Hybrid Senior Cloud Systems Admin Windows/Linux DevOps

Credence; United States; Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Family Leave

Disability Insurance

Training & Development

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Administrator to support the ES​MC Portfolio Hosting contract. You will administrate Windows Server and Linux environments, implement automation, and bolster reliability for mission‑critical applications.

The role blends on‑prem and cloud, requires DevOps practice, and offers a hybrid schedule with on‑site work three days per week at Credence HQ.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent experience may be substituted.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience administering Windows Server environments in an enterprise setting.
• Experience supporting Linux operating systems in production environments.
• Experience with PowerShell and at least one additional scripting language such as Bash or Python.
• Experience with virtualization technologies, including VMware vSphere and/or Microsoft Hyper‑V.
• Experience implementing or supporting DevOps tools and practices.
• Familiarity with source control systems such as Git.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, and firewall concepts.
• Experience with system monitoring, logging, and performance management tools.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer, maintain, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments (Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS).
• Support and manage Linux servers (Red Hat, Rocky, Ubuntu) in enterprise environments.
• Monitor system performance, availability, and capacity for hosted apps and services.
• Automate infrastructure using scripting and configuration management tools.
• Support DevOps initiatives including CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure‑as‑code.
• Collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, network engineers, and stakeholders.
• Perform patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and security hardening.
• Manage virtualized environments using VMware vSphere and Hyper‑V; cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Strong problem solving

Analytical thinking

Excellent communication

Public trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / Engineering

Tools

PowerShell

Bash

Python

VMware vSphere

Microsoft Hyper-V

Git

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Credence in McLean, VA is seeking a Senior Cloud Systems Administrator to support the ES​MC Portfolio Hosting contract. You will administrate Windows Server and Linux environments, implement automation, and bolster reliability for mission‑critical applications.

The role blends on‑prem and cloud, requires DevOps practice, and offers a hybrid schedule with on‑site work three days per week at Credence HQ.