CI Poly Required)

A&M Technologies, Inc.•Herndon, VA

1d•$130,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

A&M Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced Cloud System Administrator for a position located in Herndon, Virginia. The role requires an active Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain or maintain SCI and a CI polygraph. The administrator deploys, configures, and sustains cloud applications in Windows and Linux environments, primarily using AWS services, and supports the organization's financial and business analytics applications and related daily processing. The position works with technical leads, customers, and program stakeholders to maintain secure, reliable, and available systems while meeting applicable quality, NIST, and Intelligence Community requirements. After-hours and on-call support may be needed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, and five years of relevant experience.
Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification.
Strong technical background and thorough understanding of cloud infrastructure, IT security principles, compute, storage, and transport.
Expertise in Windows and Linux server operating systems.
Strong interpersonal, communication, problem-solving, organizational, and multitasking skills, with a customer-focused approach.
Ability to work effectively on a high-functioning team under the supervision of a technical subject matter expert and independently.
Availability for after-hours and on-call support as needed.
Visual acuity to work at a computer for extended periods, ability to move between workstations, and ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and customers.

Responsibilities

Deploy, configure, and sustain cloud-based applications across Windows and Linux environments using AWS services including EC2, EBS, ELB, S3, and RDS; provision AMIs and manage software installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance.
Administer the financial and business analytics application suite, including upgrades and configuration tuning.
Manage daily processing of pay, benefits, time and labor, and job announcement file transfers and batch jobs.
Troubleshoot and resolve application errors, PKI failures, security incidents, and batch-processing problems in accordance with established procedures and Acceptable Quality Levels.
Automate mission-critical processes using cloud-native tools, application frameworks, operating-system capabilities, and custom scripting.
Assess and improve system performance, availability, and security using cost-effective technical and cloud solutions.
Implement infrastructure changes, including storage scaling, load-balancing adjustments, and instance resizing, without service interruption or end-user impact.
Plan and schedule system maintenance with customers and program stakeholders while balancing operational continuity and required infrastructure, application, and security updates.
Monitor systems, security, and application logs to identify risks and support compliance with NIST and Intelligence Community directives.
Partner with technical leads to apply industry best practices and evolving standards.
Perform routine operating-system, file, and database backup and recovery operations; provision user accounts and administer file systems.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package.
Employee referral bonuses of up to $10,000 for eligible hires.
Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and eligible dependents.
Deductible reimbursement of up to $1,000 for employee-only coverage and up to $2,000 for family coverage upon meeting plan deductibles.
Company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
Company-paid life insurance coverage up to $150,000.
401(k) plan with immediate vesting upon eligibility; eligibility begins after six months of service.
Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) contribution options.
Dollar-for-dollar company match on employee contributions up to 6% of eligible compensation.
Additional 6% non-elective company contribution for eligible participants, regardless of employee contributions.
Up to 18 days of flexible paid time off, with additional days based on years of service.
10 paid holidays annually, including up to four floating holidays.
Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work schedules, based on contract and project requirements.