Senior Systems Engineer (Hybrid) – Cloud & Automation Lead

RELX; Horsham (PA); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Reed Tech is seeking a Systems Engineer III to design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. You will lead complex projects, ensure availability, security, and performance, and collaborate with Cloud Engineering, SRE, Platform Engineering, GRC, and security teams.

The role requires 6–8 years of experience, strong Windows Server and Linux administration, and expertise in automation tools and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 6–8 years of enterprise systems engineering experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server administration.
• Experience administering Linux operating systems.
• Experience supporting Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and enterprise authentication.
• Experience supporting virtualization platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and/or AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Strong PowerShell scripting experience.
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools.
• Experience implementing enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions.
• Experience supporting enterprise storage platforms.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring platforms.
• Excellent troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• Administer Windows Server, Linux, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and enterprise authentication services.
• Lead vulnerability remediation efforts and deploy security updates.
• Apply STIGs and vendor hardening guidance across Windows, Linux, virtualization, and cloud environments.
• Manage virtualization platforms including Hyper-V.
• Deploy and maintain enterprise storage (SAN/NAS) and backup platforms.
• Develop infrastructure automation using PowerShell, Bash, Python, Ansible, Terraform.
• Lead OS lifecycle management including upgrades, migrations, and decommissioning.
• Administer Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Implement high availability, DR, and BC solutions.
• Support certificate management, PKI, encryption, and identity services.
• Perform vulnerability remediation using security tools.
• Coordinate patch management across OS and third-party software.
• Participate in incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Develop and maintain infrastructure standards and docs.
• Participate in change management and production deployments.
• Develop automated patching and configuration management processes.

Skills

Windows Server administration

Linux administration

Active Directory

DNS/DHCP

Group Policy

Azure/AWS cloud

PowerShell scripting

Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)

Backup & DR

Monitoring (Datadog, Azure Monitor)

Networking TCP/IP

Security & compliance

Virtualization (Hyper-V)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

Hyper-V

Azure

AWS

PowerShell

Job description

LexisNexis Reed Tech is seeking a Systems Engineer III to design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments. You will lead complex projects, ensure availability, security, and performance, and collaborate with Cloud Engineering, SRE, Platform Engineering, GRC, and security teams.

The role requires 6–8 years of experience, strong Windows Server and Linux administration, and expertise in automation tools and cloud platforms.