Remote IT & Security Engineer (Entry Level)

Synthesis Health; Huntington (WV); Remote; USD 65,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid time off

Job summary

Synthesis Health is seeking an entry‑level Associate IT & Security Engineer to join our all‑remote Enterprise IT & Security Team. You’ll run the internal IT service desk, onboard/offboard staff, and manage devices with Intune and Entra ID while triaging security alerts.

Growth toward IT & Security Engineer roles is planned. You’ll collect audit evidence for HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO programs and contribute to ongoing security improvements.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in IT/cybersecurity or equivalent self‑directed learning.
• Familiarity with Windows and macOS.
• Networking fundamentals (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN) and identity (MFA, SSO).
• Understand phishing, least privilege, and patching at scale in enterprise systems.
• Clear written communication for ticket notes and runbooks.

Responsibilities

• Be first point of contact for internal IT/security requests.
• Onboard/offboard employees and contractors: Entra ID, licenses, groups, SaaS access.
• Provision and support Windows/macOS devices via Intune and Apple Business Manager.
• Triage security alerts in Defender XDR and Sentinel; escalate with Director as needed.
• Collect audit evidence in Vanta for HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO programs; assist reviews.
• Keep runbooks up to date with repeat tasks.
• Assist in projects like mobile app protection, Purview labels, and SharePoint intranet.
• Automate repetitive tasks with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph.

Skills

Windows OS

macOS

Communication skills

Proactive learner

Identity management

Patch management

PowerShell

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in IT/cybersecurity

Tools

Intune

Entra ID

Apple Business Manager

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Sentinel

Vanta

SharePoint

Windows 365 Cloud PCs

Zendesk

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Synthesis Health is seeking an entry‑level Associate IT & Security Engineer to join our all‑remote Enterprise IT & Security Team. You’ll run the internal IT service desk, onboard/offboard staff, and manage devices with Intune and Entra ID while triaging security alerts.

Growth toward IT & Security Engineer roles is planned. You’ll collect audit evidence for HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO programs and contribute to ongoing security improvements.