Sr. Infrastructure Engineer - Distributed Hosting

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Owens Corning’s Global Information Services (GIS) provides a technology platform that supports the company’s growing global business needs. The Sr. Infrastructure Engineer - Distributed Hosting is a key member of the Global Infrastructure & Operations (GIO) organization and is responsible for ensuring the performance, implementation, and engineering of hosting platforms and solutions. This role will focus on partnering across GIS, GIO, and with our operations partner to drive business value through execution and problem-solving.

This role focuses on engineering excellence, platform lifecycle management, and proactive improvement initiatives. The Sr. Infrastructure Engineer – Distributed Hosting will play a key role in maintaining platform integrity, supporting project delivery, and driving continuous improvement across enterprise hosting platforms. This includes Wintel server environments, VMWare platform, compute and storage hardware, use of automation and AI, and other related technologies and platforms.

In addition, a comprehensive understanding of other operating systems used in hosting environments is essential to ensure versatile support and effective integration across diverse technology stacks.

Reports to : GIO Leader, Cloud & Hybrid Platforms

Span of Control :
Individual contributor; third party vendor management

• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Owens Corning specific business processes and operations locally and globally
• Build relationships within the organization, cross-functionally, and with key business stakeholders; continuously enhance connection to remain aligned with core objectives
• Understand how IT infrastructure and services are directly aligned with the company's strategic objectives by regularly engaging with vendors and key business stakeholders focused on distributed, enterprise, and cloud technologies and solutions

• Monitor and assess the health, capacity, and performance of hosting platforms, proactively identifying opportunities for optimization and mitigating risks
• Provide advanced technical expertise throughout the lifecycle of Wintel servers, enterprise OS servers (e.g. Linux), VMware environments, and storage infrastructure—including patching, upgrades, and refresh strategies
• Collaborate with architecture and operations teams to design and implement enhancements that significantly improve reliability, efficiency, and supportability of hosting platforms
• Provide technical experience and perspective to the lifecycle management of hosting environments—including Wintel, Linux, VMware, and enterprise storage—ensuring state-of-the-art reliability and future scalability
• Help build and communicate advanced platform standards, guiding major upgrades, migrations, and remediation efforts for critical incidents
• Participate in the design and implementation of backup solutions along with disaster recovery and business continuity strategies for strategic hosting environments

• Establish and maintain engineering standards, templates, and automation for consistent platform deployment and configuration
• Evaluate and recommend advanced tools and technologies to further optimize hybrid hosting environments, working closely with the GIO Transformation Team
• Take ownership of complex incident resolution, performing root cause analysis and implementing robust, long-term corrective actions
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, offering support on advanced troubleshooting and industry best practices for platform management
• Lead small-to-medium scale projects and platform upgrades, ensuring minimal business disruption and clear communication with all stakeholders
• Integrate security controls and compliance requirements seamlessly into platform design and operations
• Develop automation scripts or workflows to streamline and improve efficiency for repetitive tasks
• Contribute to capacity planning and forecasting, recommending strategic infrastructure adjustments based on in-depth analysis of historical trends and…