ME00615-Cloud System Administrator 2

Job Summary

• seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to support mission-critical cloud infrastructure and large-scale data repositories serving thousands of Intelligence Community users
• This position is responsible for administering, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining secure cloud-based platforms that support enterprise data processing and analytics
• The successful candidate will work within a high-tempo operational environment to ensure system availability, performance, reliability, and security while collaborating with engineering, network, and infrastructure teams to sustain and improve enterprise cloud services

Primary Responsibilities

• Monitor the health, availability, and performance of cloud-based systems and large-scale distributed computing environments
• Troubleshoot and resolve operating system, network, application, storage, and data flow issues to maintain continuous operations
• Install, configure, administer, and maintain Linux-based cloud infrastructure, including Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, or similar operating systems
• Support the administration, maintenance, and optimization of Hadoop, Accumulo, and other distributed data platforms
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automation scripts using Bash and/or Python to improve operational efficiency
• Perform system patching, software upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and configuration management activities
• Administer user accounts, permissions, authentication, and access controls in accordance with security policies
• Monitor storage systems and ensure data integrity, availability, and backup/recovery processes
• Support configuration management using Puppet or comparable enterprise automation tools
• Coordinate with hardware, network, cybersecurity, and engineering teams to diagnose and resolve infrastructure issues
• Participate in system engineering discussions, operational planning, and continuous process improvement initiatives
• Maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and system configuration records
• Participate in an after-hours on-call rotation to support operational requirements and mission continuity
• Ensure compliance with applicable security policies, configuration standards, and operational procedures

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (including Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or Engineering) and a minimum of three (3) years of experience in software development, systems engineering, or systems administration; OR
• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline and a minimum of one (1) year of relevant experience; OR