IT Specialist - Cloud

Eaton Corporation•Coraopolis, PA

9d•$130,000 - $190,000

About The Position

Eaton’s Corporate Sector division is seeking an IT Specialist - Cloud to manage and sustain the Eaton Federal Enclave (EFE), a secure, CMMC-aligned environment supporting U.S. government and defense programs. The role is the accountable owner for enclave operations and leads Eaton personnel and managed service partners responsible for infrastructure, cloud, network, end-user, and security services. It ensures the environment remains compliant, audit-ready, secure, stable, and scalable as programs, sites, and business units join. The position works closely with the EFE Product Owner, Aerospace and program leadership, Cybersecurity/GRC, and Finance. It serves as the escalation point for enclave operations, risk, and governance. The role can be based at any U.S. Eaton site, subject to the stated location limitation: candidates must currently reside within 50 miles of the work location, except active-duty military. No relocation assistance is offered.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
At least 10 years of IT system delivery, software delivery, and/or IT infrastructure management experience.
Prior IT vendor management and/or third-party managed services experience.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship, now or in the future.
Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR: a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee.
Must currently reside within 50 miles of the work location (a U.S. Eaton location); active-duty military are exempt from this geographical limitation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure Government, OCI Government, M365 GCCH, compliance frameworks (NIST, FedRAMP, CMMC), end-user computing, software packaging, systems hardening, cloud security platforms (Defender, CrowdStrike), software-defined firewalls, infrastructure as code (Terraform), software/systems delivery, IT operations, and cloud infrastructure operations.
Prior government agency experience.
Organization skills, vendor management, cross-functional leadership, executive communication, cost modeling, and budget ownership.

Responsibilities

Own day-to-day stability, availability, and security of EFE services, including Azure Government infrastructure, M365 GCCH, identity, network, virtual terminals, and end-user computing.
Oversee the managed service provider against the RACI, statement of work, and service levels; conduct service reviews, address performance issues, and manage contract changes with Sourcing.
Lead and develop Eaton staff supporting the enclave, and plan backfill and cross-training for critical roles.
Work with GRC and Cybersecurity to sustain CMMC/NIST controls, maintain current evidence, and ensure certification readiness; own IT operations remediation plan (POA&M) items.
Ensure support models, administrative access, and staffing meet program restrictions, including NOFORN and citizenship-based administrative access.
Build and manage the EFE sustainment budget with Finance and business partners; maintain a cost model that scales with user and site growth and support cost allocation as other businesses use the enclave.
Forecast demand from user growth, new plant rollouts, and new government contracts, and develop related resourcing, licensing, and infrastructure plans.
Own incident response coordination, change control, and escalations for the enclave; brief leadership on significant risks or boundary concerns.
Report operational metrics, compliance status, risks, and spending to IT and Aerospace leadership.