Senior Systems Administrator

Senior Systems Administrator

Technology Operations

Senior Director of Security and Technology Operations

Full-time (exempt)

Remote

U.S. Citizenship required

Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance (if needed)

$130,000 (based on experience)

Eutelsat Network Solutions is seeking a dedicated and growth-oriented Senior Systems Administrator to join our collaborative Technology team. Our mission is to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable technology services that empower the organization. In this role, you’ll support day-to-day operations by managing Microsoft 365 and Azure Gov Cloud environments, responding to helpdesk tickets, performing system patching, and maintaining configurations across hybrid systems.

We are a team that values curiosity, accountability, and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate is someone who enjoys solving problems, improving processes, and contributing to a culture of operational excellence.

• Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 technical support and act as the primary escalation point for complex infrastructure, authentication, M365, access, and system-level issues.
• Troubleshoot and resolve advanced user, system, and performance issues across hybrid environments.
• Execute onboarding, offboarding, and lifecycle management tasks across identity, applications, and devices.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain hybrid server, storage, networking, and endpoint infrastructure across all sites.
• Configure and deploy applications using centralized management tools such as Company Portal.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize automation scripts using Power Shell, Python, Bash, or similar technologies to streamline operational processes.
• Manage, monitor, and validate backup, restore, and disaster recovery solutions for hybrid systems.
• Perform regular system updates, patching cycles, and security hardening activities to maintain stability and compliance.
• Support container deployments, updates, troubleshooting, and availability management.
• Lead infrastructure-related projects by translating requirements into technical solutions and coordinating execution across teams.
• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve security policies and technical controls across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Conduct ongoing security assessments, vulnerability remediation, and compliance validation alongside security and governance teams.
• Coordinate with security and incident response teams on investigations, containment actions, and forensic efforts.
• Implement and administer monitoring and observability solutions such as Azure Monitor and Zabbix.
• Configure alerting and notification mechanisms to proactively identify system issues and performance degradation.
• Analyze infrastructure performance metrics and execute optimization strategies to improve reliability, scalability, and efficiency.
• Troubleshoot complex system-level failures and coordinate resolution efforts across cross-functional teams.
• Maintain accurate system documentation, architectural diagrams, and runbooks to support operational continuity.
• Participate in all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, deployment, testing, integration, cutover, and ongoing maintenance.
• Configure and deploy hardware, including servers, storage, networking, and endpoint devices at all organizational sites to support projects and operational needs.
• Establishes and maintains cyber security posture for entrusted systems through application of sound cyber security engineering principles such as implementation of access control, utilization of least privilege principles, central authentication mechanism…