IT Infrastructure Operations Engineer - Virtual Company
Mequon, WI 53092
About the Job
Location: Port Washington/Mequon, WI
Type: Full-Time, Permanent or Contract to Hire (CTH is preferred)
Experience: 7+ Years
Rate: $50 to $60 per hour on W2 (salary conversion from $90 to $110K
Important Note - You will be required to be onsite three days a week with two days remote. We will not consider candidates that need to relocate, and will will not accept candidates from Corp to Corp companies, nor anyone that requires sponsorship now or in the future.
The IT Infrastructure Operations Engineer will assist with security-related infrastructure application set up for carve outs, security remediation and modernization projects, and security assessments. They will manage smaller remediation initiatives identified during the assessment. They will also collaborate with our clients and our technical leads, project managers, and the tech team to develop policies, procedures and training which can be used across all clients.
Job Functions:
• Consulting experience on both project and interim role assignments.
• Design, implementation and support of infrastructure projects that include a wide range of tasks such as network, server, security, and collaboration systems as required to meet client’s project requirements for function, performance, and high availability.
• Participate in IT Infrastructure Assessments for Managed Services clients, Pre-go live for M&A clients, and new clients with unknown environments.
• Act to resolve technical and security issues related to projects or client’s infrastructure.
• Understand and meet project budget expectations for time to execute tasks.
Experience, Knowledge and Skills
• 7 or more years of relevant infrastructure engineer experience that includes a substantial amount of both project and support work.
• Hands-on experience with cybersecurity applications and technologies (preferably in small to mid-sized organizations) such as:
o Security Operations for Managed Services Clients
o Security focused recurring checks for Managed Services Clients
o Infrastructure separation projects and the security application setup for new clients.
• Demonstratable design, implementation, administration experience with client security applications, including:
o Content Filtering (Umbrella, Zscaler)
o Vulnerability assessment tools (Qualys, Tenable, Nessus)
o Network and Server Audit Tools (Netwrix)
o Event correlation/SIEM tools (Splunk)
o MFA (Azure MFA Conditional Access Policies)
o MDM (Intune MDM Policies)
o End Point Protection (SentinelOne, TrendMicro)
o Email Flow Security (Microsoft 365, IronScales, ProofPoint)
o Security Awareness Training (KnowBe4)
Qualifications
• Previous experience in a fast-paced consulting or MSP environment
• Strong issue identification and resolution skills.
• Strong understanding of time management.
• Solid interpersonal skills in communications with clients, vendors, and team members.
• Ability to travel as project tasks require for infrastructure equipment setup.
• Experience with cloud technologies, specifically Azure servers, and Microsoft 365 configuration.
• Core understanding of information security best practices and networking fundamentals.
• Microsoft365, Azure, and Cisco Certifications are a plus.
• Be able to work after hours for business impacting changes.
•Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• A bachelor's or master’s degree in Business, Engineering or Information Systems is preferred.
• Ability to travel as project tasks required for infrastructure project such as support for PC/Email migration phase of projects.
Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco LLC and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.