IT Specialist - Security

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power — today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges. Founded in 1911, Eaton has celebrated its 100th anniversary on the New York Stock Exchange and generated $23.2 billion in sales in 2023, serving customers in more than 160 countries.

About the role

The main purpose of this position is to engineer, deliver, architect, and support solutions to address business and technical requirements, leveraging standard principles and patterns that follow Eaton's security and networking standards. This role focuses on building, delivering, maintaining, and updating all aspects of site-based infrastructure security including next-generation firewalls, IT/OT segmentation, traditional networking services (routing, switching, wireless), F5 load balancers, DNS, automation technologies (Ansible/Terraform/Python), and team processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide input as a subject matter expert and leader to security and network design principles, engineering/architecture, delivery, support, and life cycle management.
• Lead projects/initiatives and work with resources across multiple IT and business functions to deliver technology, platform, and system solutions to meet customer requirements, providing solution options, making recommendations, highlighting operational or security risks, as well as providing alternative solutions.
• Perform monitoring and lifecycle functions on platforms, networks, and systems to ensure required performance, availability, and capacity.
• Identify process improvements to drive overall team and IT efficiency, while delighting our customers.
• Support operational functions of global, business-critical IT systems.
• Work with Business Relationship Managers and various lines of business to deploy and secure network-aware solutions.
• Configure, deploy, and maintain hardware-based and software-based security tools that support network and endpoint posture.
• Continually determine process, configuration, and deployment efficiencies with automation technologies including Ansible, Terraform, Python, Powershell, Perl, Security/Network Management systems, and homegrown solutions.
• Tune and optimize existing systems to minimize external threats and meet internal needs, balancing security, operations, engineering, and delivery.
• Collaborate with Information Security stakeholders to improve prevention, detection, and response.
• Support network and security-related activities for acquisitions/divestitures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in the IT field with a minimum of three (3) years of experience in Network and Security technologies.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
• Candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of a US Eaton facility; remote candidates who meet this requirement may also be considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in Information Systems or Cyber Security (preferred).
• Network and Security certifications (e.g., applicable security certifications, CCNA/CCNP, Cloud-based certifications, F5).
• Agile mindset focusing on strong analytical and problem-solving skills, multi-tasking, time-management, and team-oriented initiatives.
• Firewall configuration, deployment, and management (Checkpoint NGFW, Legacy Juniper SSG, Airgap).
• Configuring Virtual Private Networks and DMZ segments (GRE, IPSEC, etc.).
• Expert knowledge of Layer 3 routed protocols including IPv4 and IPv6, as well as Layer 3 routing protocols including BGP, OSPF, static routing.
• Expert knowledge of Layer 4 transport layer protocols including TCP/UDP, port-filtering, etc.
• Cisco switching platforms including Catalyst 3600/3800/9200/9300 (IOS and IOS-XE), Nexus 9Ks (NX-OS and ACI), and associated network switching technologies.
• Cisco wireless platforms including various Wireless LAN controllers and Access Point models, and authentication/authorization technologies (Cisco ISE).
• Network Management/Monitoring Systems – Checkpoint Smartconsole, Algosec, Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime, IP Address Mgmt systems, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, etc.
• Engineering, management, and support of Eaton’s public cloud solutions (PaaS, SaaS, IaaS) working across multiple providers (Azure, OCI, AWS, Alibaba, GCP).
• Remote computing and Intrusion Detection / Prevention systems.
• Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems via CLI.
• Domain Name System (DNS) and Security Proxy administration.
• Check Point GAIA firewalls (DMZ, VPN, IPS, PBR, VSX), Zscaler ZIA, ZPA, and Airgap, F5 Big IP platform (DNS, Load balancing, WAF, iRules), JIRA, Service Now, Cisco ISE (RADIUS & TACACS), WAN technologies and SD-WAN concepts, Certificate Management.

Pay

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113,000 - $165,000. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexible working solutions.
• Excellent working environment – safety and ethics are important for us.
• Culture & Values – we are more than the products we invent and produce – the way we do business is just as important.
• Learning & Development – we invest in our employees for the long term with ongoing learning and development opportunities through Eaton University.
• Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits.
• Several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.