Cloud Administrator (Journeyman)

CACI International • Ashburn, VA

3d • $72,700 - $149,200

About The Position

CACI is seeking a Journeyman Cloud Administrator for the Global Mission Operations Support (GMOS) contract, supporting the Department of State. The role supports national security through IT solutions and contributes to modernizing and maintaining applications and infrastructure using an integrated IT Service Management approach. The position involves managing CA IT infrastructure across cloud-based platforms, hybrid cloud environments, virtualized services, and data center environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience in a related field, such as cloud administration, data center operations, infrastructure management, virtualization technologies, or systems administration; equivalencies are considered.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, hybrid cloud environments, virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper-V, and data center infrastructure management.
• Expertise in Software-Defined Data Center technologies, including software-defined networking, storage, and compute resource management.
• Strong understanding of disaster recovery principles, business continuity planning, backup and recovery solutions, and high-availability architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with knowledge of data center infrastructure components and infrastructure monitoring tools.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting federal agencies, especially the Department of State.
• Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, VMware Certified Professional (VCP-DCV), or ITIL Foundation.
• Knowledge of federal security frameworks, including NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform.
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, automation scripting with PowerShell or Python, and IT Service Management platforms such as ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Provide data center management services for CA IT infrastructure, including cloud platforms, hybrid cloud environments, and virtualized services, with 99.9% uptime requirements.
• Implement and optimize Software-Defined Data Center technologies, including software-defined networking, software-defined storage, and automated resource provisioning.
• Integrate, configure, and maintain cloud-based disaster recovery solutions to support operational continuity, rapid failover, and RTO/RPO compliance.
• Develop, document, and enhance technical and functional workarounds and troubleshooting procedures for Service Desk Technicians.
• Coordinate with Department of State entities, including DT and other stakeholders, to oversee daily CA Data Center operations and monitor system health and performance metrics.
• Plan, design, and execute new CA infrastructure buildouts in Data Center environments, addressing space, power, network connectivity, storage, and security requirements.
• Monitor cloud resource consumption, conduct capacity planning and forecasting, and optimize spending through right-sizing initiatives.
• Manage and maintain the CA Data Center Access Control List and granular access permissions in compliance with DOS security policies, FISMA requirements, and NIST standards.
• Coordinate Point of Contact information with DT for Enterprise Security Operations Center outage notifications, incident escalations, and emergency response procedures.
• Perform routine cloud infrastructure maintenance, including patch management, system updates, backup verification, and virtual machine lifecycle management.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Robust learning resources.
• Competitive compensation.
• Benefits options supporting employees and families, including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level