Principal Cloud Computing Administrator
About The Position
Join a Team that's Shaping the Future of IT Support At BAE Systems, we're passionate about delivering innovative IT solutions that enable our customers to achieve their missions. As a Principal Cloud Computing Administrator, you'll play a critical role in providing exceptional IT support to the customer. You'll be part of a dynamic team that values innovation, teamwork, and customer satisfaction. As a Principal Cloud Computing Administrator, you'll handle cloud systems provisioning and management of cloud services/systems, while maintaining, optimizing, repairing, and recovering government cloud environment infrastructure components. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include coordinating SaaS configurations, monitoring changes, facilitating PaaS/SaaS updates, and decommissioning obsolete services. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with a talented team, and make a significant impact on the customer's operations. You'll be expected to collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement automation and support disaster recovery planning for storage. If you're a motivated and skilled IT professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 6+ years of experience in cloud computing administration, with hands-on expertise provisioning, managing, maintaining, optimizing, repairing, and recovering government cloud infrastructure in regulated environments
- Proven track record coordinating SaaS configurations, monitoring changes, facilitating PaaS/SaaS updates, and decommissioning services for large-scale enterprises
- Active DoD Secret Clearance (must be current and transferable)
- Strong knowledge of federal cloud standards (e.g., FedRAMP, NIST 800-53) and ITIL practices for service operations
- Proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and management tools (e.g., IAM, Virtual WAN)
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills for complex cloud recoveries and optimizations
- Applies extensive expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines, with the ability to exercise considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignment
Nice To Haves
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification
- ITIL 4 Foundation certification
- Experience supporting DoD or large federal cloud computing environments, including multi-cloud hybrid setups and SaaS governance
- Background in infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform) and FinOps for cost management
- Master's degree in a relevant field or additional certifications (e.g., CompTIA Cloud+)
Responsibilities
- handle cloud systems provisioning and management of cloud services/systems
- maintaining, optimizing, repairing, and recovering government cloud environment infrastructure components
- coordinating SaaS configurations
- monitoring changes
- facilitating PaaS/SaaS updates
- decommissioning obsolete services
- collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement automation and support disaster recovery planning for storage
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance
- health savings accounts
- a 401(k) savings plan
- disability coverage
- life and accident insurance
- employee assistance program
- a legal plan
- discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance
- paid time off
- paid holidays
- paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave
- company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
