Cloud Administrator 2

Itezz • Annapolis Junction, MD

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About The Position

Founded on a commitment to service, Itezz Inc. is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, SBA 8(a) certified small business dedicated to delivering innovative and reliable information technology solutions across the federal government. Rooted in the values of integrity, excellence, and patriotism, the company was built by those who have served — and that spirit of dedication carries into every project and client relationship. Itezz Inc. partners with federal agencies to solve complex technology challenges, drive digital transformation, and ensure mission-critical systems perform at the highest levels. When the mission demands excellence, Itezz Inc. delivers. The Cloud Administrator 2 will provide system support to a software development program. This includes set-up, configuration, and software installation for development, test, and production systems in both Cloud and non-Cloud architectures. The role requires interfacing directly with the development team as well as system end users, assisting with system specifications and configurations, scripting common Cloud Administrator functions, determining system optimizations, ensuring systems comply with existing enterprise licensing agreements, and troubleshooting Linux systems to identify hardware, software (both OS and application level), and networking issues. Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required.

Requirements

• TS/SCI with Agency Appropriate Polygraph
• Ten (10) years experience as a Cloud Administrator in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required
• Experience with Linux System administration is required
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required (Five (5) years of additional Cloud Administrator experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree)
• United States Citizenship
• Position appropriate security clearance

Responsibilities

• Provide system support to a software development program
• Provide set-up, configuration, and software installation for development, test, and production systems in both Cloud and non-Cloud architectures
• Interface directly with development team as well as system end users
• Assist with system specifications and configurations
• Script common Cloud Administrator functions
• Determine system optimizations
• Ensure systems comply with existing enterprise licensing agreements
• Troubleshoot Linux systems identifying hardware, software (both OS and application level), and networking issues
• Write software scripts using scripting languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby for software automation
• Implement and provide technical support of multi-platform, multi-system networks, including those composed of CISCO and UNIX or LINUX-based hardware platforms, to encompass diagnosing network performance shortcomings and designing and implementing performance improvements
• Implement network solutions for complex, high performance systems composed of UNIX or LINUX-based hardware platforms
• Work with OpenSource (NoSQL) products that support highly distributed, massively parallel computation needs such as Hbase, CloudBase/Acumulo, Big Table, Kubernetes, and Decker
• Provisioning and sustain network infrastructures and develop, operate, and manage networks required to operate in a secure PKI, IPSEC, or VPN enabled environment
• Identify analytical needs and requirements, to include query syntax, data flows, and traffic manipulation
• Conduct technical reviews of peer-to-peer distributed storage networks, peer-to-peer routing and application messaging frameworks

Benefits

• Company automatically contributes an additional 10% of each employee's gross compensation to the company SEP IRA plan, with no requirement for employee matching
• All contributions are fully vested from day one
• Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including: A Choice of CareFirst BlueChoice Medical Plans, some with Health Savings Account (HSA)
• CareFirst Preferred Dental
• CareFirst BlueVision

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees