Job Title: IT Infrastructure Compliance Engineer
Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite – 5 days/week; periodic domestic and international travel required)
Job Type: Contract to Hire (12-month initial engagement, with potential conversion to full-time)
Experience: 8+ years
Job Overview
Our client, a leading global technology organization, is seeking a highly skilled IT Infrastructure Compliance Engineer to safeguard infrastructure, data integrity, and third-party integrations across a complex enterprise technology ecosystem. This is an urgent, immediate-start opportunity ideal for a strong infrastructure engineer with a background in IT audit, security, and operational resilience.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate IT risk and security posture of external partners against security standards, data protection protocols, and IP safeguards
- Serve as primary on-site IT point of contact for regional stakeholders; manage escalations with third-party IT vendors
- Audit network segmentation, access controls, APIs, and data transmission protocols for automated data exchange
- Evaluate IT environments against ISO 27001, SOX, and other compliance frameworks
- Assess operational data accuracy flowing from partner systems into internal data warehouses using analytics tools
- Draft actionable audit reports and track remediation efforts for leadership
Required Skills
- 8+ years in IT Audit, IT Security, IT Infrastructure, or Technology Risk Management
- Hands-on expertise: Windows/Unix server administration, virtualization, enterprise storage
- Network audit: TCP/IP routing, firewall policy, DNS, DHCP, HTTPS, SSH
- Cloud security familiarity: AWS, Azure
- Identity and Access Management (IAM)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 15–20%)
Preferred Skills
- Experience in high-tech or manufacturing IT environments
- Knowledge of MES, EDI, APIs, SFTP, and supply chain B2B integration
- Certifications: CISA or CISSP
- Data analytics and visualization: SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI
- Experience auditing IP protection controls in engineering/manufacturing settings
Location & Work Model
Onsite in Santa Clara, CA — 5 days per week. Periodic domestic and international travel to partner sites (up to 15–20%).
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