Sr. Infrastructure Engineer (Compute & Storage)

ABOUT THE POSITION Columbia Sportswear is powered by technology that connects four global brands, a worldwide supply chain, and 500+ retail stores. Our Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) organization is expanding its Global Capability Center (GCC) in India to help drive our next phase of cloud transformation. We are seeking a Senior Compute and Storage Infrastructure Engineer (P3) with strong on-prem expertise and a focus on virtualized environments, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, storage, global files sharing and replication/resilience. In this role, you will help keep our Global On-Prem environment reliable, secure, and well-governed; partnering with and supporting other engineers through operational execution, documentation, and continuous improvement. Because this role partners with global teams across North America, Europe, and Asia, excellent English communication (spoken and written) and experience working with international, distributed teams are essential. HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE In this role, youll work as part of Columbias global Infrastructure Engineering team to design, build, secure, and operate enterprise hybrid environments. You will: Deliver engineering solutions across our global Data Center and Hybrid ecosystem that efficiently fit the needs of the businessDesign, build, and maintain compute, storage, replication and business recovery, ensuring scalable, secure, and stable environmentsConduct audits, assessments, and develop technical documentationSupport global teams by assisting with operational escalations and improvementsCollaborate closely with crossregional partners to execute shared technical roadmapsPartner with Finance, Platform, and Engineering teams to support FinOps practices, including cost visibility, usage optimization, and spend governanceParticipate in on call rotations that follow the sun model with your engineering peers around the globeYOU ARE A strong Infrastructure engineer passionate about secure, scalable, and innovative hybrid solutionsA collaborator who enjoys working with global teammates across cultures and time zonesA clear and confident communicatorin both spoken and written Englishable to work with technical and nontechnical audiencesSomeone who values documentation, standards, and process-driven engineeringFamiliar with IT Service Management (ITSM / ITIL), operations maturity, and enabling service teamsA proactive, self-directed engineer who thrives in a dynamic, global environmentAn analytical thinker who emphasizes structure, quality, and repeatabilityYOU HAVE Minimum 5 years of hands-on infrastructure engineering and operations with a global environmentBachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related STEM fieldor equivalent experienceSignificant hands-on experience with a combination of the following: VMware, Windows Server OS, RedHat Linux, Commvault, Dell, Pure, Qumulo technologiesExperience working with global or distributed teams (GCC/multinational experience is a plus)Experience with Jira, ConfluenceStrong automation biasFamiliarity with GitHub Actions and automation tools such as Ansible and PowerShellExperience breaking work down for complex efforts a plusExperience with ITSM/ITIL; exposure to Jira Service Manager is a plusGeneral knowledge of Azure a plus#LI-SA1 #Hybrid This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company. ABOUT THE POSITION Columbia Sportswear is powered by technology that connects four global brands, a worldwide supply chain, and 500+ retail stores. Our Columbia Digital Technology (CDT) organization is expanding its Global Capability Center (GCC) in India to help drive our next phase of cloud transformation. We are seeking a Senior Compute and Storage Infrastructure Engineer (P3) with strong on-prem expertise and a focus on virtualized environments, Windows and Red Hat Linux operating systems, storage, global files sharing and replication/resilience. In this role, you will help keep our Global On-Prem environment reliable, secure, and well-governed; partnering with and supporting other engineers through operational execution, documentation, and continuous improvement. Because this role partners with global teams across North America, Europe, and Asia, excellent English communication (spoken and written) and experience working with international, distributed teams are essential. HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE In this role, youll work as part of Columbias global Infrastructure Engineering team to design, build, secure, and operate enterprise hybrid environments. You will: Deliver engineering solutions across our global Data Center and Hybrid ecosystem that efficiently fit the needs of the businessDesign, build, and maintain compute, storage, replication and business recovery, ensuring scalable, secure, and stable environmentsConduct audits