Cloud System Administrator II with Security Clearance

Black Eagle Defense; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 124,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Eagle Defense is seeking a Cloud System Administrator II to support cloud systems and related infrastructure at Fort Meade. The role includes monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining cloud services while ensuring Secure the Enterprise/Secure the Net requirements.

You will work on PKI, VPN-enabled networks, and open-source tools, writing automation scripts in Perl, Python, or Ruby to streamline operations and deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four years of additional related experience.
• Hands-on Linux administration and command-line skills.
• Experience with containerized workloads and orchestration.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operations support for cloud systems and infrastructure.
• Monitor and troubleshoot systems; resolve Tier 1 and 2 issues.
• Configure cloud environments and patch/security hardening tasks.
• Develop automation scripts using Perl, Python, or Ruby.

Skills

Linux administration

SSH remote access

System health monitoring

Container management

Docker

Kubernetes

Traefik

HDFS

Big data concepts

Network security basics

Patching and hardening

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm charts

Terraform

Ansible

AWS CloudFormation

Traefik

Job description

Job Description SALARY RANGE $124,000 - $181,000/year. DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Cloud System Administrator II role, you will provide comprehensive support for the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems and associated infrastructure, while helping vet and onboard Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies across the variety of services offered by the CCC Partnerships Team. In this position, you will manage day-to-day operations, monitor systems, and diagnose and resolve Tier 1 and Tier 2 issues. Additionally, you will configure and fine-tune cloud environments, uphold Secure the Enterprise/Secure the Net requirements, maintain server security configurations and patching, and write software automation scripts using languages such as Perl, Python, or Ruby. Required Skills SKILLS * Execute core Linux administration tasks, including SSH remote connectivity, software package installation (RPM, YUM), system health monitoring, and container management using Docker, Kubernetes, and Traefik

• Maintain technical experience with peer-to-peer distributed storage networks, peer-to-peer routing, and application messaging frameworks
• Provision, sustain, and manage secure network infrastructures operating within PKI, IPSEC, or VPN-enabled environments
• Analyze analytical requirements, query syntax, data flows, and network traffic manipulation techniques
• Administer and manage big data storage using the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS)
• Operate and support open-source NoSQL products that enable highly distributed, massively parallel computation, including Accumulo, HBase, and BigTable QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline from an accredited college or university, though four years of additional experience on projects with similar requirements may be substituted for the degree. Additional Requirements: * Hands-on experience with Linux operating systems and command-line administration
• Experience managing containerized workloads and orchestration using Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm charts
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and configuration management tools, including Terraform and Ansible
• Working knowledge of AWS CloudFormation for automated cloud infrastructure provisioning
• Familiarity with Traefik for edge routing, ingress control, and reverse proxy management