Silverfort is on a mission to bring identity security everywhere – to every human, machine, and AI agent, both on-premises and in the cloud.
Our unique technology secures identities and access at runtime, in ways that weren’t possible before. With the broadest identity security platform in the market, trusted by more than 1,000 customers, including many Fortune 100 companies, Silverfort is uniquely positioned to lead the fast-growing identity security category.
Joining Silverfort means becoming part of a fast-moving team with a culture of innovation and collaboration that goes above and beyond to help our customers and each other on a journey to reshape the future of identity security.
We’re looking for a hands-on Infrastructure & Security Engineer with strong experience across multiple cloud environments, who can build and support cloud and on-premises infrastructure, troubleshoot complex issues, and work closely with security and networking teams. You’ll manage identity and access management, virtual machines, networks, firewalls, and core IT services, including Active Directory and DNS.
- 4–6 years of experience as an infrastructure and security engineer within production environments
- Strong hands-on experience with at least one major public cloud platform (Azure preferred)
- Strong understanding of IAM concepts and implementation across cloud platforms
- Solid networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, subnetting, routing, VPN, DNS, DHCP, IPsec, firewalls, and packet-level troubleshooting
- Hands-on experience with enterprise firewalls and network platforms such as Fortinet (FortiGate), Palo Alto, Juniper (Mist), Cisco, Prisma Access, and Prisma Cloud
- Strong virtualization experience, including VMware ESXi and vCenter administration
- Experience managing Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP in enterprise environments
- Proven operational experience with monitoring, alerting, backups, and documentation
- Team player, excellent communication skills
Nice to Have:
- Experience with one or more of: Nutanix, OpenShift, OpenStack, Hyper-V, storage
- MDM experience
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