Overview

The Senior Systems Engineer will be responsible for leading and architecting major projects that have high impact while maintaining minimal down time. The SSE will ensure the security and configuration of our enterprise devices meet all required CIS standards and approved levels of compliance.

This is a work from home position, but must be local to our East Greenbush office since onsite work is requried.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) makes the connected world a safer place for people, businesses, and governments through our core competencies of collaboration and innovation. We are a community-driven nonprofit responsible for industry leading best practices for securing IT systems and data. We lead a global community of IT professionals to continuously evolve these standards and provide products and services to proactively safeguard against emerging threats.

What You'll Do

• Full life-cycle systems engineering: design, configuration, implementation, and management.
• Maintain all Cloud and On-Prem infrastructure to ensure each adhere to foundational best practices and compliance standards
• Assist System Engineers with configuration of networking equipment, virtual appliances, Virtual infrastructure (vCenter, SRM, Horizon View) and Webex Voice and Video system.
• Setup, manage and configure multiple Netapp storage arrays
• Prevent, detect, and resolve security threats to the organization
• Identify and drive improvements in infrastructure and system reliability, performance, monitoring and overall stability of CIS systems
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned

What You'll Need

• 4 years’ experience as a Systems Engineer
• 3 years Managing VMware vCenter Environment
• 2 years of AWS Cloud experience building and maintaining EC2, S3, VPCs, Trusted Advisor, Load Balancers, S3 Buckets)
• Experience maintaining and configuring Netapp Storage Arrays
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

It's a Plus if You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college in Computer Science, IT, or related field or equivalent work experience*
• AWS or other Cloud based Certifications
• Experience working with Security Best Practices (CIS, DISA, PCI)
• Experience working with Security Auditing tools (CIS-CAT, Nessus, Cloudcheckr)
• Previous experience working in an agile environment

*Additional years of relevant experience or a combination of an Associate’s degree or equivalent and relevant experience may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree.

At CIS, we are committed to providing an inclusive environment in which the diverse backgrounds, experiences, and views of our employees, members, and customers are valued and respected. It is through this commitment that we are able to work together towards our common mission: to make the connected world a safer place.