Senior Systems Administrator: Cloud, Automation & On-Call

SitusAMC; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

401K

Health insurance

Job summary

SitusAMC is seeking an Associate, Systems Administrator to maintain and harden server and platform infrastructure. You will patch, monitor, and automate tasks, administer Kiteworks, and provide guidance to junior staff in a remote, full-time role.

You will work with Windows and Linux platforms, participate in on-call rotations, and help plan upgrades and disaster recovery exercises. A 40-hour week and possible night/weekend work are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of industry or relevant experience at Senior Analyst/Analyst level.
• Hands-on administration of enterprise platforms in production environments.
• Experience with AWS and Azure services (compute, storage, networking, identity).
• Kiteworks administration including user and policy configuration, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Strong security hardening knowledge and ability to implement secure computing environments.
• Willingness to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Proficiency in PowerShell and Python with automation experience.
• Experience guiding junior administrators and supporting disaster recovery testing.
• On-call availability and 24/7/365 operations support.

Responsibilities

• Serve as escalation point for server, platform, and infrastructure issues.
• Support on-site and project infrastructure workstreams with design input and risk assessment.
• Document system requirements and support post-launch operations.
• Maintain patch cadence and change records; present at Change Advisory Board.
• Administer the Kiteworks platform, including policy configuration and support.
• Configure monitoring, alerting, and performance baselines; plan capacity.
• Develop automation scripts (PowerShell, Python, Terraform) for routine tasks.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster recovery testing.
• Mentor analyst-level staff and review their work for accuracy.
• Participate in on-call rotation and keep runbooks current.

Skills

AWS

Azure

PowerShell

Python

Automation scripts

Kiteworks

Security hardening

Windows/Linux admin

On-call support

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Kiteworks

Job description

SitusAMC is seeking an Associate, Systems Administrator to maintain and harden server and platform infrastructure. You will patch, monitor, and automate tasks, administer Kiteworks, and provide guidance to junior staff in a remote, full-time role.

You will work with Windows and Linux platforms, participate in on-call rotations, and help plan upgrades and disaster recovery exercises. A 40-hour week and possible night/weekend work are expected.