Lead Systems Engineer - Remote

SitusAMC is where passionate individuals come together to transform businesses in the Real Estate Industry. The Lead Systems Engineer will play a key role in designing, implementing, and optimizing IT infrastructure while providing technical leadership and fostering collaboration across teams to align technology solutions with business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with the SVP, Systems Architecture to develop and execute long-term infrastructure strategies aligned with organizational goals
• Provide technical leadership across Systems Engineering, Azure Identity, Networking, and IT Operations by guiding best practices, mentoring team members, and supporting cross-training initiatives
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement by promoting modern infrastructure patterns, automation, and operational efficiency
• Build strong working relationships with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into practical, scalable solutions
• Contribute to the development, documentation, and maintenance of IT architecture standards, policies, and procedures
• Ensure infrastructure designs and operational processes align with industry best practices, compliance requirements, and the organization’s security framework
• Identify opportunities to streamline operations through automation, orchestration, and improved system design
• Support the engineering and operational teams in executing disaster recovery and business continuity strategies, including planning, testing, and optimization
• Assist with evaluating and selecting infrastructure technologies, tools, and platforms that enhance performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Lead or contribute to technical assessments, root cause analyses, and post-incident reviews to strengthen system resilience
• Provide architectural input and guidance during project planning, design reviews, and major infrastructure initiatives
• Serve as a point of escalation for complex technical issues, partnering with teams to drive resolution and long-term remediation
• Promote alignment and collaboration across teams to ensure cohesive delivery of infrastructure services and solutions
• Other activities as may be assigned by your manager

Requirements:

• Associate degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience
• Minimum of 8+ years of industry and/or relevant experience, typically with 2+ years in an AVP level role or external equivalent
• Progressive experience in IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud engineering roles supporting enterprise environments
• Extensive experience with Azure and AWS, including identity and access management, networking architecture, compute, storage, monitoring, automation, and cost optimization
• Hands on experience with Terraform for IAC
• Proven technical leadership abilities, including mentoring team members, promoting best practices, and influencing architectural decisions without formal supervisory authority
• Deep understanding of core infrastructure technologies, including networking, virtualization, storage systems, server platforms, and hybrid cloud integrations
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions and contribute to long-term infrastructure strategy
• Strong background in automation and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Azure ARM/Bicep, CloudFormation)
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-layered infrastructure issues
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences
• Experience supporting disaster recovery, high-availability architectures, and enterprise security frameworks is strongly preferred
• Flexibility to work shifts outside of normal working hours
• Travel may be required, no more than 25%
• Requires the ability to be on call and support a 24/7/365 operations
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Azure Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect, CCNP, etc.) are a plus