The Senior Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of the organization’s IT infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, virtualization platforms, and cloud services. This role provides expert-level technical leadership and hands-on support to ensure stability, security, scalability, and high availability of mission-critical systems.

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer will work closely with IT leadership, cybersecurity teams, application owners, and vendors to deliver robust, efficient, and secure technology solutions. The role requires a deep technical understanding of enterprise systems, proactive problem-solving skills, and the ability to lead complex infrastructure projects from design through execution. The successful candidate will demonstrate a balance of strong technical expertise, project leadership, documentation skills, and a continuous improvement mindset, helping to drive operational excellence across the IT environment.

Supervises: Various vendor resources.

Essential Functions
• Design, implement, and maintain on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure systems, including servers, storage, virtualization, and networking components.
• Ensure the availability, performance, and security of critical infrastructure services, such as Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, VPN, firewalls, and backup systems.
• Plan and execute system upgrades, migrations, and expansions while minimizing disruption to business operations.
• Manage cloud environments (Azure, AWS), including virtual machines, storage accounts, networking, and identity services.
• Lead infrastructure-related projects, from requirements gathering through design, implementation, testing, and documentation.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting support for escalated infrastructure issues, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Monitor infrastructure health, capacity, and performance, using appropriate tools and proactive maintenance to prevent downtime and ensure scalability.
• Implement and maintain comprehensive backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to ensure infrastructure components meet security standards and support vulnerability management and patching programs.
• Develop and maintain accurate technical documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and practices to improve efficiency, security, and performance.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide after-hours support for critical infrastructure issues when necessary.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior infrastructure staff, fostering knowledge sharing and skills development across the team.

Background/Skills/Abilities Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required; Master’s degree a plus.
• Minimum of 7 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure engineering, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead role.
• Expertise in managing enterprise environments, including Windows Server, Linux, VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and storage systems (SAN/NAS).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure and/or AWS, including networking, virtual servers, storage, and identity services.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, VLANs, VPNs, firewalls, load balancing, DNS) and enterprise network troubleshooting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft technologies including Active Directory, Intune, Group Policy, Exchange Online, and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure automation and scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Terraform, Ansible) is preferred.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring and management tools (e.g., SolarWinds, PRTG, Datadog) to maintain operational visibility.
• Familiarity with security best practices, system hardening techniques, vulnerability management, and regulatory compliance (e.g., NIST, HIPAA, GDPR).
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills with a proactive and detail-oriented approach.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to create clear technical documentation and effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Professional certifications preferred, such as:
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate / Solutions Architect
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• CompTIA Security+ or similar cybersecurity certification.

About CFP Board

CFP Board is the professional body for personal financial planners in the U.S. CFP Board consists of two affiliated organizations focused on advancing the financial planning profession for the public’s benefit. CFP Board of Standards (501(c)(6)) sets and upholds standards for financial planning and administers the prestigious CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER TM certification — widely recognized by the public, advisors and firms as the standard for financial planners — so that the public has access to the benefits of competent and ethical financial planning.

CFP ® certification is held by over 100,000 people in the U.S. CFP Board Center for Financial Planning (501(c)(3)) addresses diversity and workforce development challenges and conducts and publishes research that adds to the financial planning profession’s body of knowledge.

This position works on programs which are part of the 501 (c)(3) and 501 (c)(6).

This position is based in the Washington D.C. office and works a hybrid schedule which could be changed at any time.

CFP Board believes that diversity of experience and perspective are strengths and seeks to continue to grow a highly committed, skilled, and collaborative staff.

CFP Board is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The applicable starting annual base salary is anticipated to be in the range of $107,000.00 to $127,000.00. In addition to base salary, total compensation includes incentive compensation for which employees are eligible based on completion of individual goals.