Military Skillbridge Program - Equinix - Information Technology

Military Skillbridge Program - Equinix - Information Technology

Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company, operating 200+ data centers across the globe and providing interconnections to all the key clouds and networks. Businesses need one place to simplify and bring together fragmented, complex infrastructure that spans private and public cloud environments. Our global platform allows customers to place infrastructure wherever they need it and connect it to everything they need to succeed.

We are a fast-growing global company with 70+ consecutive quarters of growth. Through our innovative portfolio of high-performance products and services, we have created the largest, most active global ecosystem of nearly 10,000 companies, including 1,800+ networks and 2,900+ cloud and IT service providers in over 26 countries spanning five continents.

Job Summary

Are you a military service member within or nearing your 180-day window for separation from active duty? We are accepting applications for our very own DoD SkillBridge Program, which is a cutting-edge initiative designed to link our nation’s warfighters to the best employment opportunities available as soon as possible in their transition process.

Mid-level InfoSec Engineer, NOC Services Engineer with experience in IT security areas including applications, systems and network. May also have experience in audit, compliance, and governance.

In this DoD Skillbridge Program with Equinix, you will:

• Learn how your military experience translates into a rewarding civilian career.

• Explore a career or industry you might want to pursue upon separation from active duty.

• Earn real-world industry qualifications and certifications.

• Build experience and competency in your trade/ profession with our team.

• Expand your professional network of contacts.

• Gain familiarity with corporate culture.            

Responsibilities

Security Architecture

· Fields, receives and reviews security architecture requests from internal customers

· Assists in reviewing and assessing adherence of new security architectures to guidelines and rejecting if said architectures do not meet requirements

· Researches security best practices for networks, systems and applications

· Reports and makes recommendations to senior members of the architecture team for policy revisions, changes and additions

Security Engineering

· Executes proofs of concepts

· Evaluates and scores vendor solutions against use cases for final vendor selection

· Manages towards project timelines, executing on deliverables in partnership with internal networking and infrastructure teams

· Provides technical status reports to management

· Responsible for anticipating technical roadblocks and escalating issues

· Responsible for managing all technical aspects of implementation

· Executes on the implementation of new security solutions for the enterprise

Security Operations

· Responsible for day-to-day security operations, 24/7/365

· Operates and troubleshoots next-generation firewalls, cloud web proxy, mobile device management systems, endpoint security, vulnerability management systems, intrusion detection/prevention (IDS/IPS) systems, and security incident event management (SIEM)

Security Incident Response

· Responsible for day-to-day security incident response, 24/7/365

· Investigates, researches and analyzes security incidents as they are escalated or reported

· Uses established procedures for remediation of incidents, escalating as needed for additional guidance

Security Policy & Compliance

· Responsible for following process to publish global IT security policies

· Triages and resolves basic customer security inquiries per documented guidelines

· Executes against enterprise compliance road-map

· Follows documented guidelines to ensure adherence to compliance goals

· Researches international regulations for information security and privacy and provides insight to management on possible policy changes or specific security controls

Cloud Security

· Responsible for following process to publish global IT cloud security policies

· Triages and resolves basic customer security inquiries per documented guidelines

· Executes against cloud compliance road-map

· Follows documented guidelines to ensure adherence to cloud compliance goals

· Researches international regulations for cloud security and privacy and provides insight to management on possible policy changes or specific cloud security controls

Qualifications

• 2-4 yrs experience preferred

• A natural curiosity and strong troubleshooting skills

• Must meet all eligibility requirements outlined in DOD Instruction 1322.29

• Must have a minimum of 4 months of eligible and approved Skillbridge Internship available

• Official TAD/ TDY Orders to Equinix for the period of the internship. Required

*Skillbridge Internship positions are open to active duty and/or transitioning military members.  Compensation or pay for this role is made through the service member's current enlistment contract based on pay guidelines set by the Department of Defense (DoD)

Equinix is committed to ensuring that our employment process is open to all individuals, including those with a disability.  If you need assistance in applying for an open position, you may send an email to [email protected] Please provide your contact information and let us know how we can assist you.

Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.  (Equal Opportunity / AA / Disabled / Veterans Employer).

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