Staff Engineer – Microscope IT Infrastructur

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain secure OS baselines (Windows and Linux) and configuration standards; validate compliance and manage justified exceptions.
• Own OS lifecycle and patch readiness requirements, ensuring vendor support alignment and release documentation is accurate.
• Create, execute, and maintain cybersecurity plans and reusable scripts to support each new software/OS release.
• Investigate new security requirements and map them to platform components; implement changes and coordinate cross-repo deliveries.
• Establish standards for endpoint integration with networking dependencies (segmentation, DNS/DHCP, firewall/switching/routing patterns).
• Experience with virtualization and/or containerization.
• Own remote operating enablement (e.g., KVM/hand panels), including secure access patterns and operational playbooks.
• Define and validate backup/restore and recovery workflows; ensure procedures are tested, documented, and supportable.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell automation, validation checks, and auditable reporting to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.

Qualification & Experience

• 10–15 years of experience in endpoint/platform engineering, infrastructure security, OS deployment/hardening, or enterprise automation roles.
• BTech degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience operating in regulated or security-focused environments require auditability and traceability.