Systems Administrator

About Us:

As a global manufacturer of complex aircraft engine components, Pursuit Aerospace is founded on a commitment to relentless, continuous, operational improvement and extraordinary customer service. We pride ourselves on competitive cost structure, exceptional on-time delivery, and industry-leading quality. 

Pursuit Aerospace has cultivated long-term relationships with our customers around the world through respect, teamwork, technology, and trust. We are driven to develop industry leading process innovations and manufacturing techniques on behalf of our customers. Our exceptional quality is driven by a deep investment in and the daily practice of continually improving our people, processes, and products. 

About the Opportunity:

The Systems Administrator is responsible for administering Pursuit’s enterprise infrastructure across servers, endpoints, identity, and network/security platforms. This role builds, hardens, patches, and monitors systems; enforces identity and access controls; supports virtualization, backups/DR, and ensures alignment with company IT policies and NIST 800‑171/CMMC practices. The Systems Administrator collaborates with Cybersecurity, Business Systems, and Infrastructure teams to deliver stable, secure, and efficient IT services.

Location: Remote, must be located near Malden, MA, South Windsor, CT or between these two locations. Some onsite presence may be required and therefore commutable within 2 hours. 

Responsibilities:

• Identity & Access: Administer Active Directory (users, groups, OUs, GPOs), enforce least privilege and MFA, and maintain privileged user standards and audit remediation.
• Server Lifecycle: Build and harden Windows servers following baseline standards; install and manage agents (Rapid7 Insight Agent, Action1, ESET); configure logging; configure monitoring; maintain patch compliance and remediate vulnerabilities.
• Endpoint & Platform Operations: Support workstation configuration standards, application deployment, and endpoint protection; coordinate service account creation and tracking and ensure least‑privilege usage.
• Network & Perimeter Support: Assist with Cisco, Unifi switching (VLANs, SSH/Radius) and firewall administration (Palo Alto/SonicWall NAT, rules, VPN, IDPS). Support GlobalProtect VPN policies and user access.
• Virtualization: Support VMware vSphere (ESXi/vCenter), including host/profile baselines, VM provisioning, and remediation.
• Backup/DR: Coordinate Druva backups and disaster recovery tasks for critical systems; verify backup jobs, retention, and restores as needed.
• Compliance & Policy Alignment: Implement and uphold IT Security, Acceptable Use, Baseline Configuration, Privileged Access, and OT segmentation policies across supported systems.
• Change Management & Documentation: Follow ServiceNow change control; document builds, configurations, and procedures; maintain runbooks and knowledge base articles.
• Collaboration & Support: Provide Tier‑2/Tier‑3 support to Help Desk and site IT; engage vendors/contractors when required; communicate status, risks, and remediation plans to stakeholders. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years administering Windows Server/Active Directory, group policy, DNS/DHCP, and enterprise endpoint/security tooling.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time bases without sponsorship now or in the future. The Company cannot offer employment to visa holders who require employer sponsorship in the future or cannot work now on a full-time basis.
• Must be able to perform work subject to ITAR/EAR regulations. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with patch management, VMware vSphere, Cisco and Unifi switching, and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Working knowledge of backup/DR solutions (e.g., Druva) and secure data handling practices in regulated environments (NIST 800‑171/CMMC).
• CompTIA Security+, Network+, Microsoft Azure/Windows Server, Palo Alto Networks, VMware certifications. 
• Experience with ESET endpoint security, Duo MFA, and SonicWall firewalls
• Experience with ServiceNow or similar ITSM platforms and enterprise change management. 
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills; ability to collaborate across Cybersecurity, Business Systems, and Infrastructure teams.

Working Conditions

• Must be able to have prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. 
• Must be able to frequently sit, stand and walk. 
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 15 pounds. 
• Personal protective equipment (e.g., safety glasses and safety shoes) is required on the shop floor
• Occasional weekend and evening work may be required to accommodate priorities, deadlines, and schedules. 

Acknowledgements: 

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. 

Benefits: 

Pursuit Aerospace also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements, among other things. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Pursuit Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.