Job Description
Tekfortune is a fast-growing consulting firm specialized in permanent, contract & project-based staffing services for world s leading organizations in a broad range of industries. In this quickly changing economic landscape, virtual recruiting and remote work are critical for the future of work. To support the active project demands and skills gaps, our staffing experts can help you find the best job for you.
IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer
Location: Naperville, IL (Hybrid 3 days onsite)
Direct Hire
Back to the drawing board here. to win we need mid level 7-10 years of experience. Maybe 15 years of total professional experience max. 7-10 in technology infrastructure and security. 15 years overall
We sent over 4 candidates and all are out
Candidate 1 interviewed and below was fb
Candidate 2 previously submitted/interviewed bad
Candidate 3 20 years of exp, passing
Candidate 4 located in Indiana and too far of a commute
Project Scope:
Client is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure & Security Engineer to support, maintain, and modernize a mid-sized enterprise IT environment. This individual will serve as a true infrastructure generalist, responsible for day-to-day administration, troubleshooting, security remediation, cloud support, backup operations, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. The environment supports approximately 135 servers across Windows and Linux, VMware virtualization, Azure cloud services, and a growing Microsoft-centric ecosystem.
Team Size & Breakdown:
A hands-on infrastructure engineer from a small or mid-sized organization who has owned multiple areas of technology rather than operating within a highly specialized enterprise silo. The ideal candidate is a strong troubleshooter with VMware, Windows, Azure, Linux, backup, and security experience who can independently investigate issues, drive remediation efforts, and support a broad technology stack. This is not a dedicated cybersecurity role; it is an infrastructure engineering role with operational security responsibilities.
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at
IT Infrastructure & Security Engineer
Location: Naperville, IL (Hybrid 3 days onsite)
Direct Hire
Back to the drawing board here. to win we need mid level 7-10 years of experience. Maybe 15 years of total professional experience max. 7-10 in technology infrastructure and security. 15 years overall
We sent over 4 candidates and all are out
Candidate 1 interviewed and below was fb
- hasn't touched production and doesn't touch end point technologies.
- really good personality but missing the true infrastructure skills needed
- more a pre sales solution architect
- selling a product last 10 years
Candidate 2 previously submitted/interviewed bad
Candidate 3 20 years of exp, passing
Candidate 4 located in Indiana and too far of a commute
Project Scope:
Client is seeking a hands-on Infrastructure & Security Engineer to support, maintain, and modernize a mid-sized enterprise IT environment. This individual will serve as a true infrastructure generalist, responsible for day-to-day administration, troubleshooting, security remediation, cloud support, backup operations, and infrastructure modernization initiatives. The environment supports approximately 135 servers across Windows and Linux, VMware virtualization, Azure cloud services, and a growing Microsoft-centric ecosystem.
Team Size & Breakdown:
- Approximately 19-person IT organization
- Reports to Sr. Director of IT Operations
- Small, highly collaborative IT team with broad responsibilities
- Works closely with application, development, analytics, and support teams
- Partners with external MSPs and security vendors for specialized infrastructure and networking support
- Infrastructure team owns platform administration, identity, access management, governance, and operational security
- Operational Infrastructure & Engineering environment
- Project-based and operational support responsibilities
- Hybrid model of infrastructure administration, security remediation, modernization projects, and vendor collaboration
- Strong emphasis on troubleshooting, ownership, and independent problem-solving
- Administer and troubleshoot VMware infrastructure and virtual environments
- Support Windows Server and Linux server administration
- Manage backup and recovery operations utilizing Veeam
- Support Azure cloud resources and infrastructure services
- Administer Active Directory, Entra ID, identity services, and group management
- Investigate, prioritize, and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities
- Support Microsoft security tooling including Defender and vulnerability management platforms
- Coordinate patching, system upgrades, and operational maintenance activities
- Partner with MSPs and vendors on networking, SD-WAN, and infrastructure initiatives
- Support governance and administration across Microsoft technologies including Fabric and Power Platform
- Troubleshoot infrastructure, security, backup, and performance-related incidents
- 7+ years of Infrastructure Engineering or Systems Engineering experience
- VMware vSphere / ESXi administration and troubleshooting
- Windows Server administration
- Active Directory and Entra ID
- Veeam backup administration
- Azure infrastructure fundamentals
- Linux administration (SUSE / RedHat / Enterprise Linux environments)
- Vulnerability management and remediation experience
- Strong understanding of CVEs, patch management, and security fundamentals
- Experience working in small-to-mid-sized environments with broad technology ownership
- Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
- Networking fundamentals including VLANs, routing, switching, and firewalls
- Microsoft Defender
- Tenable
- Arctic Wolf
- PDQ Connect
- PowerShell scripting and automation
- Microsoft Fabric
- Power Platform governance
- Dynamics CRM exposure
- Okta
- Veeam certifications
- VMware certifications
- Security+ or comparable security certifications
- Experience supporting SAP infrastructure environments
- Home lab or personal infrastructure projects demonstrating technical curiosity
- Experience supporting infrastructure modernization or cloud migration initiatives
A hands-on infrastructure engineer from a small or mid-sized organization who has owned multiple areas of technology rather than operating within a highly specialized enterprise silo. The ideal candidate is a strong troubleshooter with VMware, Windows, Azure, Linux, backup, and security experience who can independently investigate issues, drive remediation efforts, and support a broad technology stack. This is not a dedicated cybersecurity role; it is an infrastructure engineering role with operational security responsibilities.
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at
careers@tekfortune.com
. To view all the jobs available in the USA and Asia please visit our website at https://www.tekfortune.com/careers/ .Numbers & Facts
| Location | Naperville, MN |
| Industry | Computer Software |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Website | http://www.tekfortune.com/ |
About Company
Tekfortune is a software solutions company providing project development and staff augmentation services to companies in various industries including Healthcare, Banking, Finance, Telecommunication and Aviation.
Tekfortune Inc delivers solutions to a wide variety of organizations of various sizes and industries. Our clients include mid-market to Fortune 1000 companies spanning across industries such as: Insurance, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail and many others.
In Tekfortune Inc, we are offering selection of services and solutions at very reasonable rates. With years of experience in the placement and recruitment Industry and over time we have acquired the knowledge essential to comprehend the exact need and dependence on customers. Therefore we provide the customers the best and also the brightest candidates for vacancies. Moreover, by understanding the working interest of customers who is able to place them within the companies where they are able to get maximum opportunity for professional growth.
Tekfortune Inc has a strong emphasis on quality. Its goal would be to achieve client satisfaction by looking into making deliveries satisfaction of customer's business needs. Our ability to quickly identify and effectively employ proven fundamental principles, techniques and resources yields highly desirable results for our clients.
We understand that each industry and organization share a level of uniqueness that requires a tailored approach in order to deliver specific solutions. Such factors as client culture, industry regulations, organizational maturity, financial health and many more items may impact our approach to delivering client solutions.
Having served a wide variety of clients has provided Tekfortune the ability to build subject matter expertise across numerous industries. Our industry expertise combined with our specialized knowledge of Business Process Improvement, Requirements Management and Program & Project Management provides a powerful combination and a tremendous value to our clients.
We are run by a group of industry experts who have decades of experience in delivering custom solutions to our clients.
Tekfortune Inc delivers solutions to a wide variety of organizations of various sizes and industries. Our clients include mid-market to Fortune 1000 companies spanning across industries such as: Insurance, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail and many others.
In Tekfortune Inc, we are offering selection of services and solutions at very reasonable rates. With years of experience in the placement and recruitment Industry and over time we have acquired the knowledge essential to comprehend the exact need and dependence on customers. Therefore we provide the customers the best and also the brightest candidates for vacancies. Moreover, by understanding the working interest of customers who is able to place them within the companies where they are able to get maximum opportunity for professional growth.
Tekfortune Inc has a strong emphasis on quality. Its goal would be to achieve client satisfaction by looking into making deliveries satisfaction of customer's business needs. Our ability to quickly identify and effectively employ proven fundamental principles, techniques and resources yields highly desirable results for our clients.
We understand that each industry and organization share a level of uniqueness that requires a tailored approach in order to deliver specific solutions. Such factors as client culture, industry regulations, organizational maturity, financial health and many more items may impact our approach to delivering client solutions.
Having served a wide variety of clients has provided Tekfortune the ability to build subject matter expertise across numerous industries. Our industry expertise combined with our specialized knowledge of Business Process Improvement, Requirements Management and Program & Project Management provides a powerful combination and a tremendous value to our clients.
We are run by a group of industry experts who have decades of experience in delivering custom solutions to our clients.
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