Engineer, Senior Infrastructure

ABOUT LCI

The mission of LCI is to provide meaningful employment for the blind and visually impaired.

We accomplish this in four ways:


* EMPLOY: We are one of the largest employers of people who are blind, creating meaningful careers and lasting skills that transform their lives.


* BUILD: We create over 2,000 products and distribute thousands more through manufacturing, retail, nationwide distribution, and e-commerce channels. 


* SERVE: Many of our products are sold directly to the federal government.

We were pioneers of “base supply centers,” stores on military bases that employ the blind and visually impaired and provide mission-critical supplies to our nation’s military. 


* SUPPORT: We want to end blindness forever.

To that end, we engage in philanthropic efforts for research into blindness and treatment for the visually impaired.

ABOUT THIS ROLE

The Senior Infrastructure Engineer at LC Industries will serve as the technical lead and strategic architect for enterprise infrastructure across a nationwide footprint of manufacturing, distribution, retail, and accessibility-driven operations.

They will guide IT systems strategy, oversee mission-critical infrastructure, lead enterprise projects, and ensure secure, high-performance computing environments that support both operational excellence and LCI’s social mission.

LOCATION AND SCHEDULE

Durham, NC

Monday-Friday 7:30 AM – 4 PM

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1.

Enterprise IT Strategy & Infrastructure Design


* Lead the design and architecture of highly available, scalable, and secure infrastructure across on-premise and cloud platforms (Azure/M365, hybrid environments.


* Define infrastructure roadmaps in alignment with enterprise growth, compliance, and modernization goals.


* Own systems lifecycle management across LCI’s business units (manufacturing, distribution, and retail).

2.

IT Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration


* Act as the technical authority and escalation point for all infrastructure-related decisions and incidents.


* Collaborate with IT leadership on aligning IT operations with corporate goals and risk management.


* Drive cross-functional teams across departments for IT initiatives such as ERP modernization, cybersecurity hardening, and digital accessibility enablement.

3.

Infrastructure & Operations Oversight


* Oversee enterprise systems including virtual environments (VMware), Windows/Linux servers, storage (SAN/NAS), backup, disaster recovery, and cloud services.


* Lead configuration management, patching strategies, and automation pipelines (PowerShell, Terraform, SCCM).


* Establish SLAs and drive continuous improvement across uptime, latency, and scalability metrics.

4.

Cybersecurity & Compliance Leadership


* Partner with InfoSec teams to enforce endpoint protection, firewall management, intrusion detection, and identity governance.


* Ensure full compliance with AbilityOne, NIST, CMM...