Infrastructure Engineer III

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we've been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us People love working here Named one of Furniture Today's Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

Infrastructure Engineer III

Pay Range: $86,260 – 138,906 annually

Job Description: Your Piece of the Puzzle

Do you enjoy designing and supporting networks, networked software and associated operating systems? NFM's Infrastructure Engineer III is responsible for ensuring the stability, integrity, and efficient operation of in-house information systems that support core organizational functions. This is a remote position requiring the candidate to reside in NE, IA. MO., KS or TX.

Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Collaborate: Work with infrastructure staff to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems
• Develop: Implement and maintain policies, procedures, and associated training plans for network administration, usage, and disaster recovery
• Analyze: Conduct research on network and systems products, services, protocols, and standards to remain current with industry trends and best practices
• Propose: Gauge the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and networks; develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems
• Provide: Ensure compatibility and interoperability of in-house computing systems with existing infrastructure

Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or related field
• 4 – 6 years' experience in network or systems administration or engineering
• Strong system engineering at the command-line level (Linux/AIX, Windows)
• Well-versed in IBM Power and SAN Technologies
• SME in Cloud Services and Architecture, public or private (IBM, Azure [Local], AWS, GCP, OpenStack, VMware, Hyper-V, Microsoft 365 Services)
• Expert knowledge of multi-tier architectures: load balancers, proxies, caching, web servers, application servers, databases, and networking
• Experience with Configuration Management (Ansible, MECM, DSC, Terraform, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
• Strong scripting skillset with working knowledge of one or more programming languages (Python, Go, C#, C++, Ruby, PowerShell, etc.)
• Design of self-healing and fault-tolerant services
• Understanding of Infrastructure as Code, including design and security, configuration management, integration, deployment, performance monitoring and tuning, backup (Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup), automation, and modern dev services for source control
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the USA on a full-time basis. NFM will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position
• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn't limited to, a MVR and criminal background check

Benefits: What's in It for You?

As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• You'll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM's 401(k) and you're eligible for company match after one year. NFM's 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer