Remote Sr. Systems Engineer

Title: Senior Systems Engineer Reports to: AVP, Infrastructure Summary: Design, implement, and maintain secure, compliant, performant, and highly available infrastructure across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments to support Corporate and SaaS operations. Ensure 24x7x365 reliability and scalability for a growing base of employees and users. Translate complex business and regulatory requirements into actionable technical solutions, meeting the daily needs of employees and users and maintaining compliance with NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA, and other industry standards. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead infrastructure initiatives, and mentor junior staff to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement. Responsibilities: • Design, deploy, and support core systems for Corporate SaaS systems to ensure performance, availability, and compliance. • Design, implement, and maintain security controls, compliance frameworks, and zero trust principles across hybrid cloud environments for Corporate and SaaS operations. • Ensure infrastructure meets information security, availability, resilience, recovery, and regulatory compliance standards. • Interpret federal, state, and industry regulations (NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA) and translate them into technical specifications and infrastructure security controls. • Conduct and coordinate penetration tests, vulnerability assessments, and security audits. • Respond promptly and effectively to security incidents, coordinating investigation, containment, remediation, and communication efforts. • Develop and optimize infrastructure automation to support evolving operations and information security requirements. • Maintain comprehensive documentation for security controls logic, infrastructure changes, and security best practices. • Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to support secure, reliable, and compliant deployments and infrastructure updates. • Deliver and document compliance controls and updates, ensuring each is validated through thorough testing, peer review, and formal approval. • Support security training programs by recommending or developing supplemental content to enhance organizational awareness and compliance • Promote an environment of knowledge sharing and team development, including mentoring other team members. • Monitor technological advancements and industry trends to actively drive continuous improvement. Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job) • Proven ability and experience to design and implement security and compliance control systems. • Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. • Proficiency in scripting and automation tools such as PowerShell. • Strong working knowledge of information security practices and controls, including NIST, SOC 2, and HIPAA. • Passion for building and maintaining secure, scalable, performant, highly available infrastructure environments. • Demonstrated commitment to planning, prioritization, and timely delivery in a fast-paced, agile environment as both an Independent Contributor and Team Player. • Consistently models company values and fosters a culture of teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business teams. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Education / Professional Certifications or Licenses Required: • BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience. • Relevant certifications (e.g., CompTIA Network+, CISSP, Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Azure-based certifications) are preferred. Experience Requirements: • 5+ years designing and implementing security controls, compliance frameworks, or regulatory compliance systems. • 5+ years of hands-on infrastructure and hybrid cloud platform administration, including Microsoft Azure and Microsoft O365. • Experience delivering secure infrastructure solutions for regulated organizations. • Demonstrated experience with NIST, SOC 2, HIPAA, or other similar regulatory audit processes and control documentation. • Proficiency with scripting and automation for infrastructure and security management. • Experience conducting and coordinating information security vulnerability assessments. • Experience with deployment and maintenance of servers, network hardware, security appliances, and storage in enterprise environments. • Experience executing IT initiatives including contractor oversight for hardware installations, network expansion, and local security measures. Supervisory responsibilities: • May include mentoring or leading other engineers, analysts, or technical staff as necessary. Other Duties Statement This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all possible activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the person in this position. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice. Remote About the Company: CirrusLabs Apply tot his job Apply To this Job