Sr. Lead Infrastructure Engineer

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

12

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Principal Infrastructure Engineer to lead our infrastructure projects and drive innovation within our IT department. The ideal candidate will possess extensive knowledge in designing, implementing, and managing complex infrastructure systems, particularly cloud-based services.

Job Responsibilities: 

• Application Oversight: Individual Contributor supporting over 100,000 assets consisting of Servers and Workstations using Tanium, collaborating with Infrastructure, Workplace, and InfoSec teams. 

• Team Partnership: Collaborate with a global team of unified endpoint engineers responsible for the design, configuration, testing, deployment, health, and maintenance of the enterprise-scale Tanium application. 

• Product Mindset: Follow Product methodology using Scrum, AGILE boards, sprint planning, and execution of Epic goals, prioritizing the backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO) boards. 

• Engineering Quality & Operational Rigor: Execute following a robust SDLC framework that ensures all development activities follow defined phases to foster a culture of continuous improvement and quality assurance. Additionally, leverage rigorous documentation standards and adherence to change management guidelines. Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance, standardize development efforts, minimize risks, and enhance operational resilience. 

• Process Development: Follow IELC (Infrastructure Engineering Lifecycle) and SDLC disciplines to mature a formal and functional process for testing and certification. 

• Change & Incident Management: Serve as department reviewer for all Tanium change requests and implementations. 

• Deployment Projects: Effectively Partner with Infrastructure, Workplace, and InfoSec teams to securely deploy OS updates and third-party packages, by leveraging various modules and sensors within Tanium. 

• Strategy & Continuous Improvement: Foster strong relationships with LOB’s, senior leadership, and Infrastructure & security practitioners globally. Engage with BISO (business information security officers) on patching & remediation strategy and architects & senior infrastructure leads on platform strategy.

• Code Review & Quality Assurance:Conduct thorough reviews of code changes made by team members to ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and organizational policies.

• Vulnerability Management and Support:Provide critical support for vulnerability data integrity and reporting processes. Ensure timely and accurate data delivery to customers, including the development and maintenance of relevant reports and dashboards.

Technical Skills 

Technical Individual Contributor: Experience in supporting the Tanium application with global teams, particularly in endpoint engineering and infrastructure management.  Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership, BISOs, and technical teams. Skills in managing vendor relationships and support for technology products.  Project Management: Strong project management skills to Engineer deployment projects and annual upgrade initiatives.  Effective Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to articulate technical concepts and strategies to various stakeholders.  Incident, Change & Troubleshooting: Experience in handling change requests and major incident remediation. Strong problem-solving skills for first- and second line troubleshooting and remediation. Expertise in monitoring infrastructure stability and performance, and familiarity with tools for real-time visibility and reporting.  Data Analysis: Ability to analyze metrics, performance data, and compliance artifacts to support decision-making and strategy development.  Audit and Regulatory Requirements: Understanding of audit processes and regulatory requirements, and ability to produce necessary artifacts.  Platform Expertise: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Tanium and Windows / Unix Operating Systems - including its deployment, configuration, monitoring, and management. Proficiency in managing large-scale environments with over 100,000 endpoints (servers and workstations).   SDLC & Agile Methodology: Strong understanding of SDLC frameworks and best practices and Proficiency in Agile practices, Scrum framework, and managing Agile boards in tools like Azure DevOps (ADO).  Security Baseline Management: Understanding of security baselines and drift scanning. 

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Applicants Only): S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $130,000-$227,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.  This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits that we provide to our employees, please click here.

Experience:

• Minimum 10-15 years of experience in Infrastructure Systems, with at least 5-7 years of hands-on experience with Tanium.
• Proven experience in leading major projects in a development capacity within a financial organization.
• Strong background as a Lead Security Engineer with supporting Information Security Applications on a variety of Operating Systems.
• Experience with both cloud and on-premises environments and implementations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results.

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities.
• Detail-oriented with a commitment to quality and excellence.

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose:

Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence®, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. We’re constantly seeking new solutions that have progress in mind. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:
 

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we believe diversity fuels creative insights, equity unlocks opportunity, and inclusion drives growth and innovation – Powering Global Markets. Our commitment centers on our global workforce, ensuring that our people are empowered to bring their whole selves to work. It doesn’t stop there, we strive to better reflect and serve the communities in which we live and work, and advocate for greater opportunity for all.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

 

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.  
 
US Candidates Only:  The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.  Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision - https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

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