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Senior IT Engineer Infrastructure Network Security

Primary Location Pleasanton, California Worker Location Remote Job Number 1278742 Date posted 05/09/2024
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Description:
Job Summary:

In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is responsible for designing, building, testing, implementing and maintaining network security technologies. This includes supporting IS projects through both pre-production and implementation phases by collaborating with internal technology risk teams, network services, infrastructure management, and external business groups to understand requirements and design and implement solutions accordingly; testing and validating upgrades and enhancements prior to production implementation; providing incident support to help resolve and remediate production issues; and implementing new security controls as appropriate to mitigate threat risks.

This position is also responsible for maintaining a broad understanding of security infrastructure operations and to provide technical subject matter expertise to support the ongoing assessment and mitigation of information security risks.


Essential Responsibilities:


  • Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating and assigning resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating cross-functionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks, as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.

  • Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers; building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; providing feedback to others and managers; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; supporting team collaboration; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.

  • As part of the IT Engineering job family, this position is responsible for leveraging DEVOPS, and both Waterfall and Agile practices, to design, develop, and deliver resilient, secure, multi-channel, high-volume, high-transaction, on/off-premise, cloud-based solutions.

  • Supports the review of team deliverables.

  • Provides some recommendations and input on options, risks, costs, and benefits for systems designs.

  • Collaborates with team members to develop project support plans, schedules, and assignments.

  • Translates business and functional requirements into technical specifications that support integrated and sustainable designs for designated infrastructure systems by partnering with Business Analysts to understand business needs and functional specifications.

  • Serves as a liaison with business partners, Solutions, and enterprise architects to define and understand target strategies.

  • Collaborates with counterparts in various IT Teams (e.g., database, operations, technical support) throughout system development and implementation.

  • Develops and modifies solutions by identifying technical solutions to business problems.

  • Provides consultation and technical advice on IT infrastructure planning, engineering, and architecture for assigned systems by assessing the implications of IT strategies on infrastructure capabilities.

  • Reviews and makes changes to technical specifications and documentation.

  • Collaborates with IT teams and key business partners to troubleshoot complex systems and provides solutions, as appropriate.

  • Evaluates existing systems to make recommendations on resources required to maintain service levels.

  • Evaluates new service options, identifies issues and impacts, and provides recommendations on feasibility and ROI.

  • Collaborates with architects and software engineers to ensure functional specifications are converted into flexible, scalable, and maintainable designs.

  • Verifies system designs adhere to company architecture standards.

  • Drives physical architecture design for new initiatives.

  • Leads the implementation of assigned enterprise infrastructure systems to ensure successful deployment and operation by developing and documenting detailed standards (e.g., guidelines, processes, procedures) for the introduction and maintenance of services.
Minimum Qualifications:


  • Minimum two (2) years experience in the planning, design, and implementation of network security solutions, including Minimum two (2) years experience in the configuration, implementation, troubleshooting, and operation of network security technologies.

  • Minimum one (1) year in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports.

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, or related field and Minimum six (6) years experience in an IT operations environment with technical experience in distributed technologies , systems development, and/or networking. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.


Additional Requirements:

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Four (4) years experience in storage engineering and/or data backup engineering, including experience with data replication.
  • Four (4) years experience gathering and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
Primary Location: California,Pleasanton,Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building E Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Shift: Day Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM Working Hours End: 05:00 PM Job Schedule: Full-time Job Type: Standard Worker Location: Remote Employee Status: Regular Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-IT-01|NUE|Non Union Employee Job Level: Individual Contributor Specialty: IT ENG Infrastructure Department: KPIT ADMIN - ITO WT TECHNOLOGY RD - 9601 Pay Range: $118000 - $152680 / year The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted. Travel: No Remote: Work location is the remote workplace (from home) within KP authorized states. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. At Kaiser Permanente, equity, inclusion and diversity are inextricably linked to our mission, and we aim to make it a part of everything we do. We know that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes Kaiser Permanente a better place to receive health care, a more supportive partner in our communities we serve, and a more fulfilling place to work. Working at Kaiser Permanente means that you agree to and abide by our commitment to equity and our expectation that we all work together to create an inclusive work environment focused on a sense of belonging and wellbeing.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status. Submit Interest