IT Systems Administrator - Cloud Platforms
Big Ass FansLexington, Kentucky, United States
Posted May 15, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Big Ass Fans is a leading manufacturer of high-volume, low-speed fans and other ventilation solutions. We are a Madison Industries company, one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world.
Job Description
Big Ass Fans is seeking an IT Systems Administrator - Cloud Platforms to support reliable, secure IT operations across Madison Air and Big Ass Fans. The successful candidate will own the day-to-day health, security, and continuous improvement of our cloud environments, with primary responsibility for AWS and secondary support for Azure.
Requirements
- Administer and optimize our AWS cloud platform (primary) and Azure environment (secondary)
- Own cloud operational excellence: monitoring/alerting, logging, backup and recovery, disaster recovery testing, and performance tuning
- Implement and maintain cloud security controls (IAM least privilege, key/secret management, vulnerability remediation, encryption, and baseline hardening)
- Collaborate within the Madison Air Unified IT Operations team to support shared platforms, standards, and operational processes across Madison Air and Big Ass Fans
- Manage and govern 3rd-party managed service providers (MSPs)
- Deliver foundational DevOps capabilities: support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes, improve release reliability, and automate repetitive operational tasks
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Flexible work schedule
- Professional development opportunities
- On-site training and certifications
- Employee recognition program
- Employee assistance program
