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In this hands-on role, you'll help design, deploy, and support our multi-cloud and hybrid infrastructure, to ensure secure, reliable and scalable services while driving improvements to IT processes, tooling, and the overall end-user experience.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nAdminister our hybrid, multi-cloud infrastructure\nManage network connectivity across cloud and on-prem environments, troubleshooting BGP and OSPF configurations for site-to-site connectivity, VPN and Direct Connect/ExpressRoute links, transit gateways, and multi-region network architecture.\nAdminister secure Network Access Control (NAC) to govern how users, devices, and endpoints authenticate.\nManage IAM policies and role-based access across software, services and on-prem environments,\nBuild automation scripts and tooling to improve IT processes, streamline provisioning, and support CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure changes.\nVulnerability remediation, harden systems against emerging threats\nMaintain IT security best practices and support audits against relevant compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27001).\nAdminister provisioning/deprovisioning of user accounts, GPO, conditional access, SSO (SAML/OIDC), and device identity.\nServe as the escalation point for complex issues\nContribute to knowledge base articles, runbooks and process documentation\nCollaborate with business leads/teams to drive improvements \nWhat We’re Looking For:\n7-10+ years of managing hybrid environments (Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, firewalls, routers/switches) alongside AWS/Azure/GCP cloud-native resources.\nAdvanced networking, hands-on knowledge of routing protocols.\nHands-on experience implementing secure Network Access Control (NAC) solutions (e.g., Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or similar) to enforce authenticated, policy-based access for users and devices.\nStrong scripting ability in PowerShell, Python, and/or Bash to automate operational workflows.\nFamiliarity with MDM/endpoint management tools (JAMF, Intune)\nFamiliarity with monitoring/observability tools (CloudWatch, Splunk, Datadog)\nSolid understanding of core security and compliance practices\nStrong troubleshooting skills across Windows, Mac, and mobile devices\nExcellent communication, documentation and organizational skills\nRelevant certifications are a plus: AWS Certified Solutions Architect / SysOps Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Cisco CCNP/CCIE\nThe approximate base salary range for this position is $175,000-$200,000\nWe consistently monitor external market data and update base salary ranges accordingly. We determine base compensation decisions on several factors, including as geographic placement, role-specific knowledge, skills, and/or experience. In addition to our base salary offerings, we also provide equity grants for all new hires.\nQuEra is committed to cultivating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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