Senior / Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Bill Piper

Role: Senior / Lead Infrastructure Engineer Bill Piper

Location: Irving, TX (Hybrid)

Type: Contract

Job Description:

• The Storage Engineering team is seeking a Senior / Lead Infrastructure Engineer to build standardized architecture, strengthen governance, and scale cloud-native storage capabilities.
• This role will enhance delivery consistency, reduce reliance on ad hoc support, and improve security, compliance, and cost efficiency for cloud storage services while supporting application onboarding at scale.

In this role, you will:

• Design and implement standardized cloud storage architectures across public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Develop and enforce governance, security, and compliance controls for cloud storage services
• Support application onboarding, ensuring alignment with storage standards and best practices
• Engineer and manage cloud-native storage patterns, including:
• Object storage (S3, Blob, GCS)
• File services (managed NFS/SMB)
• Block storage for cloud workloads
• Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of cloud storage solutions
• Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) templates (Terraform) for consistent deployments
• Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of storage resources
• Partner with DevOps and platform teams to integrate storage into CI/CD pipelines
• Monitor usage and enforce cost management and optimization strategies
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement across cloud storage services

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish reference architectures and design standards for cloud storage
• Implement policy-driven governance (security, access controls, encryption, retention)
• Enable self-service provisioning capabilities for application teams
• Ensure alignment with enterprise risk, security, and compliance frameworks
• Support multi-cloud and hybrid storage integration patterns
• Provide technical guidance and support for large-scale cloud adoption initiatives

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering or storage engineering
• Hands-on experience with at least one public cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Understanding of cloud storage services (object, file, block)

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience designing and managing cloud-based storage solutions
• Strong experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (Terraform preferred)
• Knowledge of security, compliance, and governance frameworks in cloud environments
• Experience supporting application onboarding and cloud adoption at scale
• Familiarity with cost optimization and cloud financial management (FinOps)
• Experience integrating solutions into CI/CD pipelines

Desired Qualifications:

• Multi-cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Knowledge of data lifecycle management, backup, and archival strategies
• Experience with Kubernetes and container storage integrations
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools
• Background in large enterprise or regulated environments

Key Skills:

• Cloud architecture and design
• Storage engineering (object, file, block)
• Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code
• Governance, risk, and compliance
• Cost optimization and FinOps
• Automation and scripting (Python preferred)
• Cross-functional collaboration

Job Expectations:

• Deliver scalable, secure, and standardized cloud storage solutions
• Enable consistent and repeatable deployments through automation
• Improve governance, cost control, and operational efficiency
• Support enterprise cloud adoption and modernization initiatives