components based on test results as appropriate
• Leads the implementation and maintenance of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation; develops and documents detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services
• Collaborates with Technology partners to help define and understand target strategies
• Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and makes recommendations on feasibility and ROI
• Provides post-implementation support, making system enhancements as needed
• Estimates resource requirements for technical design and testing efforts, develops system support plans, schedules, and assignments, and manages project components and schedules while mitigating project risks as appropriate
• Provides mentoring and guidance to more junior level engineers; may provide feedback and direction on specific engineering tasks
• Individual Contributor

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in an IT support environment with technical experience in distributed technologies and systems development
• 2 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains, platforms, or specialty areas
• 2 years of experience leading projects with or without direct reports
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field (or equivalent work experience in a related field)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of work experience managing cloud technologies such as GCP, Azure, OCI, or AWS
• 2 years of work experience managing Cisco ACI, VXLAN, or similar data center fabric technologies
• 4 years of experience designing and implementing dynamic routed networks using BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, or IS-IS
• 4 years of experience working on data center network technologies and related applications
• Experience integrating data center class firewalls into the network design
• Experience integrating data center class load balancers into the network design
• Experience integrating data center networks with hypervisors or containers, such as VMware ESX, KVM, or Kubernetes
• Experience managing networks using scripting or automation related tool (Python)
• Master's degree in computer science, network engineering, or related field

Benefits

• 401k with up to 4.25% match
• Bi- annual Cash Bonus
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan (15% discount of strike price)
• Tuition-Free Education
• 10-week Maternity/Paternal Leave
• 10% Associate Discount

For information about our benefit programs and eligibility, please visit https://talent.lowes.com/us/en/benefits.
About Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States. With total fiscal year 2023 sales of more than $86 billion, Lowe's operates over 1,700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300,000 associates. Based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe's supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating safe, affordable housing and helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts. For more information, visit Lowes.com.
Lowe's is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law.