Elite System Administrator - Classified AWS & SecDevOps

Redhorsecorp; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redhorse Corporation is seeking an elite System Administrator to lead the design, deployment, and operation of a mission‑critical web tool in a classified AWS environment. You will drive secure architecture, enforce DevSecOps practices, and ensure compliance with sponsor and federal regulations.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud services, data integrations, and regulatory reporting, bridging technical work with program management. This is a high-responsibility position in Chantilly, VA.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Experience in Sponsor Systems and AWS (C2S/C2E) environments.
• Strong understanding of secure, compliant application architectures.
• Proven SecDevOps experience with CI/CD and security tooling.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of a web-based tool in classified AWS environments.
• Drive architecture to be highly resilient and compliant with federal regulations.
• Oversee code quality, reviews, and QA across the development team.
• Integrate APIs, relational DBs, and NoSQL data solutions for end users.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Program Managers to meet A&A requirements.
• Translate operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Improve system reliability, monitoring, and automation with Splunk/Elastic Search.

Skills

Security clearance TS/SCI with Poly

Cloud architecture

SecDevOps

Regulatory compliance

CI/CD

AWS proficiency

Monitoring/logs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT / CS / Cybersecurity / Engineering / IS

Master’s degree in technical discipline

High School Diploma + 5+ years experience option

Tools

AWS

Splunk

Elastic Search

Kubernetes

CI/CD tools

Job description

Redhorse Corporation is seeking an elite System Administrator to lead the design, deployment, and operation of a mission‑critical web tool in a classified AWS environment. You will drive secure architecture, enforce DevSecOps practices, and ensure compliance with sponsor and federal regulations.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud services, data integrations, and regulatory reporting, bridging technical work with program management. This is a high-responsibility position in Chantilly, VA.