Senior IT Systems Engineer - Cloud, Security & Automation

Nexxen; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Employee assistance program

Parental leave

Unlimited vacation

Company-paid holidays

Job summary

Nexxen in New York City is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to design, secure, and operate our enterprise platforms across cloud, SaaS, and on‑prem environments. You will lead modernization, identity management, automation, and incident response while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in office and strong communication skills. Base salary ranges $100,000–$130,000 per year with bonus eligibility; Nexxen offers medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure engineering, or related enterprise IT roles.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex enterprise environments across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises platforms.
• Strong expertise with: AWS cloud infrastructure and services
• Strong expertise with: Microsoft 365 and Entra ID
• Strong expertise with: Active Directory and identity services
• Strong expertise with: VMware administration
• Strong expertise with: Enterprise networking, routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, and high-availability architectures
• Experience implementing and supporting: SSO
• Experience implementing and supporting: MFA
• Experience implementing and supporting: SCIM provisioning
• Experience implementing and supporting: RBAC and access governance
• Advanced PowerShell scripting and automation experience utilizing APIs and Microsoft Graph.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, vulnerability management, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience leading infrastructure projects, migrations, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Proven ability to perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis across infrastructure, networking, cloud, and SaaS technologies.
• Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure across AWS, Azure, Microsoft 365, SaaS platforms, and on‑premises environments.
• Lead infrastructure modernization, platform standardization, migration, and lifecycle management initiatives.
• Design and support highly available, scalable, and resilient systems, including disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.
• Perform capacity planning, performance optimization, proactive monitoring, and operational health management.
• Lead complex troubleshooting efforts, root cause analysis, and post-incident remediation activities.
• Serve as the highest-level escalation point for infrastructure, networking, cloud, and identity-related issues.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure

Microsoft Entra ID

Active Directory

VMware administration

Enterprise networking

SSO

MFA

SCIM provisioning

RBAC and access governance

PowerShell scripting & automation

Tools

Microsoft Graph

Jira Cloud

PagerDuty

Job description

Nexxen in New York City is seeking a Senior IT Systems Engineer to design, secure, and operate our enterprise platforms across cloud, SaaS, and on‑prem environments. You will lead modernization, identity management, automation, and incident response while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.

This hybrid role requires 3 days in office and strong communication skills. Base salary ranges $100,000–$130,000 per year with bonus eligibility; Nexxen offers medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and