Sr. Cloud Administrator

AEM-E•Germantown, MD

2d•$110,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

AEM (Advanced Environmental Monitoring) is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Cloud Administrator to support its cloud-based infrastructure. AEM develops mission-critical weather, wildfire, and water monitoring and intelligence solutions, gathering and analyzing environmental observations to help customers and communities respond to environmental risks. The company operates a large network of weather sensors and precise greenhouse gas data measurements and builds enterprise data services and information applications for enterprise and government customers. The Sr. Cloud Administrator will design, deploy, secure, and maintain scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure, primarily using AWS. The role supports system reliability, cloud operations, application deployments, automation, infrastructure documentation, cost optimization, compliance, and collaboration with internal teams and external managed service providers. It also explores cloud-native AI services and AI-driven monitoring and operational efficiency tools. This is a remote opportunity available from anywhere in the continental United States and/or Canada. Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada without company sponsorship, now or in the future. The position offers a U.S. compensation range of $110,000–$150,000 per year. U.S. benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and a 401(k) match of up to 3%.

Requirements

At least 5 years of progressively responsible, hands-on operations experience using Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure and services.
Experience managing and maintaining Linux and Windows Server operating systems.
Experience with instance and container build processes and tools, including Packer, Docker, and EC2 Image Builder.
Experience with AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, CodeDeploy, CloudWatch, Fargate/ECS, Lambda, VPC, ALB, CloudFront, MSK, SQS, SNS, and CloudFormation.
Experience supporting CI/CD using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Experience with IIS, Active Directory, .NET, and other applications in the Windows ecosystem.
Basic SQL administration and capability managing database technologies such as RDS, Aurora, and DynamoDB.
Experience managing networking, routing, firewalls, and load balancing in a hybrid environment.
Strong automation and configuration management experience.
Ability to interact professionally with teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with technical staff and senior leadership.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to learn and adapt to recent technologies through self-directed training.
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. or Canada without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Jira and other Atlassian products.
AWS Solutions Architect Associate level certification or similar.
Experience with Amazon architecture design.
Experience supporting customer-facing services, including APIs, SaaS, and DaaS.
Experience implementing advanced monitoring tools for cloud-based systems.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage scalable, secure, and highly available cloud infrastructure, including AWS and Azure environments.
Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and maintain uptime and reliability.
Evaluate and prioritize cloud infrastructure requests from business units based on technical complexity and business value.
Ensure cloud infrastructure and operations comply with relevant regulatory frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, and GDPR, as well as internal security policies.
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.
Create, maintain, and improve Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Create and maintain technical documentation to help the support team resolve incidents quickly and accurately.
Discover and implement cloud cost optimization strategies.
Provide off-hours support for critical infrastructure issues on an as-needed basis.
Oversee application deployments and ensure timely, reliable releases to staging and production environments.
Develop and document standard operating procedures, deployment processes, and troubleshooting guides.
Define and maintain infrastructure reference architectures, standards, and reusable patterns or playbooks for teams and partners.
Collaborate with external Managed Service Providers to oversee cloud operations, service delivery, technical recommendations, and alignment with business and security objectives.
Assess, recommend, and implement cloud-native AI services and integration opportunities that support innovation, operational excellence, and business transformation.
Explore and implement AI-driven monitoring, automated defect triage, and operational efficiency tools.