IT & OT Systems Engineer - Hybrid Cloud & OT Networks

Scale; Ridgewood (NJ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid vacation & holidays

401K matching

Job summary

Scale, based in Ridgewood, NJ, seeks a Systems Administrator to architect, deploy, secure, and maintain core IT and OT systems for microgrids. The role emphasizes access governance, security hardening, and compliance with NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.

Expect hybrid work with travel to field sites and on-call tasks as needed. The ideal candidate combines hands-on engineering with day-to-day admin across Windows, Linux, AD/Azure AD, and cloud services, plus network, remote connectivity, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years as Systems Engineer/Administrator with network administration responsibility.
• OT/ICS/SCADA experience in energy, utilities, renewables, or industrial/building systems preferred.
• Experience with NIST, ISO 27001, and/or SOC 2 frameworks.
• Certifications such as Network+/Security+, CCNA, Azure Administrator, MCSA/MCSE, RHCSA, GICSP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain server, storage, and virtualized infrastructure (cloud and on-prem).
• Own identity and access management end-to-end (onboarding/offboarding, MFA, privileged access).
• Administer security tools: EDR, SIEM, MDM; support audit readiness and incident response.
• Provide Tier 1–3 IT/OT support across Windows, macOS, Linux, virtualization, and cloud.
• Manage Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Azure; implement cloud backup/DR.
• Design and maintain network infrastructure including VPNs, VLANs, and firewall controls.
• Support microgrid OT assets (SCADA, PLCs, HMIs) and field devices.
• Build monitoring/alerting dashboards; improve MTTR/MTD; maintain runbooks.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux

Active Directory/Azure AD

IAM / Access governance

MFA & Privileged access

Network fundamentals

Monitoring/Observability

OT/ICS awareness

Scripting/Automation

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

EDR

SIEM

MDM

Veeam/Datto backup

Datadog

Zabbix/Grafana

Job description

Scale, based in Ridgewood, NJ, seeks a Systems Administrator to architect, deploy, secure, and maintain core IT and OT systems for microgrids. The role emphasizes access governance, security hardening, and compliance with NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2.

Expect hybrid work with travel to field sites and on-call tasks as needed. The ideal candidate combines hands-on engineering with day-to-day admin across Windows, Linux, AD/Azure AD, and cloud services, plus network, remote connectivity, and