Associate Cloud & On-Prem Systems Engineer

Oneida Innovations Group; Town of Verona (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oneida Innovations Group seeks an Associate Systems Engineer to help maintain and optimize cloud and on-premises infrastructure. You will work with senior engineers to design, deploy, and support systems across Microsoft Azure and AWS and on-prem environments.

You’ll contribute to documentation, testing, and automation initiatives, while building knowledge in cloud, security, and IT operations. A collaborative, growth-focused team environment is offered with exposure to cutting-edge technologies.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field with 2+ years of systems, infrastructure, or cloud engineering experience.
• Azure or AWS certification desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies including Microsoft Azure, AWS, or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of cloud compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, backup, or related services.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, virtualization, enterprise storage, and hybrid infrastructure.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, Group Policy, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, and MFA.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across cloud, server, identity, storage, virtualization, application, and network layers.
• Experience with PowerShell or another scripting/automation tool.
• Basic knowledge of security and compliance practices, including access control, patching, vulnerability remediation, logging, and encryption.
• Experience supporting backup, recovery, monitoring, and alerting technologies.
• Familiarity with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, AWS CloudWatch, ITSM, or comparable operational tools.
• Experience following change-management processes and creating clear technical documentation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and SQL Server is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Supports cloud and on-premises infrastructure to deliver reliable solutions for business needs.
• Assists with the design, deployment, and support of systems under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Participates in the evaluation of cloud services, systems, designs, and technologies.
• Provides technical support for incidents and service requests escalated to the Systems Engineering team.
• Develops and maintains technical documentation, operating procedures, and support instructions.
• Collaborates with IT, Security, Applications, Networking, and business teams to deliver supportable solutions.
• Helps keep cloud services, operating systems, software, firmware, and hardware current, supported, and patched.
• Monitors and maintains infrastructure availability, performance, capacity, and reliability.
• Follows and supports security, governance, compliance, identity, access, and configuration standards.
• Identifies opportunities to improve and automate routine administration using PowerShell and similar tools.
• Creates and updates architecture diagrams, system records, build documents, and implementation plans.
• Supports backup, recovery, high-availability, and disaster recovery processes and testing.
• Works with stakeholders and senior engineers to understand requirements and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Assists with capacity information, lifecycle reviews, licensing data, inventory, and technical research.
• Verifies compatibility and interoperability across cloud and on-premises systems.
• Performs testing, change validation, implementation tasks, and post-change verification.
• Monitors system performance and prepares operational, availability, and capacity information.
• Works with vendors and contractors to gather technical information and resolve assigned support issues.
• Participates in knowledge transfer and provides technical assistance to IT staff and end users.

Skills

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

Networking

Windows Server

Linux

Active Directory

Monitoring

Scripting

Security & Compliance

Education

Associate degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

VMware

Microsoft 365

Azure Monitor

Log Analytics

AWS CloudWatch

ITSM

Job description

Oneida Innovations Group seeks an Associate Systems Engineer to help maintain and optimize cloud and on-premises infrastructure. You will work with senior engineers to design, deploy, and support systems across Microsoft Azure and AWS and on-prem environments.

You’ll contribute to documentation, testing, and automation initiatives, while building knowledge in cloud, security, and IT operations. A collaborative, growth-focused team environment is offered with exposure to cutting-edge technologies.