Remote Systems Administrator: Windows, VMware & Security

Pursuit Aerospace; South Windsor (CT); Remote; USD 118,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) match

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Pursuit Aerospace is seeking a Systems Administrator to oversee the enterprise infrastructure across servers, endpoints, identity, and network security. The role emphasizes security, patching, virtualization, backups, and ITAR/NIST compliance.

This remote-friendly position requires occasional on-site presence within a 2-hour radius of Malden, MA or South Windsor, CT, with collaboration across Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• 5+ years administering Windows Server/Active Directory, group policy, DNS/DHCP, and enterprise endpoint/security tooling.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to comply with ITAR/EAR regulations.

Responsibilities

• Administer enterprise infrastructure across servers, endpoints, identity, and network/security platforms.
• Build, harden, patch, and monitor systems; enforce identity and access controls; support virtualization, backups/DR, and ensure policy alignment.
• Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Business Systems, and Infrastructure teams to deliver stable, secure IT services.
• Follow ServiceNow change control; document builds, configurations, and procedures; maintain runbooks.
• Provide Tier-2/Tier-3 support to Help Desk and site IT; coordinate with vendors/contractors as required; communicate status, risks, and remediation plans.

Skills

Windows Server/AD

Group Policy

DNS/DHCP

MFA/IAM

VMware vSphere

Druva

ESET security

Duo MFA

ServiceNow/ITSM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / IT

Tools

VMware vSphere

Druva

Palo Alto firewall

SonicWall

Unifi/Cisco switches

AD tooling

ESET Endpoint Security

Job description

Pursuit Aerospace is seeking a Systems Administrator to oversee the enterprise infrastructure across servers, endpoints, identity, and network security. The role emphasizes security, patching, virtualization, backups, and ITAR/NIST compliance.

This remote-friendly position requires occasional on-site presence within a 2-hour radius of Malden, MA or South Windsor, CT, with collaboration across Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams.