Engineer III-Infrastructure

Job Description

Walgreens is looking for a Senior Engineer III supporting Infrastructure. The role is crucial as a liaison between infrastructure teams across 18 Distribution Centers, each potentially spanning up to 1 million sq/ft. The focus is on ensuring seamless coordination and effective management of various infrastructure components.

Areas of Focus:

• Networking: VLAN IP, switch ports, network cabling.
• Hardware: Become a SME on the current state; assist with new solution development, and life cycle management
  
  Solutions Architecture: become a SME for the deployed solutions to support complex processes; assist in new solution development
• Coordination: Deployment targets and documentation.

1. Project Planning and Implementation:
   
   • Develop, estimate, and execute plans for project initiatives.
2. Networking:
   
   • Review VLAN IP availability, capacity, and requests for additions.
   • Assess switch port availability, capacity, allocations, and descriptions.
   • Evaluate switch port power requirement
     
     Hardware and Infrastructure:
     
     • Coordinate installation of new hardware (servers, storage, network, security and end user devices).
     • Collaborate on power installations to meet project requirements
3. General Coordination:
   
   • Work with local site contacts to meet deployment targets.
   • Document all activities comprehensively (using SharePoint, MS Teams, ADO).
4. Documentation:
   
   • Maintain detailed documentation of all processes and updates.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops and executes operational activities that impact multiple components / processes of the Technology work function, and may include responsibilities, such as:
  • Development and execution of deployment operations for large, complex pre-release, upgrades and current versions of software.
  • Evaluating compatibility of programs with existing communications hardware and software features.
  • Development of programs that establish and enhance standards.
  • Improving and monitoring of highly complex features.
  • Development of complex processes and interface requirements.
  • Interpreting results and analyzing trends.
  • Data development in complex areas of specialization and definition of acceptance criteria.
• Performs as subject matter advisor to functional area and may become actively involved, as required, to meet schedules and resolve problems highly complex in nature.
• Develops protocols to support established standards. May develop the technical "vision" and design specifications of assigned projects and may lead in implementation.
• Ensures that defects in assigned projects or programs are tracked and summarizes and presents findings to management.
• Shares information cross-functionally to improve workflow processes. Interacts with internal and external peers and management to share highly complex information related to areas of expertise and/or to gain acceptance of new or enhanced technology / business solutions.
• Participates in the development of technical/business approaches and new or enhanced technical tools.
• Provides subject matter expertise to less experienced team members. May participate in teaching and training members of the work team.
• May assist in live site support and incident resolution that may include on-call rotation.

About Walgreens and WBA :

Walgreens ( is included in the U.S. Retail Pharmacy and U.S. Healthcare segments of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader with a 170 year heritage of caring for communities. WBA's purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. Operating nearly 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving nearly 10 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services, including those that drive equitable access to care for the nation's medically underserved populations. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with fully integrated physical and digital platforms supported by the latest technology to deliver high quality products and services in communities nationwide.

The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits.
"An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans".

External Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years of experience in a technical engineering role, such as software development, release management, deployment engineering, site operations, technical operations or similar OR High school / GED and at least 6 years of experience in a technical engineering role, such as software development, release management, deployment engineering, site operations, technical operations or similar.
• Experience in Technology infrastructure, such as Network, Monitoring, Systems, Databases, etc.
• Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, in the business community & with vendors.
• Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates
• Experience analyzing and reporting data in order to identify issues, trends, or exceptions to drive improvement of results and find solutions.
• Experience identifying operational issues and recommending and implementing strategies to resolve problems.
• At least 1 year of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross-functional team leadership.
• Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics
• Experience identifying the relationship of bugs to software code
• Experience developing design specifications, test plans and protocols
• Knowledge of IT technologies.
• Experience mentoring less experienced team members.

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