Remote Systems Administrator – Cloud & Automation

SitusAMC Holdings Corp.; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

401K

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking an Associate, Systems Administrator to maintain and secure our server and platform infrastructure in a remote, full-time role. You will handle patching, monitoring, automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Terraform), and on-call support while collaborating with IT and security teams.

Qualifications include a BA/BS in a related field and 5+ years in systems administration, with hands-on experience in AWS/Azure, Kiteworks, and security hardening.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of experience in systems administration or related field.
• Experience with AWS and Azure services in production.
• Experience with Kiteworks platform.
• Security hardening knowledge (e.g., CIS Benchmarks).
• On-call availability including nights and weekends.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as escalation point (Tier 2/3) for server, platform, and infrastructure issues and coordinate with senior staff or vendors.
• Support infrastructure workstreams on site and during projects, providing design input, effort estimates, and risk assessments.
• Gather and document system requirements and support the transition of new products into post-launch operations.
• Maintain patch and release cadence, produce change records with risk assessment and rollback plans for CAB.
• Administer the Kiteworks platform, including policy config, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Communicate effectively with technical peers and non-technical staff.
• Maintain build standards, hardening baselines, runbooks, and procedures.
• Perform remote or on-site fixes, including software/hardware upgrades.
• Provide day-to-day guidance to Analyst-level administrators and review their work.
• Configure and maintain monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines; plan capacity and tuning.
• Support restoration during Severity 1/2 incidents and contribute to root-cause analyses.
• Develop automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Terraform) to streamline tasks.
• Maintain backup/recovery configurations and participate in DR/testing.
• Track lifecycle and upgrades; input into vendor sizing and renewals.
• Administer privileged access and enforce security baselines with Information Security.
• Participate in on-call rotation and keep runbooks/escalation paths current.

Skills

AWS

Azure

PowerShell

Python

Automation

Troubleshooting

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Tools

Kiteworks

Terraform

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking an Associate, Systems Administrator to maintain and secure our server and platform infrastructure in a remote, full-time role. You will handle patching, monitoring, automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Terraform), and on-call support while collaborating with IT and security teams.

Qualifications include a BA/BS in a related field and 5+ years in systems administration, with hands-on experience in AWS/Azure, Kiteworks, and security hardening.