Position SummaryDo you thrive on designing, building, configuring and maintaining secure IT infrastructure? Do you want to be responsible for a firm's IT system and serve as the primary Tier III troubleshooting point of contact? The Sr Security Engineer will plan, implement and maintain both on‑premise and cloud infrastructure for Benesch's hybrid environment. The role requires travel to all Benesch offices and datacenters as needed and works with the Sr Core Infrastructure Services Manager to deploy hybrid cloud solutions.Essential FunctionsOversees the physical datacenter experience with virtualization/private cloud infrastructure.Manages racking design and organization, cable management, redundancy, and growth planning.Manages the relationships with external vendors and cloud providers.Supports the premise to cloud migration, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud management.Monitors, manages and forecasts changing requirements in prem and cloud infrastructure, generating and tracking KPIs for system performance and availability.Designs, configures, and maintains IT infrastructure hardware, cloud, and software, including but not limited to Active Directory/GPOs, network infrastructure, VMware and HyperV clusters, Microsoft 365, Azure, and other infrastructure applications such as Config management, Monitoring, VPN, RDP, etc.Partner with the security team on projects/requests for hardening, remediation, complying with client requirements, ISO requirements, and security controls assessments.Assists in system monitoring, reviewing infrastructure and application logs, and verifying configured technical controls.Server/system configuration management and IP address management – Build, manage, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot configuration management systems including all related components and systems firm‑wide.Participates in the coordination, installation, testing, and technical support of local and wide area wired and wireless networks.Assists with deployment of new desktop and server operating systems and applications.Assists with distribution of updates and patches across systems.Assists with enterprise line of business application support. Provides Tier III support/troubleshooting.Evaluates, tests, recommends, and implements specific software and network solutions.Technical Documentation – Develop and maintain complete and accurate documentation of network layout, server hardware and software configurations, firewall and router configurations.Research, install, analyze, test and evaluate applications, systems, policies, methodologies, processes, and procedures to ensure that the Firm's Server infrastructure and facilities meet the Firm's expectations and Service Level Agreements for availability, performance, growth, and functionality. Maintains documentation for network processes and procedures.Performs other duties as assigned.QualificationsThe Sr Security Engineer should have over seven years of experience in systems engineering or cloud administration, along with strong interpersonal and analytical skills. The role requires excellent customer service, effective communication, and the flexibility to occasionally work evenings, weekends, and travel as needed. Candidates must be highly skilled in datacenter virtualization, hybrid cloud infrastructure, network switching, storage management, and virtualization clusters, with expertise in VMware vSphere, Hyper‑V/SCVMM, and SAN configuration. Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Azure, Windows administration (including Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy, Kerberos, Certificate Authority, and IIS), Microsoft 365, Azure technologies, and identity and access management is essential. Certifications in relevant technologies are preferred, and the position may involve up to 10% travel to other office locations.Equal Opportunity EmployerBenesch is an equal opportunity employer. We strongly value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability (where applicant is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations), medical condition, protected veteran status, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.#J-18808-Ljbffr