Cloud Systems Administrator – Secure, Mission-Critical Infra

Momentumcareers; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

Minimum 3 weeks PTO

Group medical plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to support mission-critical cloud infrastructure and large-scale data repositories that serve thousands of Intelligence Community users.

You will administer, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain secure cloud platforms enabling data processing and analytics. The role requires enforcing security policies, working with engineering, network, and infrastructure teams, and participating in on-call rotations to ensure system

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• Experience in software development, systems engineering, or systems administration.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level I certification or higher (Security+ preferred).
• Experience with Linux OS and large-scale distributed computing (Hadoop/Accumulo).
• Automation scripting with Bash and/or Python.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health and performance of cloud-based systems and distributed environments.
• Troubleshoot OS, network, application, storage, and data flow issues.
• Administer Linux-based cloud infrastructure (RHEL/CentOS or similar).
• Support Hadoop, Accumulo, and other data platforms.
• Develop automation scripts to improve operational efficiency.
• Apply patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and CM activities.
• Manage user accounts, permissions, and access controls per security policies.
• Oversee data backup, recovery, and storage integrity.
• Coordinate with hardware, network, cybersecurity, and engineering teams.
• Maintain SOPs and system configuration records.

Skills

Linux administration

Python scripting

Bash scripting

Troubleshooting

Monitoring systems

Security best practices

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree in Computer Science or related

Seven+ years experience in lieu of a degree

Tools

Puppet

Hadoop

Accumulo

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

CentOS

Cloud platforms

Kubernetes

Security controls

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator to support mission-critical cloud infrastructure and large-scale data repositories that serve thousands of Intelligence Community users.

You will administer, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain secure cloud platforms enabling data processing and analytics. The role requires enforcing security policies, working with engineering, network, and infrastructure teams, and participating in on-call rotations to ensure system