Senior Associate - IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer

Champlain is seeking an experienced, technologically proficient, and detail-oriented Senior Associate – IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer to join the Vermont-based IT Infrastructure and Support Team. Responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Maintain essential IT infrastructure, including server operating systems, servers, software, and hardware;
• Manage, monitor, and configure cloud infrastructure components;
• Assist and/or lead deployment of IT solutions in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments;
• As part of a team, maintain security operations by managing and maintaining various security and log aggregation tools;
• Triage alerts and events, perform follow-up investigations;
• Tune security tools used for monitoring and managing the firm’s various environments;
• Participate in security incident investigations and respond to potential intrusions;
• Assist and/or lead the deployment of new security solutions and tools;
• Work with the IT Infrastructure and Support Team to manage, update, and create procedures related to key IT functions and processes;
• Serve as the subject matter expert and escalation point for infrastructure management and support incidents;
• Backup internal and external support teams as needed to manage and triage IT incidents; and
• Work with the Director of Technology to research, architect, and deploy best-in-class technology and security solutions.

About the Successful Candidate:

To excel in this role, candidates should be experienced at identifying and building robust and reliable IT infrastructures, developing testing methodologies, and have a background in systems and infrastructure engineering. Strong proficiency with network security administration, tooling, and management/deployment of security solutions is required.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who offers suggestions and thrives on building new processes. Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills, as well as an extensive knowledge of system and network administration of a hybrid-cloud infrastructure environment, is required. 
 

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor’s Degree in computer science/engineering or a related field is required, as is at least 7 years of relevant IT experience – including implementing and managing virtualization solutions, systems administrator, configuring routers/switches/firewalls, implementing and managing enterprise storage solutions, managing enterprise email systems.

• Previous experience with and familiarity of the following is preferred:
• Security frameworks, access control and compliance requirements based on industry standards such as: ISO27001, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, PCI-DSS-DSS, FINRA, SEC guidelines
• Identity and account management
• Vulnerability management systems and SIEM solutions
• Networking and firewall management
• Provisioning solutions with appropriate levels of user enablement and access on cloud and hosted systems