IT Infrastructure Engineer

IT Infrastructure Engineer
Full Time
NYC (3 days onsite)

Primary Function:

The Information Technology Infrastructure Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and supporting on-prem and cloud IT infrastructure that forms the backbone of the organization. The primary focus will be on ensuring our systems' reliability, scalability, and security to support the seamless operation of business processes. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, the IT Infrastructure Engineer will proactively optimize network performance, infrastructure resilience, manage hardware and software components, troubleshoot issues to minimize downtime, optimize cloud costs, ensure user- centered design.

Qualifications:

• Understanding of networking concepts and protocols, proficient in Microsoft and Linux operating systems.
• Proficient in deploying and managing virtual environments (VMware), maintaining Active Directory, administering Group Policies, Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Intune.
• Knowledge of PowerShell, XML, JSON, Active Directory and Cloud Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Technical understanding of vulnerabilities and how attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to compromise systems.
• Expertise with digital certificates and disk encryption.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies.
• Understanding of user-centric infrastructure design concepts.
• Hands-on experience in infrastructure implementation, support and maintenance.
• Hands-on network, server and endpoint security experience with implementing and maintaining security controls and patch management.
• Hands-on experience with relevant compliance and vulnerability management technologies such as Nessus, Artic Worf, Qualys and Rapid7.
• Strong analysis and problem-solving abilities. Technical eye for details.
• Solid teamwork and interpersonal skills with a customer service focus and a solid understanding of ITIL process.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and complex tasks in parallel.

Work Experience:

• The ideal candidate has significant years' experience in Information Technology Infrastructure and Operation, including supporting a distributed on-premises environment, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure.
• Familiarity with information security policies, standards, industry best practices, and frameworks (i.e. NIST).

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related area, or equivalent experience.
• MS Azure, AWS, cybersecurity and other relevant MS, CompTIA, Cisco and VMware certifications are preferred.