IT Infrastructure Engineer

Role Overview

Lead IT Infrastructure Engineer at HILL International. This is a senior technical role within the IT Project Delivery team, responsible for owning the infrastructure domain across projects.

Role Purpose

Act as the infrastructure authority across assigned projects, ensuring all infrastructure solutions are properly designed, validated, and delivered in line with organizational standards, project requirements, and governance frameworks. Operate with high independence, providing technical leadership, design assurance, and vendor control while ensuring all infrastructure deliverables are complete, compliant, and ready for handover.

Key Responsibilities

Infrastructure Authority & Ownership

• Act as the lead authority for infrastructure within assigned projects.
• Own all infrastructure-related decisions, validations, and outcomes.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with business needs, technical standards, and long-term sustainability.

Project Delivery Leadership

• Lead the infrastructure scope across all project phases: design, implementation, validation, and closure.
• Ensure delivery meets agreed timelines, milestones, and quality expectations.
• Proactively identify risks and enforce corrective actions.

Vendor Governance & Control

• Take full ownership of technical engagement with vendors and system integrators.
• Review, challenge, and approve all vendor deliverables.
• Enforce accountability and ensure vendors meet contractual and technical obligations.

Design Assurance & Governance

• Review and approve architecture designs, HLDs, and LLDs.
• Ensure consistency, completeness, and adherence to standards.
• Identify design gaps, conflicts, and risks, and drive resolution.

Cross-Domain Coordination

• Ensure alignment between infrastructure, applications, and security domains.
• Validate readiness for system integrations and project dependencies.

Handover & Delivery Closure

• Ensure all infrastructure deliverables are complete prior to handover.
• Validate readiness for transition to operations teams.
• Ensure proper documentation, knowledge transfer, and closure compliance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in IT infrastructure.
• Strong experience in leading infrastructure delivery within complex projects.
• Proven track record in owning infrastructure scope within large-scale projects.
• Extensive experience in design reviews, validation, and enforcing standards.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience in large-scale or critical infrastructure environments (preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Deep experience in infrastructure technologies including network architecture (routing, switching, security), systems, virtualization, and enterprise infrastructure platforms.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure design and architecture principles.
• Strong understanding of integration dependencies across systems.
• Strong understanding of security and segmentation concepts.
• Strong experience in managing vendors and enforcing delivery quality.
• Ability to operate independently and drive outcomes.
• Strong leadership presence and decision-making capability.
• Ability to challenge vendors and stakeholders constructively.
• High accountability and ownership mindset.