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Remote IT Systems Engineer jobs

11 open positions in the United States, newest first.

IT systems engineers design and run the internal technology a company's employees depend on: identity and single sign-on, device management, email and collaboration suites, and the SaaS applications connected to them. Unlike help desk staff, they are responsible for architecture, automation and security of these systems, and they serve as the escalation point for problems support cannot solve.

About the IT Systems Engineer role

What the work looks like

  • Administer the identity provider, such as Okta or Microsoft Entra ID, including single sign-on, multifactor authentication and provisioning.
  • Manage laptops and phones through MDM tools like Jamf and Intune, covering enrollment, patching and security baselines.
  • Automate onboarding and offboarding so accounts, licenses and access are created and removed without manual tickets.
  • Write scripts in PowerShell, Bash or Python and build integrations between HR systems and IT tools.
  • Collect evidence and maintain access controls for security compliance audits, working alongside the security team.

What employers ask for

  • Okta or Microsoft Entra ID administration
  • Jamf, Intune or other MDM platforms
  • Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 administration
  • Scripting in PowerShell, Bash or Python
  • SAML, SCIM and network fundamentals
  • Experience supporting security compliance audits

Doing this job remotely

At companies whose stack is cloud-based, nearly all of this work can be done from anywhere, and zero-touch device shipping removes much of the need to handle hardware. Offices with network gear, conference rooms or on-premises servers still need occasional hands on site. An on-call rotation for outages in identity or email systems is common.

Where it comes from and where it leads

Most start in help desk or desktop support and move up through systems administration. From here engineers go on to senior or staff IT engineer, IT management, or adjacent specialties such as security engineering and cloud infrastructure.