Information Systems Administrator, Journeyman

Torch Technologies, Inc. • Alabama - Maxwell AFB, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Torch Technologies is seeking an Information Systems Administrator, Journeyman within the Global Force Management- Data Initiative (GFM-DI). The Global Force Management Data Initiative (GFM DI) is a Joint Staff and OSW initiative to standardize force structure data, making it visible, accessible, and understandable across the DoW. This position supports AFLCMC/GBB.

Requirements

• US Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, with 3 years’ experience of which must be in the DoW.
• OR, 7 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, 5 years’ experience of which must be in the DoW.
• Hands-on experience administering systems in AWS GovCloud or AWS commercial environments, including: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail.
• Security group and network configuration.
• Backup, patching, and system hardening.
• Experience supporting GitLab (self-hosted or cloud), including: CI/CD pipeline configuration, Runner management, Repository access control.
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, or Ubuntu).
• Experience with infrastructure automation (CloudFormation, Terraform, or similar).
• Experience supporting secure software development environments and enforcing DoW cybersecurity controls.
• Experience with AWS GovCloud, cross-account roles, and secure data flows.
• Familiarity with GitLab CI/CD security scanning, including SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and container scanning.
• Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) or other orchestration platforms.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and DoW cloud security requirements.
• Experience with data validation, transformation, and standardization workflows.
• Familiarity with structured data formats (XML, JSON) and API-based data exchange.
• Understanding of authoritative data sources (ADS) and enterprise data pipelines.
• Prior experience supporting Air Force enterprise systems, ACAT programs, or sustainment environments.
• Experience working in agile development or DevSecOps teams.
• Strong documentation skills for cloud architectures, system configurations, and operational procedures.
• Must have an Active Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator.
• Linux+ or RHCSA.
• GitLab Certified Associate.
• ITIL Foundation.
• Experience importing/exporting databases and data migration/conversion.
• Experience maintaining Atlassian and CI/CD tools: Jira, Jira Service Desk, Confluence, Bitbucket, Artifactory, Jenkins, Maven, MS Build, Gradle, SonarQube, Checkmarx, or equivalent.
• Experience with Scripting (Python, Script Runner, SIL).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools, e.g. Kanban.
• CompTIA Security+.
• Experience in the AWS and/or Azure GovCloud (specifically Cloud One).

Responsibilities

• Provide systems administration support which comprises a multitude of analysis, procedural competency, and process improvement strategies with increasing levels of responsibility.
• Provide system configuration and daily operations.
• Provide system optimization and resource utilization.
• Monitoring and maintaining Amazon Web Services and Atlassian Toolsuite.

Benefits

• ESOP participation
• 401(k) match
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• short-term disability
• long-term disability
• flexible spending accounts
• Health Saving Accounts
• Health Reimbursement Accounts
• EAP
• education assistance
• paid time off
• holidays

What This Job Offers

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