Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Georgia
Infrastructure Engineer jobs in Georgia are in strong demand, with active hiring concentrated in cloud and network infrastructure, data center operations, and IT systems across financial services, logistics, healthcare, and defense contracting sectors, with openings at every level from entry-level through principal engineer. Atlanta anchors the market, followed by meaningful clusters in Savannah and Augusta, where employers like Delta Air Lines, NCR Voyix, and Raytheon Technologies maintain lasting infrastructure engineering teams. The most in-demand specialties are cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, network engineering, and DevOps-adjacent platform roles. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.
Location
Atlanta, GA (In-Person - In the Office)
Job Summary
Responsible for advanced level design, integration, implementation and modification of a wide variety of user information systems usually within a highly complex environment. This includes coordination of the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of those systems. Provide functional and technical expertise in support of user systems operation and maintenance. May include support of labs, training facilities and general IT office software and hardware. Provides technical advice and leadership to lower level technical staff. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: system staff and departmental users including management. This position typically will advise and counsel: systems staff. This position will supervise: NA (work direction only)
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Conduct needs analysis, planning and scheduling the installation of a wide variety of new or modified hardware/software.
Job Duty 2 -
Develop functional and technical IT system requirements and specifications.
Job Duty 3 -
Provide technical support through allocating systems resources, managing accounts, administering passwords, documentation, security, recoverability and access including deploying security and operating system patches.
Job Duty 4 -
Monitor and reports on system performance.
Job Duty 5 -
Support internal departmental servers.
Job Duty 6 -
Maintain hardware and software inventories including developing and updating departmental distributed software license management policy.
Job Duty 7 -
Makes technical presentations to other technical personnel and user department administrators.
Job Duty 8 -
May lead project technical team; provide technical advice to lower level technical staff.
Job Duty 9 -
Perform other duties as assigned
Responsibilities
Research Cyber Infrastructure Engineer has the following responsibilities and duties:
Provide technical support through allocating systems resources, managing accounts, administering passwords, documentation, security, recoverability and access including deploying security and operating system patches, for all of PACE supported servers.
Provide technical leadership of the configuration management tools in use by PACE, defining roadmaps for new functionality, features, and integration to other tools in use by PACE, the Office of Information technology (OIT) and other areas of Georgia Tech.
Participate in change planning and implementation.
Conduct needs analysis, planning and scheduling the installation of a wide variety of new or modified hardware/software.
Monitor, analyze and reports on system performance.
Support internal departmental servers.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Required Experience
Four to six years of job related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Technical leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications
Red Hat Linux System Administration, 3-5 years' experience
Configuration and automation management systems (Puppet, SaltStack, Ansible), at least 2 years' experience.
Large Unix based system administration; experience managing environments larger than 100 servers.
Scripting and programming languages, 3-5 years' experience
3-5 years' experience managing TCP/IP based networks
Understanding of Infiniband interconnections and topologies
Project management foundations
Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL): operations, change, release, configuration, incident and problem management. Understanding and knowledge of the complete framework preferred, with emphasis on service support.
Good communication skills.
Optional: Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer related area
Proposed Salary
$78,023 - $108,150, depending on experience and preferred skills
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of complex concepts, practices and procedures associated with IT systems design, installation and maintenance. Expert knowledge in variety of applications and platforms is required.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Background Check
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/
About Us
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our strategic plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.
About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.
Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.
Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides information technology leadership and support to the Georgia Institute of Technology, working in partnership with academic and business units to meet the unique needs of a leading research university. OIT serves as the primary source of enterprise-wide information technology and telecommunications services in support of students, faculty, staff, and researchers.
Location
Atlanta, GA (In-Person - In the Office)
Job Summary
Responsible for advanced level design, integration, implementation and modification of a wide variety of user information systems usually within a highly complex environment. This includes coordination of the installation, testing, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of those systems. Provide functional and technical expertise in support of user systems operation and maintenance. May include support of labs, training facilities and general IT office software and hardware. Provides technical advice and leadership to lower level technical staff. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: system staff and departmental users including management. This position typically will advise and counsel: systems staff. This position will supervise: NA (work direction only)
Responsibilities
Job Duty 1 -
Conduct needs analysis, planning and scheduling the installation of a wide variety of new or modified hardware/software.
Job Duty 2 -
Develop functional and technical IT system requirements and specifications.
Job Duty 3 -
Provide technical support through allocating systems resources, managing accounts, administering passwords, documentation, security, recoverability and access including deploying security and operating system patches.
Job Duty 4 -
Monitor and reports on system performance.
Job Duty 5 -
Support internal departmental servers.
Job Duty 6 -
Maintain hardware and software inventories including developing and updating departmental distributed software license management policy.
Job Duty 7 -
Makes technical presentations to other technical personnel and user department administrators.
Job Duty 8 -
May lead project technical team; provide technical advice to lower level technical staff.
Job Duty 9 -
Perform other duties as assigned
Responsibilities
Research Cyber Infrastructure Engineer has the following responsibilities and duties:
Provide technical support through allocating systems resources, managing accounts, administering passwords, documentation, security, recoverability and access including deploying security and operating system patches, for all of PACE supported servers.
Provide technical leadership of the configuration management tools in use by PACE, defining roadmaps for new functionality, features, and integration to other tools in use by PACE, the Office of Information technology (OIT) and other areas of Georgia Tech.
Participate in change planning and implementation.
Conduct needs analysis, planning and scheduling the installation of a wide variety of new or modified hardware/software.
Monitor, analyze and reports on system performance.
Support internal departmental servers.
Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Required Experience
Four to six years of job related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Technical leadership skills
Preferred Qualifications
Red Hat Linux System Administration, 3-5 years' experience
Configuration and automation management systems (Puppet, SaltStack, Ansible), at least 2 years' experience.
Large Unix based system administration; experience managing environments larger than 100 servers.
Scripting and programming languages, 3-5 years' experience
3-5 years' experience managing TCP/IP based networks
Understanding of Infiniband interconnections and topologies
Project management foundations
Information technology infrastructure library (ITIL): operations, change, release, configuration, incident and problem management. Understanding and knowledge of the complete framework preferred, with emphasis on service support.
Good communication skills.
Optional: Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer related area
Proposed Salary
$78,023 - $108,150, depending on experience and preferred skills
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
SKILLS
This job requires advanced knowledge of complex concepts, practices and procedures associated with IT systems design, installation and maintenance. Expert knowledge in variety of applications and platforms is required.
USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.
Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.
Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia ("USG") and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individual's race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.
Other Information
This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is not considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.
Background Check
Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit https://usg.policystat.com/policy/19298143/latest/
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Who's Hiring
Top Industries Hiring
- Retail
- Technology & Software
- E-Commerce & Online Marketplaces
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Construction & Real Estate
What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in infrastructure engineer jobs across Georgia.
- Relevant industry certification such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, or CCNA recognized in Georgia hiring
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, network engineering, or a closely related technical field
- Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining enterprise network, server, or cloud infrastructure in a production environment
- Proficiency with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet in a DevOps or platform engineering context
- Familiarity with security and compliance frameworks common in Georgia industries including NIST, HIPAA, or FedRAMP
- Strong troubleshooting ability across hybrid on-premises and cloud environments with clear incident documentation practices
Infrastructure Engineer Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a infrastructure engineer in Georgia?
Infrastructure engineering in Georgia does not require a state-issued license, so entry is through education and industry credentials. Most Georgia employers expect at minimum a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or network engineering. From there, cloud and networking certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Microsoft Azure Administrator, or Cisco CCNA are the most recognized qualifications in Georgia's market. Building hands-on lab experience and earning one vendor certification before applying significantly improves candidate competitiveness.
Which companies hire infrastructure engineers in Georgia?
Employers hiring infrastructure engineers in Georgia right now include Amazon, Logic, and WSP, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Georgia's concentration of financial technology firms, logistics companies, and defense contractors in the Atlanta metro and Augusta corridor keeps demand for infrastructure engineering talent consistently active across multiple industry verticals.
Which Georgia cities have the most infrastructure engineer jobs?
Atlanta, Johns Creek, and Sandersville have the most infrastructure engineer openings in Georgia. Atlanta dominates due to its dense concentration of corporate headquarters, financial technology firms, and data centers, while Augusta benefits from the Fort Eisenhower military installation driving significant demand for defense and government IT infrastructure roles.
Are there remote infrastructure engineer jobs in Georgia?
Yes, and more than most technical fields, though it depends on the specialization. About 54% of infrastructure engineer openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting a meaningful share of flexible roles. Cloud and platform engineering positions are most likely to be fully remote, while roles involving physical data center hardware, on-premises network infrastructure, or government facilities typically require on-site presence.
How can I get hired as a infrastructure engineer in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a helpdesk or systems administrator role at one of Georgia's large managed service providers or corporate IT departments, which routinely promote internally into infrastructure engineering. Large Georgia employers like Georgia-Pacific, Coca-Cola, and major Atlanta-area hospital systems run associate IT programs that accept candidates with an associate or bachelor's degree and one entry-level certification such as CompTIA Network+ or AWS Cloud Practitioner. Building a home lab, contributing to open-source infrastructure projects, and earning a cloud certification before applying gives candidates without formal experience a concrete edge.
Where can I find and apply to infrastructure engineer jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to infrastructure engineer jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Georgia openings across Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, and other markets statewide. Find roles that match your experience and specialization and apply directly to the ones that fit.
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