4+ years of experience as a Cloud Systems Administrator., Knowledge of platforms such as GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, and Kubernetes., Experience with Amazon Web Services; certification is highly desired., DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance and DoD 8570 IAT II Certification (Security+ or equivalent) required..
Key responsibilities:
Be on-call for approximately 2 weeks per year.
Provide full life cycle support for AWS GovCloud hosted systems.
Work with development and customer support teams to troubleshoot and optimize cloud infrastructure.
Implement and maintain Cybersecurity compliance and provide Tier II support.
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Founded in 1975, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of: Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
With approximately 1,600 employees across the United States, AMERICAN SYSTEMS is known for anticipating and responding rapidly to our customers’ present and future needs.
Within the government sector, our focus is on Defense; Intelligence; Federal Law Enforcement; U.S. Outreach; and Healthcare.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS was named to the Top Workplaces USA list by Energage from 2021 - 2024. AMERICAN SYSTEMS is a nine-time Northern Virginia Family Service "Companies As Responsive Employers"​ (CARE) award winner; a Top 10 Employer - Military Friendly®; a Best of the Best Top Veteran Friendly Companies – U.S. Veterans Magazine; and a Virginia Values Veterans – Official V3 Certified Company.
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. U.S. Citizenship Required for the purposes of obtaining/holding a U.S. security clearance.
Responsibilities
As an AWS Cloud Systems Administrator with AMERICAN SYSTEMS, you will have the opportunity to do the following:
Be on on-call rotation for approximately 2 weeks per year.
Be responsible for full Life Cycle support of AWS GovCloud hosted Systems i.e. GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, SonarQube, Kubernetes, Twistlock, Xray).
Work with development and customer support teams, providing technical and operational support activities, including troubleshooting, performance monitoring, tuning, and optimizing the cloud infrastructure environment.
Evaluate new and existing system software/hardware and recommend changes to improve efficiency and functionality.
Provide management with status of projects, problem resolution, and/or other system administration statuses that require upward and outward communication.
Provids the necessary system administration expertise to satisfy business requirements, through the process of documenting and implementing the final system administration solution.
Implement, monitor, and maintain Cybersecurity compliance vulnerability mitigations, working with the Cybersecurity team.
Provide Tier II Production and Development support, including DISA ticket submission and tracking.
Provide On-call for daily maintenance, monitoring, problem resolution, and functionality releases, etc.
Qualifications
4+ Years experience as a Cloud Systems Administrator.
Knowledge/experience with platforms such as GitHub, Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, SonarQube, K8, Xray, etc.
Experience with Amazon Web Services - Certification Highly Desired!
DoD Secret (SSBI) or Top Secret Clearance
DoD 8570 IAT II Certified (Security + or equivalent)
Highly proficient oral and written communication with Technical and Management staff required
Pay Transparency Statement
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $91,600.00/Yr. - USD $153,000.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.
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