Senior Cloud System Administrator

About the role

Amentum is looking for a Senior System Administrator to join its team in Springfield, VA, supporting mission-critical projects in the Cyber, Security and Intelligence space. The role works within the Geospatial Enterprise Open Data Store (GEODS) contract, which provides integration, design, development and sustainment of data services for the Federal Government. The administrator oversees testing of products from development to operational deployment, works with Scrum Masters and developers through the requirements process, and contributes to a robust backlog and streamlined roadmap for the GEODS program. The schedule is Monday to Friday, 11 PM to 7 AM, and the position is not remote.

Key responsibilities

• Support implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of cloud systems, and deploy operating system and application software to cloud compute resources.
• Isolate and resolve problems involving applications, operating systems, hardware, communications and other infrastructure.
• Prepare problem reports for leads such as Amazon/C2S and NGA-ESC, and communicate status escalations to agency management and internal customers.
• Troubleshoot and configure network components, and integrate new technologies into existing systems, including migration of corporate systems.
• Monitor and report system health using dashboards such as Elasticsearch Kibana and AWS CloudWatch.
• Manage IAM users, roles and policies, write IAM and S3 policies, and use LDAP for account management on Linux servers.
• Analyze logs on EC2 instances via SSH tools such as MobaXterm or PuTTY, and use ServiceNow, Jira and Confluence.

Required profile

• TS/SCI level security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience, or an Associate's degree plus 7 years, or a minimum of 8 years, in a related field.
• Ability to report and work on site daily.

Required skills

• Cloud certification, preferably AWS, OCI or Google Cloud.
• Demonstrated proficiency with the AWS C2S suite and services, and experience administering Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Senior-level experience managing Linux and Windows systems, including patching, updates and configuration management.
• Experience with Active Directory and Windows server administration.
• Preferred: experience troubleshooting AWS support for the NGA enterprise, and knowledge of AI if applicable to the program.

What we offer

• Compensation of $150,000 - $180,000.
• Health, dental and vision insurance, paid time off and holidays.
• Retirement benefits including 401(k) matching, educational reimbursement and parental leave.
• Employee stock purchase plan, tax-saving options, disability and life insurance, and pet insurance.