NewRich Network

Senior System Administrator

NewRich Network

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Toronto • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDNSDynamoDBEC2Terraform

About the role

  • Support and scale infrastructure across cloud (AWS) and on-prem environments
  • Provision, monitor, and scale EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, CloudFront, etc.
  • Maintain uptime using CloudWatch alarms, Auto Scaling Groups, and Health Checks
  • Support deployment and configuration of core infrastructure components
  • Manage IAM roles, policies, and SCPs via AWS Organizations
  • Implement security best practices: MFA for admin users, principle of least privilege, secrets management
  • Set up and monitor AWS WAF, Shield, GuardDuty, and Macie
  • Coordinate vulnerability patching and regular security reviews
  • Configure VPC subnets, routing, NAT gateways, and internet gateways
  • Monitor latency and optimize routing using Route 53 strategies; troubleshoot ALB/NLB
  • Maintain AWS IAM Identity Center and set up cross-account role assumptions
  • Configure and automate backups for RDS, DynamoDB, and S3 (including versioning and replication)
  • Ensure and test disaster recovery plans, including regional failover; document RPO/RTO metrics
  • Maintain audit logs via CloudTrail, AWS Config, and centralized logging systems
  • Support compliance initiatives, encryption, and data retention policies
  • Maintain architecture diagrams, infrastructure documentation, and runbooks for incidents and failovers

Requirements

  • Proven experience with AWS services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of cloud security best practices and AWS security tools
  • Solid understanding of VPC, routing, subnets, DNS, and load balancing
  • Experience with backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning in AWS
  • Knowledge of compliance requirements and logging best practices
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong organizational, time-management, and prioritization abilities
  • Self-motivated, able to work independently and support mission-critical systems
  • Preferred: BS degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Preferred: Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Preferred: AWS Solutions Architect or SysOps Administrator Certification
Benefits
  • Paid Adventure Time – Take an all-expenses-paid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote work-trip partners
  • “Me-Days” – flexible personal days you can take whenever you need a reset
  • Fast Growth, Big Upside – more ownership, faster learning, and career-shaping opportunities
  • Unlimited Learning – full access to every course and program on the NewRich platform
  • Home Office Stipend – budget to create a productive workspace
  • Annual Retreat – yearly in-person team retreat (next stop: Colombia)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
AWSEC2RDSS3IAMVPCTerraformCloudFormationdisaster recoverybackup and recovery
Soft skills
communicationorganizationaltime-managementprioritizationself-motivatedindependent work
Certifications
AWS Solutions ArchitectAWS SysOps Administrator