Infrastructure Engineer

Omaha Public Power District • Full-time • Omaha, NE, US • 2w ago

Responsibilities

Power the Future with OPPD!

We're looking for an Infrastructure Engineer who is ready to take on the challenge of keeping our critical systems running at peak performance. In this role, you'll be at the heart of OPPD's infrastructure responding to incidents, optimizing throughput, and ensuring enterprise resources are utilized efficiently. You'll collaborate with talented engineers and operational teams to design, maintain, and improve the systems that power our communities.

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you'll play a key role in maintaining and optimizing OPPD's enterprise infrastructure. Your responsibilities will include:

Engineering & Testing: Perform intermediate-level engineering assignments, including material testing, preparing specifications, and supporting process studies.
Incident Management: Evaluate and resolve incident requests, troubleshoot issues, and provide on-call support, escalating as needed.
Monitoring & Standards: Define monitoring thresholds, draft procedures, maintain dashboards, and train teams to ensure compliance.
Server Lifecycle Management: Oversee operating system updates, patching, and maintenance to keep servers secure and current.
Security & Vulnerability Remediation: Automate patch management, apply vendor vulnerability fixes, and strengthen system security.
Automation & Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for automation, leverage configuration management tools, and implement solutions for consistency and efficiency.

Qualifications

Required:

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics or related field, and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in an equivalent role; OR 7+ years of experience in the design, configuration and operation of an enterprise infrastructure
Must be able to accommodate 24 hour on call schedule
General experience in a wide variety of technical areas including, but not limited to: application deployment, configuration management, workflow automation / orchestration, process automation
Ability to collaborate with resources across multiple disciplines
Experience installing, administering and monitoring Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux systems
Experience installing, configuring, and supporting enterprise-class server hardware (Cisco UCS)
Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMWare vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix XenDesktop
Knowledge of storage/backup solutions (PURE, VNX, vPlex, Data Domain, Avamar)
Knowledge of SAN fabric switching (Brocade)
Experience with Microsoft Active Directory and Exchange
Experience scripting in Powershell, Python, or other languages
Knowledge of networking fundamentals (LAN, WAN, VLAN, Routing, Firewalls, etc.)
Experience with datacenter management/monitoring (power, space, cooling, rack elevations, cable plant)

Desired:

Desired experience with Traffic Management (F5, Netscaler)
Desired experience with automation

Closing Statement

Level - S4

Foundation - $90, 759

Midpoint - $113, 449

At Omaha Public Power District , we're passionate about three things: power, the people who make it, and the people who rely on it.

WE ARE: Where the Light Starts. OPPD is the 12 th -largest public power utility in the U.S., serving over 850,000 people across 5,000 square miles and 13 counties.

WE'RE COMMITTED TO: Each other and the people we serve. This commitment drives us. We're dedicated to providing our communities with affordable, reliable, and environmentally sensitive energy services today, tomorrow, and well into the future.

OUR JOB: To provide power with a purpose. We have real impact - on people's lives, on the environment, and on the future of energy. We're always looking for bright, capable people who want an opportunity to lead from where you are wherever you are and know that your ideas will be heard. If you want to be a source of real, positive change for the community and the people who live in this region, then working for a company acknowledged for caring about these same things is likely a priority for you as well.

Org Marketing Statement

EOE: Protected Veterans/Disability

How To Apply

Apply online at www.oppd.com on or before March 01, 2026

Recruiter: Patique Collins - pncollins@oppd.com

PLEASE NOTE** - Your application has not been submitted unless you have applied for a specific requisition. If you have not chosen a specific opening, your application will remain in 'DRAFT' form and will not be viewed by our Human Capital staff.