Systems Administrator / Site Reliability Engineer

Assured Consulting • Reston, VA

13d • $130,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Assured Consulting Solutions is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Systems Administrator / Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. This role ensures that systems remain operational, optimally provisioned, and that team members have the necessary tools and permissions. The infrastructure managed spans multiple domains, including C2E, AWS, and a hosted OpenShift cluster. The ideal candidate will be responsible for maintaining system uptime, efficient resource allocation, and rapid recovery from failures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of security frameworks (ABAC, PKI encryption).
• Strong understanding of Red Hat / Linux administration
• 8140 certified (e.g. Security +) and AWS certified (able to obtain a customer privileged user account)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency.
• Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph (current CI Polygraph a plus).

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with DIA JWICS/C2S environments.
• OpenShift experience

Responsibilities

• Configuring AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager)
• Configuring OpenShift deployment files
• Basic Linux administration, passwords, configurations, provisioning
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource allocation for high-throughput AI workflows.
• Implement security protocols (ABAC, PKI encryption) to comply with DIA CIO, NIST SP 800-53, and ICD 503 standards.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure infrastructure aligns with data processing requirements.

What This Job Offers

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