Junior Systems Engineer

Role Overview

• The Junior Systems Engineer helps design, build, automate, and support infrastructure across our AWS first environment, with additional systems hosted in Azure, GCP, and our colocation facility.
• This role is ideal for someone early in their engineering career who has foundational experience with cloud technologies, identity services, Windows/Linux systems, and basic automation—and who is ready to grow into a full systems engineer focused on architecture, performance, automation, and large scale systems work.
• You will collaborate closely with other technical resources and cross functional teams to enhance the reliability, security, and scalability of our infrastructure while learning engineering best practices across cloud, identity, automation, and systems architecture.
• Assist in the design, maintenance, and modernization of Microsoft Active Directory and related identity systems.
• Support AD forest/domain structure, OU design, and Group Policy lifecycle management.
• Troubleshoot complex identity and authentication issues involving AD, DNS, certificates, cloud identity connectors, and application integrations.
• Participate in identity modernization projects such as: Azure AD/Entra ID integrations, Federation / SSO improvements, Conditional access and MFA hardening, Domain cleanup, consolidation, and lifecycle updates, Contribute to AD automation using PowerShell, DSC, or infrastructure as code patterns.
• Assist in designing and implementing infrastructure in AWS (EC2, VPC, IAM, networking, storage).
• Gain exposure to supporting parallel environments in Azure, GCP, and on prem/colo infrastructure.
• Participate in planning and assisting with large system deployments, migrations, and upgrades, including: Hybrid → cloud migrations, SQL Server upgrades and data migrations, Identity modernization initiatives, Container platform upgrades (ECS/EKS, Kubernetes clusters) Support environment build outs including provisioning, validation, documentation, and post deployment testing.
• Support Windows Server and Linux environments, including updates, troubleshooting, monitoring, and incident response.

Requirements

• Hands on experience with AWS EC2 (instances, security groups, basic networking).
• Foundational experience with Windows Server, Linux, and Active Directory.
• Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking, DNS, routing, and firewalls.
• Ability to troubleshoot methodically and escalate appropriately.
• Basic scripting ability (PowerShell, Bash, or similar).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Detail orientation with a focus on accuracy and documentation quality.
• Curious, motivated engineer who wants to grow into systems architecture and cloud engineering.
• Comfortable working in environments with strict security and compliance requirements.
• Strong ownership, follow through, and a commitment to building reliable systems.
• A collaborative team member with a positive mindset and eagerness to learn.
• 1–3 years of experience in systems engineering, systems administration, IT operations, or related technical fields (preferred).
• Exposure to infrastructure automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, DSC) (preferred).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines or GitOps concepts (preferred).
• Experience participating in cloud migrations or major technical upgrades (preferred).
• Understanding of performance analysis concepts (CPU, disk, queries, caching, I/O) (preferred).
• Familiarity with HIPAA, SOC 2, or other regulated environments (preferred).
• Cloud certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect – Associate) (preferred).

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• DNS
• EC2
• Firewalls
• Google Cloud Platform
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• SQL
• TCP/IP
• Terraform

Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Health benefits paid for employees
• Flexible Paid Time Off Policy
• 11 company holidays per year
• Paid parental leave
• 401K with matching contributions
• Learning and development allowance
• A diverse, inclusive, and fun team!