Senior Systems & Security Engineer — Cloud, IR & Automation

Compex Legal Services; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Compex Legal Services seeks an experienced Senior Systems & Security Engineer to harden and protect its IT environment while ensuring reliability, scalability, and regulatory compliance. This hands‑on role blends systems engineering, cybersecurity, and incident response to design, implement, and maintain secure infrastructure across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will lead security controls, collaborate with IT leadership and external vendors, and serve as a key escalation

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in network and systems administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience supporting cloud or hybrid infrastructure, including Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Strong knowledge of networking concepts and technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs, routing)
• Familiarity with SANs.
• Experience with firewalls, VPNs, IDS, and network security practices.
• Strong knowledge of security architecture, system hardening, incident response, vulnerability management, risk assessment, and mitigation planning.
• Understanding of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) principles.

Responsibilities

• Design and secure our infrastructure.
• Build and manage secure and scalable on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments with emphasis on security, availability, performance, and resiliency.
• Strengthen our security program and implement security controls, tools, and processes.
• Support security incidents and response; act as escalation point with SOC.
• Own infrastructure and security documentation; develop and maintain clear system documentation.
• Improve monitoring and reliability; identify trends and implement improvements.

Skills

Network admin

Systems admin

Security engineering

Cloud platforms

Incident response

GRC knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Job description

Compex Legal Services seeks an experienced Senior Systems & Security Engineer to harden and protect its IT environment while ensuring reliability, scalability, and regulatory compliance. This hands‑on role blends systems engineering, cybersecurity, and incident response to design, implement, and maintain secure infrastructure across on‑premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will lead security controls, collaborate with IT leadership and external vendors, and serve as a key escalation