Cloud / Systems Engineer

Softthink Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Softthink Solutions is seeking a Cloud / Systems Engineer to support a federal government customer. The role involves day-to-day administration, monitoring, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure, servers, and enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with GCP, Google Workspace, AWS, and/or Azure, along with Windows and Linux system administration. This is a remote position based in Washington, DC area.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of cloud, systems administration, or infrastructure support experience.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, AWS, and/or Azure.
• Experience with Google Workspace administration is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux systems.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, identity/access management, monitoring, security, backup, and recovery.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related technologies

Responsibilities

• Administer and support GCP, AWS, and/or Azure cloud environments.
• Support Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, Shared Drives, Groups, Meet, and user administration.
• Manage cloud servers, virtual machines, storage, networking, users, roles, and permissions.
• Monitor system availability, performance, security, backups, and infrastructure health.
• Troubleshoot cloud, server, network, authentication, and application issues.
• Support Windows and Linux systems, patching, upgrades, and routine maintenance.
• Assist with security configurations and vulnerability remediation.
• Support application deployments, migrations, backup, and recovery activities.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Work with application, network, cybersecurity, help desk, and government customer teams.

Skills

GCP

AWS

Azure

Google Workspace

Windows

Linux

IAM

Networking

Monitoring

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Tools

Google Cloud Console

Google Workspace Admin

Job description

Job Title: Cloud / Systems Engineer

Location: Washington, DC ( REMOTE )

Experience: 5-10+ Years

Work authorization: US Citizen

Position Summary

We are seeking a Cloud / Systems Engineer to support a federal government customer. The engineer will provide day-to-day administration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure, servers, and enterprise applications.

The ideal candidate will have experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Workspace, AWS, and/or Microsoft Azure, along with Windows/Linux system administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support GCP, AWS, and/or Azure cloud environments.
• Support Google Workspace, including Gmail, Drive, Shared Drives, Groups, Meet, and user administration.
• Manage cloud servers, virtual machines, storage, networking, users, roles, and permissions.
• Monitor system availability, performance, security, backups, and infrastructure health.
• Troubleshoot cloud, server, network, authentication, and application issues.
• Support Windows and Linux systems, patching, upgrades, and routine maintenance.
• Assist with security configurations and vulnerability remediation.
• Support application deployments, migrations, backup, and recovery activities.
• Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Work with application, network, cybersecurity, help desk, and government customer teams.

Required Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of cloud, systems administration, or infrastructure support experience.
• Hands-on experience with GCP, AWS, and/or Azure.
• Experience with Google Workspace administration is highly preferred.
• Experience supporting Windows and/or Linux systems.
• Knowledge of cloud networking, identity/access management, monitoring, security, backup, and recovery.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Bachelors in IT or related technologies

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal government IT support experience.
• Familiarity with NIST, FISMA, RMF, and ATO environments.
• Experience with Google Cloud Identity, IAM, monitoring, Active Directory, or Microsoft Entra ID.
• Google Cloud, Google Workspace, AWS, Azure, or CompTIA certifications are a plus.

This is a remote position.