Columbia Sportswear
PrincipalInfrastructureEngineer(Compute&Storage)
“Principal Infrastructure Engineer (Compute & Storage) at Columbia Sportswear. Skills: Compute infrastructure, Storage infrastructure, Hybrid cloud, On-premise infrastructure. Lead technical design for infrastructure solutions. Produce architecture diagrams”
Industry & Context.
Analytical thinker
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years on-prem infrastructure experience, 4+ years team mentorship, 4+ years working with global teams, Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, Extensive VMware experience, Extensive Windows Server OS experience, Extensive RedHat Linux experience, Extensive Commvault experience, Extensive Dell experience, Extensive Pure experience, Extensive Qumulo experience, Solid Azure knowledge, Solid SaaS knowledge, Lead technical design, Drive alignment across teams, Experience acting as technical lead, Experience working with Product Owners, Experience breaking down work, Experience with Jira, Experience with Confluence, Automation bias, Familiarity with GitHub Actions, Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Familiarity with CI/CD, Familiarity with Ansible, Familiarity with PowerShell, Experience with on-prem security, Experience with hybrid security, Experience with on-prem governance, Experience with hybrid governance, Experience with identity controls, Experience with network segmentation, Experience with policy-as-code, Experience with logging/monitoring
Nice to Have
GCC/multinational experience is a plus, Experience with ITSM/ITIL is a plus, Exposure to Jira Service Manager is a plus
What You'll Do.
Lead technical design for infrastructure solutions
Produce architecture diagrams
Produce decision records
Drive consistent engineering practices
Partner closely with US team
Align reference architectures
Collaborate effectively across time zones
Drive operations maturity
Lead incident response
Conduct post-incident learning
Improve observability
Drive continuous improvement
Conduct technical reviews
Ensure documentation accuracy
Ensure documentation actionability
Keep documentation current
Drive financially efficient decisions
Support FinOps practices
Shape platform strategy
Shape platform execution
Build stable foundation
Build scalable foundation
Build secure foundation
Enable delivery teams
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Global teams; US-based team; Product teams; Stakeholders across regions; International distributed teams
Communication Scope
English communication; Translate technical concepts
Process & Methodology
Delivery planning
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