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Systems Administrator Cloud Engineer
Job Location:
Job Location:
Latham, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
28 August 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
25 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Systems Administrator / Cloud Engineer to join the Technology team. This mid-level role is responsible for administering and maintaining on-premises infrastructure while designing deploying and optimizing cloud-based solutions across AWS and GCP. The ideal candidate bridges traditional systems administration with modern cloud engineering ensuring high availability security and performance across the organizations technology environment.
Key Responsibilities
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Education
Key Responsibilities
- Administer configure and maintain Windows and/or Linux server environments (on-premises and cloud-hosted).
- Design deploy and manage cloud infrastructure across AWS (EC2 S3 VPC IAM RDS Lambda) and GCP (Compute Engine Cloud Storage GKE BigQuery Cloud IAM) using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
- Monitor system health performance and availability; respond to and resolve incidents in a timely manner.
- Manage user accounts permissions and access controls across Active Directory Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) AWS IAM and SaaS platforms.
- Administer Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online SharePoint Teams and Intune; manage licensing policies and tenant security settings.
- Maintain and optimize VMware vSphere/ESXi virtualization environment including VM provisioning resource management and host maintenance.
- Implement and maintain backup disaster recovery and business continuity procedures.
- Support network infrastructure including firewalls VPNs DNS DHCP and load balancers.
- Automate routine operational tasks using scripting (PowerShell Bash Python) and infrastructure-as-code tools.
- Collaborate with the security team to ensure systems comply with organizational security policies and industry standards.
- Assist with patch management vulnerability remediation and compliance audits.
- Provide escalation support for helpdesk and end-user issues related to infrastructure and cloud services.
- Document systems architecture configurations runbooks and operational procedures.
Required Qualifications
- 35 years of experience in systems administration cloud engineering or a closely related role.
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or GCP cloud services; familiarity with both platforms is strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Windows Server and/or Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) administration.
- Experience with Active Directory Group Policy and identity/access management.
- Working knowledge of networking concepts: TCP/IP DNS DHCP VPN firewalls and routing.
- Scripting skills in one or more of: PowerShell Bash or Python.
- Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware Hyper-V or similar).
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a methodical approach.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to document technical work clearly.
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS certification (Solutions Architect SysOps or DevOps) and/or GCP certification (Associate Cloud Engineer or Professional Cloud Architect).
- Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards (SOC 2 ISO 27001 NIST).
- Experience in a hybrid or multi-cloud environment (on-premises AWS and/or GCP).
Education
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field OR equivalent practical experience.
- Relevant industry certifications (AWS GCP CompTIA Microsoft) are a strong plus.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
