Key skills
AWS EC2Active DirectoryInfrastructure AutomationWindows ServerLinuxBasic NetworkingScriptingDetail OrientationCommunication SkillsTeam CollaborationSQLBashPowerShellAWSAzureGCPTerraformKubernetesAnsibleECSEKSCloudFormationEC2IAMAzure ADEntra IDSQL ServerSSOGitOpsCachingSaaSCI/CDCommunication
About this role
HST Pathways is a rapidly growing SaaS company focused on transforming healthcare through innovative software solutions. They are seeking a Junior Systems Engineer to help design, build, automate, and support infrastructure across various cloud environments, while collaborating with technical resources to enhance the reliability and scalability of their systems.
Responsibilities:
- 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
- Contribute to performance and capacity planning, load modeling, and cost/resource optimization
- Participate in design reviews and propose improvements to scalability, reliability, or architectural patterns
- Assist in diagnosing cross system, multi layer issues involving servers, networking, identity, storage, databases, or application dependencies
- Collect logs, telemetry, and performance data to support deep dive investigations
- Collaborate with senior engineers on root cause analysis for complex issues across cloud, OS, and application layers
- Help tune systems for performance, resiliency, and reliability
- Contribute to building and maintaining infrastructure automation using:
- Terraform
- CloudFormation
- Ansible
- PowerShell DSC
- Bash/PowerShell scripting
- Assist with developing CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployments, configuration updates, and drift detection
- Help build automation tools to eliminate manual operational tasks
- 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
- Assist with system patching, backup validation, access reviews, and compliance evidence (SOC 2, HIPAA)
- Create and maintain technical documentation for systems, processes, and architecture
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
- Exposure to infrastructure automation (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, DSC)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines or GitOps concepts
- Experience participating in cloud migrations or major technical upgrades
- Understanding of performance analysis concepts (CPU, disk, queries, caching, I/O)
- Familiarity with HIPAA, SOC 2, or other regulated environments
- Cloud certifications (AWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect – Associate) are a plus