Principal Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. We give our guests the Medallion Class experience others simply can’t. The Love Boat promises something for everyone.

The Data Center Engineer serves as a senior technical expert responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, and lifecycle management of enterprise data center, storage, virtualization, backup, and disaster recovery platforms. The role provides technical leadership for infrastructure strategy, technology modernization initiatives, and platform optimization efforts that support business-critical operations across Princess Cruises' global shoreside and shipboard environments. The position serves as a trusted advisor to technology leadership, establishes infrastructure standards and best practices, and leads complex cross-functional initiatives that improve infrastructure resilience, scalability, security, and operational effectiveness..

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Responsibilities:

Data Center Infrastructure Management

• Design, deploy, maintain, and optimize enterprise data center infrastructure.
• Manage physical and virtual server environments to ensure high availability and performance.
• Support hardware lifecycle management, including installation, upgrades, maintenance, and decommissioning.
• Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues affecting data center operations.

Storage Administration

• Administer enterprise storage platforms, including SAN, NAS, and object storage solutions.
• Configure storage provisioning, replication, snapshots, thin provisioning, and data tiering.
• Monitor storage utilization and performance, providing capacity planning recommendations.
• Implement and maintain storage security and data protection controls.

Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery

• Manage enterprise backup and recovery solutions.
• Develop, test, and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
• Ensure recovery objectives (RPO/RTO) are achieved and documented.
• Perform periodic backup validation and disaster recovery testing.

Virtualization and Cloud Integration

• Support virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Nutanix.
• Lead the design and integration of hybrid infrastructure solutions spanning on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization and cloud migration initiatives.

Performance and Capacity Management

• Establish capacity management strategies, define infrastructure roadmaps, and provide strategic recommendations regarding future compute, storage, and data center investments.
• Analyze trends and forecast future storage and compute requirements.
• Recommend improvements to enhance system reliability and operational efficiency.

Security and Compliance

• Implement security best practices for storage and infrastructure environments.
• Define and implement infrastructure controls and technical standards supporting enterprise security, compliance, resiliency, and governance objectives.
• Ensure infrastructure aligns with organizational governance and standards

Documentation and Support

• Maintain accurate technical documentation, diagrams, configurations, and operating procedures.
• Provide technical support and participate in on-call rotations as required.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve complex technical issues.

Knowledge &

Skills:

• Scope:
  The Data Center and Storage Engineer is a critical member of the Infrastructure Platforms organization responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and continuous improvement of enterprise data center, storage, backup, and virtualization environments. The role supports business-critical systems and services across both shore-side and fleet operations, ensuring reliable and secure access to applications and data. Responsibilities span infrastructure lifecycle management, operational support, disaster recovery preparedness, and capacity planning.
  
  Serves as the organization's subject matter expert for enterprise data center, storage, virtualization, and backup technologies. Responsible for evaluating emerging technologies, recommending infrastructure strategies, establishing technical standards, and driving platform modernization initiatives supporting global business operations. Regularly influences infrastructure…