Platform Engineer needed at Vista Group

Description

• Our infrastructure and security Platform Engineers collectively ensure that the Vista Cloud and VMS offering maintains the highest levels of service, security and availability for our customers. Utilizing internal systems to build, monitor, and alleviate issues in our hosted cloud environments, you will ensure seamless operational and security efficiencies, helping to establish a mature and effective security posture across Vista’s services.

About the role

• Service & Security Operations Management
• Shape and implement systems, processes, and methodologies to ensure effective and timely monitoring of Vista’s services
• Take ownership of, and lead the response to, suspected and confirmed security incidents – feed all findings back into system design as a cycle of continuous improvement
• Proactively assist in the delivery of high-quality security outcomes for Vista’s global operations, including conducting regular reviews of our security posture
• Product and Technical Support
• Remain current on all aspects of Vista Cloud technology, deployment, and operational processes
• Train internal support teams and act as the escalation point for queries related to security events, providing a resolution path for issues, whether hands-on assistance or simply direction on how to approach issue resolution
• Provide technical advice and assistance for staff across Vista on security incidents as needed
• Conduct regular reviews of work quality and throughput with the Head of Cloud Operations and other Managers (NZ and overseas), and drill down into the analysis of any problems where required to ensure consistency of approach and that standards are being maintained
• Provide advice to the Development Team on possible security remediations to software problems found by vulnerability tools
• Pro-actively work on increasing security scores and manage internal systems regarding security state / posture and maturity
• Additional Responsibilities
• Assist the Project Management Office (PMO) with Statement of Work (SoW) scoping and technical reviews and provide security advice to implementation teams
• Utilize appropriate tools to log requests with the services team
• Create material for monthly reports regarding Security state/ posture and maturity

Requirements
About you

• Azure or AWS Certification
• Strong Server Administrator Experience
• Strong understanding of Active Directory, Domains, DNS, DHCP
• Strong understating of IP / networking and enterprise architecture
• Strong understanding of firewalling, Security, and compliance related elements
• Knowledge of DevOps / Repo, deployment pipelines, and approval processes for IaC (infrastructure as code)
• Understanding of compliance requirements.
• Willingness to learn and grow into the IaC and security space