IT Infrastructure Engineer

Why Valmont
 

We’re Here to Move the World Forward.

Valmont impacts millions of people around the world every day, yet they might not realize the many ways. Our technology is helping feed the growing population, supplying the world with more reliable energy and access to renewables, enhancing connectivity in remote and urban locations to create a sustainable future and so much more. Simply put, Valmont is advancing agricultural productivity and reimagining vital infrastructure to make life better.

Join a Fortune 1000 company that respects hard work, honors diversity and invests in our employees as we focus on creating the world of tomorrow, today. We are the modern workforce. Are you ready to move the world forward? Apply now.

Please Note: This position is 100% on-site in Omaha, NE.

A Brief Summary of This Position:

“Conserving Resources, Improving Lives”. That is what Valmont is about. We are a growing $4B company which is significantly investing in digital transformation. This is a critical initiative which is key to meeting our revenue targets. This position will be an individual contributor in our IT Infrastructure team, helping to design, deliver, and support new and existing Infrastructure components across the organization

It is essential to embody Valmont’s core values of Passion, Integrity, Continuous Improvement, and Delivering Results while cultivating a workplace where employees feel valued, trusted, understood, and respected.

Essential Functions:

· This position reports to the Manager Systems Engineering and has no direct or indirect reports.

· This position requires 5 days in the office.

· Ability to travel up to 10%.

· Collaborate with Valmont staff, IT teams, leadership, and external partners to ensure smooth and reliable operation of software and systems for fulfilling business objectives and processes. Including service improvements and action plans.

· Execute the design, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of Information Technology systems, processes, tasks, tooling, and automation that conform to standards, policies, and established best practices.

· Develop and maintain functional documentation that detail standard operating procedures, troubleshooting techniques, systems architecture, and solutions.

· Collaborate with both internal resources and external vendors/solution providers to obtain stakeholder buy in and design and deliver value added services/capabilities to Valmont.

· Participate as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Major Incident Management Responses to Business Impacting Events and summarize, report, and implement process improvements.

· Implement and execute all activities related to continual service improvement processes.

· Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders to understand and meet their service needs.

· Create required reports in response to business user needs.

· Use and evaluate appropriate tools to sense, alert, triage, respond, remediate, and manage the observability and execution within the IT Ecosystem as required by changing conditions.

· Responsible for properly tracking and documenting all system problems, changes, and problem resolutions using the company trouble ticketing system.

· Responsible for properly tracking and documenting all project plans, scheduling, progress, changes, and problem resolutions using the team Project Management tooling.

· Create/Maintain rapport and teamwork with all members of Valmont's IT and business staff.

· Maintains a degree of self-directed activity.

· Willingness to comply with international travel regulations and requirements, including immunizations.

· Write and review supporting documentation for the software, such as release notes, help documentation, articles, and features.

Required Qualifications for Every Candidate:

· Preferred Bachelors with 5+ years relevant experience or Associate's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience or 9+ years of relevant experience.

· Experience/Certifications/Knowledge in Network Administration, Systems Analysis, Server Administration, or Support (consummate with the role - Systems, Network).

· Ability to design and install server and network racks with appropriate cable management techniques.

· Understanding of ITIL framework and service management tools.

· Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and reporting tools.

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Ability to work effectively in a team environment.

· Expertise in Microsoft Intune and Autopilot Administration.

· Working knowledge of Microsoft EPM and Tanium.

· Working knowledge of Server Hardware and OS.

· Working knowledge of Server Virtualization platforms (Nutanix, VMWare, Hyper-V, Azure Local).

· Working knowledge of Cloud architecture (Azure, GCP, AWS, HPE Greenlake).

· Manage and support Microsoft Exchange Server and/or Exchange Online environments including:

o Perform mailbox administration, distribution group management, and permissions administration

o Monitor system performance, message flow, and service availability

o Implement and maintain email security policies, including anti‑spam, anti‑phishing, and DLP

o Manage retention policies, eDiscovery, and compliance configurations

o Ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory security standards

o Diagnose and resolve issues related to mail flow, connectivity, and client access

o Perform patching, upgrades, and routine maintenance

o Manage backup and recovery processes for Exchange environments

o Support hybrid Exchange environment and maintain Microsoft Exchange Online

o Assist with modernization initiatives, including cloud adoption and automation

o Provide Tier 2/3 support for email‑related incidents and service requests

Highly Qualified Candidates Will Also Possess These Qualifications:

· Highly effective communication skills, both written and oral

· Self-motivated team player with ability to work effectively and cooperatively with project and Infrastructure teams.

· Strong working knowledge of proactive and auto-corrective monitoring practices.

· Direct Experience with the technology stack (Server: Microsoft, Nutanix, VMWare, Lenovo, Dell) (Network: Aruba, Graphiant).

· Experience with ITIL processes, particularly continual service improvement.

· Ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels and multiple backgrounds.

· Experience working in aglobal team environment.

· Proven track record of implementing successful process improvement initiatives.

· Strong understanding of IT infrastructure and applications.

· Advanced technical skills, including experience with IT service management tools.

Benefits

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family’s overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)

• 401k retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off

• Employer paid life insurance

• Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave

• Work Life Support

• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year

• Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.  Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

If you have a disability and require any assistance in filling out the application for employment email EEOCompliance@Valmont.com.