Sr. Cloud Systems Administrator

Amentum•Springfield, VA

9d•$150,000 - $180,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Senior System Administrator to support the Geospatial Enterprise Open Data Store (GEODS) contract in Springfield, Virginia. The contract provides integration, design, development, and sustainment for data services supporting the Federal Government. This role supports mission-critical projects for the Nation’s security and intelligence mission and oversees testing of products from development through operational deployment. The administrator works with Scrum Masters and developers through the requirements process and contributes to an organized backlog and streamlined program roadmap. The role supports implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems and services. It includes deploying operating-system and application software to cloud compute resources; resolving application, operating-system, hardware, communications, and infrastructure problems; configuring network components; and implementing operating-system improvements to reliability and performance. The administrator also integrates technologies into existing and new systems, monitors and reports system health through dashboard tools, and communicates problems and status to technical leads, agency management, and internal customers. This position is on-site in Springfield, Virginia, Monday through Friday, 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.; it is not remote. A TS/SCI security clearance with CI-scope polygraph is required. Amentum is a drug-free workplace, and employment is contingent on successful completion of drug screening. Employees must comply with applicable safety, quality, operational, and environmental policies and procedures.

Requirements

TS/SCI security clearance with a CI-scope polygraph.
A bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, an associate degree and 7 years of related experience, or at least 8 years of experience in a related field.
Cloud certification; AWS, OCI, or Google Cloud certification is preferred.
Ability to report to and work on-site daily in Springfield, Virginia.
Comply with company drug and alcohol policies and successfully complete the drug screening process.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated proficiency with the AWS C2S suite and services.
Experience administering and managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Experience troubleshooting and providing AWS technical support to the NGA enterprise.
Senior-level experience managing and administering Linux- and Windows-based systems, including patching, updates, and configuration management.
Experience with Active Directory and managing and maintaining Windows servers.
Experience analyzing logs and troubleshooting EC2 instances through SSH connections using tools such as MobaXterm or PuTTY.
Experience creating IAM users, roles, and policies in response to user requests.
Experience writing JSON IAM and S3 policies to administer access to IAM roles and S3 objects.
Experience using ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, or similar tools.
Experience using LDAP to administer account creation and management on Linux servers.
Experience supporting, improving, and implementing internal components and applications on multiple clusters.

Responsibilities

Support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems.
Isolate and resolve problems involving applications, operating systems, hardware, communications, infrastructure, or combinations of these.
Prepare problem reports for appropriate leads, including Amazon/C2S and NGA-ESC.
Support escalation and communicate status to agency management and internal customers.
Deploy operating-system and application software to cloud compute resources.
Troubleshoot and maintain the integrity of systems; configure network components and implement operating-system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems, including transition and migration of corporate systems.
Monitor and report system health using dashboard tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana and AWS CloudWatch.
Oversee testing of products from development through operational deployment.
Work with Scrum Masters and developers through the requirements process and contribute to an organized backlog and streamlined roadmap for the GEODS program.
Fulfill applicable safety, quality, operational, and environmental requirements and responsibilities.