Application Developer - CLEARED

The Squires Group, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Squires Group, Inc. is seeking a System Administrator to support day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, and security of a distributed enterprise application platform hosted in a secure cloud environment.

The role requires US citizenship and an active TS clearance, with experience in Linux/Windows, AWS, and containerized environments. Responsibilities include monitoring health and performance, managing access and security, coordinating with development and operations teams, and

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required on Day 1.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 2+ years of systems administration or application support experience.
• 3+ years supporting containerized/orchestrated environments (Kubernetes/OpenShift/Docker).
• Experience administering Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, monitoring dashboards, and alerting.
• Experience supporting incident resolution and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of least-privilege access management.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health, performance, alerts, and logs to ensure availability and stability.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, and security roles with least-privilege.
• Troubleshoot issues and coordinate resolutions with dev/engineering teams.
• Support deployments, patching, maintenance, and upgrades.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs, and escalation processes.
• Perform access provisioning, backup verification, and audits.
• Review logs to identify issues and support incident resolution.
• Maintain audit/compliance documentation.
• Support Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Contribute to modernization and migration to secure cloud environments.
• Participate in incident and change management.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

U.S. Citizenship

Linux administration

Windows administration

AWS

Container orchestration

Kubernetes/OpenShift/Docker

Security best practices

Incident resolution

Communication skills

MS Word/Excel

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Docker

AWS CloudWatch/Monitoring tools

Job description

Job Description

Our client is seeking an System Administrator to support the day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, and security of a distributed enterprise application platform hosted in a secure cloud environment.

Per our Federal Government Contract, candidates must be U.S. Citizens with an ACTIVE TOP SECRET CLEARANCE.

Responsibilities

• Monitor application health, system performance, alerts, and logs to ensure operational availability and stability.
• Administer user accounts, permissions, security roles, and access requests in accordance with security and least-privilege practices.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues and coordinate resolutions with development, engineering, and other technical teams.
• Support software deployments, patching, maintenance activities, and system upgrades.
• Maintain and follow operational documentation, runbooks, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and escalation processes.
• Perform application and system maintenance, including access provisioning, account administration, and backup verification.
• Review logs and monitoring data to identify potential issues and support incident resolution.
• Maintain accurate audit and compliance documentation.
• Support applications operating in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Contribute to the ongoing modernization and migration of enterprise applications to secure cloud environments.
• Participate in incident and change management activities in accordance with established processes.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret (TS) clearance required on Day 1.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• 2+ years of experience in systems administration, application administration, or application support.
• 3+ years of experience supporting containerized and/or orchestrated environments such as Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or similar technologies.
• Experience administering enterprise applications in Linux and/or Windows environments.
• Experience with AWS cloud services, monitoring tools, dashboards, and alerting.
• Experience monitoring application health, reviewing logs, troubleshooting technical issues, and supporting incident resolution.
• Experience administering user accounts, access provisioning, permissions, and security roles.
• Knowledge of security-focused administration practices, including least-privilege access management.
• Experience supporting system maintenance, patching, and backup verification.
• Experience following runbooks, SOPs, and established escalation procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Security+ certification
• Experience supporting AWS-hosted environments.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, or similar container technologies.
• Experience with Splunk, AWS CloudWatch, ELK, or similar monitoring and logging tools.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community, or other Federal programs.
• Exposure to DevSecOps and CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of ITIL-based incident and change management processes.

4 Reasons To Join The Squires Group, Inc.

• Our Commitment to You - We offer competitive pay, multi-year projects, and a list of exciting clients.
• Work-Life Balance - We work hard; we work smart and have quality time for family and "life."
• Golden Rule - We treat our consultants the way we want to be treated: with integrity, professionalism, and trust.
• We Care About You - We help you meet your career goals and continuously support your efforts in the field.

The Squires Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.