Email Opening Apply Now Title Senior Infrastructure Engineer  Description ROLE SUMMARY Falcon Plastics has spent more than 50 years earning a reputation for quality, technology, and on-time delivery across our manufacturing operations. We're hiring a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to be the hands-on technical anchor for that environment, the person who owns virtualization, networking, identity, and end-user computing across our sites and keeps them stable, secure, and improving. This is a senior individual-contributor role with real ownership and autonomy. This position is responsible for the administration, stability, performance, security, and lifecycle management of the organization's core infrastructure and end-user technology environment. The Senior Infrastructure Engineer supports enterprise systems, networks, identity management, and endpoint technologies while contributing to infrastructure improvements and technology initiatives. This role works closely with IT team members and business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions remain reliable, secure, and aligned with operational needs. ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Own and strengthen core infrastructure. Administer, maintain, and continuously improve Falcon's server, virtualization, storage, and identity platforms. Ensure systems remain secure, reliable, well-monitored, and properly documented throughout their lifecycle. Maintain a resilient enterprise network. Support and optimize Falcon's multi-site network environment, including switching, routing, wireless, firewalls, VPN connectivity, and core network services. Contribute to infrastructure upgrades and modernization initiatives that improve performance, scalability, and security. Deliver reliable end-user technology. Support virtual desktop and application environments, endpoint technologies, printing systems, and plant-floor devices that enable employees to work efficiently and keep operations running smoothly. Serve as the senior technical escalation point. Provide advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex infrastructure, network, and endpoint issues. Partner with support team members to resolve challenges, share knowledge, and elevate technical capabilities across the IT organization. Lead and contribute to strategic technology initiatives. Play a key technical role in infrastructure modernization efforts, system upgrades, technology implementations, and continuous improvement projects that support Falcon's long-term growth and operational objectives. Build sustainable, repeatable IT practices. Create and maintain documentation, diagrams, standards, and operational procedures that improve consistency, reduce risk, and ensure critical knowledge is shared across the team. Collaborate across the organization. Work closely with IT colleagues, business stakeholders, vendors, and technology partners to deliver solutions that align with business needs while maintaining high standards for reliability, security, and service.   Position Requirements Required Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from 4-year college or university and 5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Real administration experience with enterprise virtualization, ideally VMware vSphere or Nutanix. Solid networking fundamentals: VLANs, inter-VLAN routing, switching, wireless, VoIP, DNS and DHCP, and the discipline to troubleshoot connectivity methodically from the client up rather than guessing. Active Directory and identity administration: Group Policy, user lifecycle, permissions, and a least-privilege habit. Experience supporting infrastructure across multiple sites, with the documentation and change-management discipline that remote support demands. A structured troubleshooter who takes ownership, communicates clearly during an outage, and works well within a team. Preferred Palo Alto firewall administration (Panorama a plus) Citrix administration, especially virtual app and desktop delivery and Citrix printing (both label/Zebra and standard). This carries real weight in our environment. Okta or a similar identity provider, including integrating Active Directory with cloud identity CrowdStrike or comparable EDR, and general security tooling Pure Storage or other enterprise SAN Juniper switching and Mist wireless, and/or Aruba Central; we're migrating toward Juniper IQMS or other manufacturing ERP administration IGEL thin client infrastructure management Zoom and Microsoft Teams business collaboration platforms, phone systems, and integrations including Algo paging equipment. Scripting and automation (PowerShell) and a habit of looking for ways to reduce manual work Experience in a manufacturing or plant-floor environment with multiple locations. Location and Travel This position is based at our Brookings facility, with the flexibility to work remotely after becoming established in the role. Occasional travel to our South Dakota, Tennessee, Oregon and Mexico plants as projects require. Language Skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, product drawings, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, project schedules, and budgets.  Ability to speak effectively before and with suppliers, vendors, and employees within the organization. Mathematical Skills Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Safety Responsibilities  As an employee at Falcon Plastics safety must be reflected as a priority in your performance at all times.  Listed below are some of the performance expectations of you in your position. 1.  Responsible for working safely and reporting any unsafe work habits or conditions to a supervisory member, Human Resource professional or a member of the Safety and Health Committee. 2.  Responsible to adhere to all departmental safety rules and procedures.   Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time   Shift Days   Position Senior Infrastructure Engineer   Req Number INF-26-00001   Location Corporate Headquarters   This position is currently accepting applications. 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