Champro® is a privately-owned sporting goods and apparel manufacturer that has been in business for 30+ years. We deliver high-value, traditional & innovative athletic equipment and apparel via outstanding, integrity-driven customer service. Our business philosophy is focused on our customers and we take pride in providing them with the best overall values in team sports products.
Role Overview:CHAMPRO is seeking a hands-on Senior Infrastructure Engineer to drive our technical roadmap and maintain our multi-site infrastructure. This is a "player-coach" role for a high-level individual contributor who thrives on hands-on execution, serving as the final technical authority for our global team. Only accepting U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents. Cannot offer sponsorship for this role.
Core Responsibilities:Technical SME: Serve as the Tier 3 escalation point for our local and international teams. Assist with root-cause diagnosis and architectural execution across multiple time zones.
Systems & Virtualization: Build and optimize Hyper-V clusters (CSV/High Availability), manage SAN storage (iSCSI), and oversee on-premise Domain Controllers (GPO/DNS).
Web & Load Balancing: Direct management of IIS and load-balancing strategies to ensure 24/7 availability for business-critical traffic.
Network & Security Engineering: Assist with the transition from SonicWall to Fortinet. Manage BGP routing, site-to-site VPNs, and UniFi wireless deployments via both GUI and CLI.
Modernization & Cloud: Execute migrations to Azure File Share. Support the infrastructure backbone for our NetSuite ERP transition and integrate AI tools (GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Anthropic) into the workflow.
- Monitoring & IDP: Full ownership of LogicMonitor for proactive visibility and Entra ID/Duo for hardened identity management.
Infrastructure Mastery: Deep experience with Hyper-V, IIS, PowerShell automation, and SAN management.
Network Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge of Fortinet/SonicWall, BGP protocols, and enterprise networking.
Cloud/Identity: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Duo, and Azure/OCI environments.
Technical Documentation: Proven ability to create clear, actionable system documentation for international teams.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in IT or equivalent high-level technical experience.
Schedule: 40 hours per week.
- Presence: 100% On-site in Bannockburn, IL.
We are proud to offer eligible associates a full-range of benefits including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, as well as short-term and long-term disability, 401K, Profit Sharing, paid time off, holidays, and reimbursement toward gym membership fees. A collaborative atmosphere working together to exceed our customers’ expectations, as well as, an Equal Opportunity Employer bringing together diverse individuals to develop new and innovative solutions
CHAMPRO Wheeling, Illinois, USA Office
1175 Wheeling Road., Wheeling, IL, United States, 60090
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