Microsoft Security Architect Jobs

8655BR

PRS Facility Location:

LaGrange, IL PRS Corporate - 364

Job Purpose:

Secure design, implementation and support of the Microsoft ecosystem of infrastructure products. Responsible for the implementation of cyber security policies and administrating maintenance and support. It also includes tracking, troubleshooting, resource provisioning and access provisioning and administrative support to Progress Rail’s Microsoft environment.

Req ID:

8655BR

Company Description:

Railroads transport goods and people millions of miles every day. At Progress Rail, we believe in going the distance with them. We are looking for talented and innovative team players to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. Build a long-term career with opportunities for growth and advancement as part of a vibrant network of close to 200 global locations. Our innovative team members work together to forge the bridge between ideas and success!

As a Caterpillar company, Progress Rail is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive railway solutions – whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet their needs.

Learn how we keep our customers rolling by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn, and by visiting progressrail.com .

Education / Training:

• Bachelor’s degree (Tech major) preferred. High school diploma or GED and 4+ years related experience.

Job Title:

Microsoft Security Architect

City:

La Grange

Key Job Elements:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand their business requirements and develop architecture solutions that meet their needs;

• Collaborate with IT Security in the crafting and implementation of security policies;

• Ensure seamless integration and communication between on-premise and SaaS environments;

• Provide guidance on best practices for infrastructure architecture, security, and governance for Microsoft applications and infrastructure – MS Teams, Active Directory, Azure AD, Azure infrastructure, Exchange, etc.;

• Create and maintain documentation for architectural designs, processes, and policies;

• Assist with policy administration tasks to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies;

• Perform review and take corrective remediation actions, including patching and configuration changes, for any vulnerabilities or other security defects identified;

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure-related issues;

• Develop automation and self-service jobs for the app dev teams;

• Build and support infrastructure to support new applications and microservices as we shift workload to the cloud and develop new cloud-native applications;

• Evaluate application requirements and make architectural recommendations for implementation, deployment, and provisioning applications;

• Define infrastructure delivery strategies, standards, processes, technologies, and tools in the technical visions;

• Develop tools to enable other engineers such as CI/CD pipelines, container schedulers, and custom applications.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience with deployment systems and security administration across major environments including VMWare, AWS, GCP and Microsoft Azure;

• Experience in implementing Secure Architectures for private and/or public internet facing systems;

• Familiarity with traditional on-prem infrastructure practices to help design and plan a roadmap to migrate existing data infrastructure to cloud;

• Experience and expertise in deploying and supporting online presentation and collaboration tools – MS-Teams, VDI, Appstream etc.;

• Experience administrating systems from SSH and PowerShell;

• Experience with IT automation technologies and devops approaches;

• Applied experience and knowledge of Infrastructure as Code;

• Experience designing and developing fault tolerance and scalable systems;

• Experience in Microsoft tool cost optimization;

• Working knowledge of Shared Responsibility models;

• 4 years’ experience working with Microsoft infrastructure or other PaaS solutions.

EEO:

Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Sex/Religion/National Origin/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Vets/Disabilities

Benefits:

Progress Rail offers an excellent total compensation package,* including competitive salary, paid time off for vacation and holidays, 401(k) plan with company match, medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance and flexible spending accounts. Relocation assistance may be available for some positions.

• Benefits eligibility differs by job position and employment status - governing plan documents control such benefits.

Job Category:

Information Technology

Work Location Options:

LaGrange, IL; Atlanta, GA: Albertville, AL

State::

Illinois