Senior IT Security & Systems Engineer — Remote

Defense Unicorns

Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 149,000 - 201,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

Defense Unicorns is seeking a Senior IT Systems & Security Engineer to lead hands-on technical work across diverse customer environments. You will own security compliance readiness, design and validate systems supporting NIST-based controls, and guide peers to standardized automation.

The role emphasizes strong Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace expertise, Jamf and Intune for device mgmt, and secure remote access in a remote-USA setting. U.S. citizenship with CUI access is required.

Qualifications

Senior-level experience designing, administering, securing, and troubleshooting varied business IT environments.
Strong hands-on experience with both Microsoft and Google environments, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Active Directory, and Google Workspace.
Broad mobile device management and unified endpoint management experience across multiple platforms, with strong practical experience using Jamf and Microsoft Intune.
Experience managing Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.
Experience with networking, firewalls, VPNs, identity, logging, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, patching, and backup systems.
Ability to lead customer implementations, make sound technical decisions independently, and explain those decisions in plain English.
Ability to produce accurate technical documentation and work effectively in a remote, asynchronous environment.
US citizenship with CUI access.

Responsibilities

Assess unfamiliar customer environments and lead technical implementation plans with the Compliance Lead.
Configure and secure Microsoft 365, GCC High, Azure, Entra ID, Active Directory, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Identity, and hybrid environments.
Design, migrate, and operate endpoint‑management programs across multiple mobile device management and unified endpoint management platforms, including Jamf and Microsoft Intune.
Implement identity, multifactor authentication, least privilege, endpoint security, logging, vulnerability management, patching, backup, and recovery controls.
Configure and troubleshoot Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, networks, firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, DNS, and secure remote access.
Work directly with customer IT teams, service providers, and vendors to resolve complex technical issues.
Validate completed work and produce clear configuration records, diagrams, evidence, and runbooks.
Guide other implementation engineers and turn repeatable work into standards, scripts, and automation.