About the Company
STAFFXPERT LLC is seeking a DevOps Engineer (IT Infrastructure) on behalf of our client in New York City, NY. This role is responsible for managing and optimizing cloud-based and on-premise infrastructure, ensuring system reliability, performance, and scalability.
About the Role
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in DevOps practices, cloud platforms, virtualization, and system administration, with the ability to collaborate across development and operations teams.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain Wintel-based physical and virtual server infrastructure
- Monitor system performance and optimize server and storage utilization
- Manage and support cloud environments and containerized platforms (Kubernetes)
- Ensure adherence to change management processes and best practices
- Maintain and test disaster recovery (DR) plans and documentation
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy applications and resolve technical issues
- Develop architecture diagrams and infrastructure documentation
- Implement monitoring tools and alerts to ensure high availability and system uptime
- Troubleshoot infrastructure, network, and application-related issues
- Work with vendors and internal teams for incident resolution and escalation
- Provide support for production systems, including off-hours when required
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in systems administration or DevOps engineering
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS)
- Strong knowledge of virtualization technologies (VMware and others)
- Experience managing high-availability and enterprise infrastructure environments
- Proficiency in Windows Server (2019/2022) and Linux/Unix systems
- Experience with Kubernetes platforms (AKS, ARO)
- Solid understanding of networking concepts (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, SFTP)
- Strong scripting skills using PowerShell, Python, or similar tools
- Experience with security tools, authentication systems, and access management
Preferred Skills
- DevOps certification in Azure and/or AWS
- Experience with enterprise storage systems and infrastructure planning
- Familiarity with ITIL processes or incident management frameworks
- Experience creating technical diagrams using tools such as MS Visio
