Senior IT Security Engineer | Hybrid, Enterprise Systems

UNC-Chapel Hill; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Hybrid work options

Discounts on campus services

Job summary

UNC-Chapel Hill seeks an IT Security Professional to plan, implement, and manage secure university IT infrastructure. The role requires incident response, forensics, policy development, and collaboration across departments to safeguard systems and data.

This senior position supports disaster recovery, business continuity, and security optimization in a complex university environment, with flexible hybrid work options and on‑site requirements.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 1–2 years of experience; or Bachelor’s with 2–4 years of experience.
• Experience installing, configuring, and maintaining Windows Server environments and AD/DNS/DHCP/IIS.
• Experience with SQL Server high-availability configurations and Always On.
• Familiar with Linux administration and enterprise app stacks.
• Knowledge of load balancing, web proxies, and network infrastructure.
• Experience with virtualization platforms (VMware/Hyper-V).
• Knowledge of security fundamentals, standards, and policies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and manage secure, high‑performing IT infrastructure.
• Lead security monitoring, incident response, and forensic activities.
• Develop and maintain information security policies and procedures.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
• Collaborate across IT and university units to improve security posture.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

Group Policy

IIS

SQL Server HA

Linux basics

Application stack

HA/load balancing

VMware/Hyper-V

Security monitoring

Forensic analysis

Incident response

Security policies

Identity management

Auditing

Cloud/hybrid

Education

Master’s degree in Cybersecurity/IT

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

F5 BIG-IP

Job description

UNC-Chapel Hill seeks an IT Security Professional to plan, implement, and manage secure university IT infrastructure. The role requires incident response, forensics, policy development, and collaboration across departments to safeguard systems and data.

This senior position supports disaster recovery, business continuity, and security optimization in a complex university environment, with flexible hybrid work options and on‑site requirements.