IT Infrastructure Compliance Engineer

Job Title: IT Infrastructure Compliance Engineer

Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite – 5 days/week; periodic domestic and international travel required)

Job Type: Contract to Hire (12-month initial engagement, with potential conversion to full-time)

Experience: 8+ years

Job Overview

 

Our client, a leading global technology organization, is seeking a highly skilled IT Infrastructure Compliance Engineer to safeguard infrastructure, data integrity, and third-party integrations across a complex enterprise technology ecosystem. This is an urgent, immediate-start opportunity ideal for a strong infrastructure engineer with a background in IT audit, security, and operational resilience.

Key Responsibilities

 

• Evaluate IT risk and security posture of external partners against security standards, data protection protocols, and IP safeguards
• Serve as primary on-site IT point of contact for regional stakeholders; manage escalations with third-party IT vendors
• Audit network segmentation, access controls, APIs, and data transmission protocols for automated data exchange
• Evaluate IT environments against ISO 27001, SOX, and other compliance frameworks
• Assess operational data accuracy flowing from partner systems into internal data warehouses using analytics tools
• Draft actionable audit reports and track remediation efforts for leadership

Required Skills

 

• 8+ years in IT Audit, IT Security, IT Infrastructure, or Technology Risk Management
• Hands-on expertise: Windows/Unix server administration, virtualization, enterprise storage
• Network audit: TCP/IP routing, firewall policy, DNS, DHCP, HTTPS, SSH
• Cloud security familiarity: AWS, Azure
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 15–20%)

Preferred Skills

 

• Experience in high-tech or manufacturing IT environments
• Knowledge of MES, EDI, APIs, SFTP, and supply chain B2B integration
• Certifications: CISA or CISSP
• Data analytics and visualization: SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI
• Experience auditing IP protection controls in engineering/manufacturing settings

Location & Work Model

 

Onsite in Santa Clara, CA — 5 days per week. Periodic domestic and international travel to partner sites (up to 15–20%).