Journeyman Cloud Administrator – Data Center & Cloud Ops

CACI International Inc; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 73,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc is seeking a Journeyman Cloud Administrator in Ashburn, VA to oversee cloud and data center operations. You will manage hybrid environments, implement SDDC tech, and ensure DR readiness for mission-critical systems.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in cloud/data center fields and an active Secret clearance. Knowledge of AWS/Azure, VMware/Hyper-V, IaC (Terraform), and ITIL is preferred. Local travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 4 years experience in cloud administration, data center operations, infrastructure management or related fields.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or hybrid), virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V), and DCIM.
• SDDC technologies incl. SDN, SDS, and resource management.
• Understanding of DR, BC planning, backup/recovery, and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide data center management for CA IT infrastructure including cloud-based platforms and hybrid environments with 99.9% uptime.
• Implement and optimize SDDC technologies including SDN, SDS, and automated provisioning.
• Integrate cloud DR solutions ensuring rapid failover and RTO/RPO compliance.
• Document and improve workarounds and troubleshooting procedures for Service Desk.
• Coordinate with Department of State entities to oversee daily data center operations, monitor health and performance metrics.
• Plan, design, and build out new CA infrastructure within Data Center environments including space, power, network, storage, and security.
• Monitor cloud resource consumption, perform capacity planning, and optimize cloud spend by right-sizing.
• Manage Data Center ACLs and access permissions per DOS security policies, FISMA and NIST standards.
• Coordinate POC information with DT for ESOC outages, escalations, and emergency responses.
• Perform routine cloud maintenance including patching, updates, backups, and VM lifecycle management.

Skills

AWS/Azure cloud platforms

VMware

Hyper-V

SDDC

Disaster recovery

Data center monitoring

ITIL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience

Tools

Terraform

ServiceNow

Job description

CACI International Inc is seeking a Journeyman Cloud Administrator in Ashburn, VA to oversee cloud and data center operations. You will manage hybrid environments, implement SDDC tech, and ensure DR readiness for mission-critical systems.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in cloud/data center fields and an active Secret clearance. Knowledge of AWS/Azure, VMware/Hyper-V, IaC (Terraform), and ITIL is preferred. Local travel up to 10% may be required.