Linux Systems Administrator – Cloud, Security & Agile Ops

Aqua IT; Chantilly, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Aqua IT in Chantilly, VA seeks a Systems Administrator with TS/SCI clearance to design, implement, and support cloud initiatives and infrastructure.

You will manage user accounts, define network requirements, and patch infrastructure while ensuring security baselines and compliance. Collaborating with Enterprise Services and development teams, you will maintain Linux-based environments and support collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat).

Qualifications

• Top Secret/SCI clearance required with a Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years in systems administration.
• Proactive self-starter with excellent oral and written communication.
• 2+ years of AWS experience (S3, EC2, Reserved Instances).
• Familiar with System Engineering documentation (VDDs, network diagrams, data flows).
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, RocketChat.
• Strong Linux background and infrastructure management practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support cloud initiatives to support customer driven needs.
• Responsible for user account management and infrastructure requirements.
• Maintain program owned applications in support of a collaborative environment (JIRA, Atlassian, BitBucket, RocketChat).
• Work to define network requirements, user metrics, maintenance of our PPSM, and support to development needs.
• Responsible for infrastructure patching and OS baseline hardening.
• Manage several environments as a Linux Admin providing overall support to the program and working with Enterprise Services to ensure compliance with security services and applications.

Skills

Top Secret/SCI clearance

AWS (S3, EC2)

Linux administration

System engineering docs

Jira/Confluence/RocketChat

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related discipline

Tools

Jira

Confluence

RocketChat

Job description

Aqua IT in Chantilly, VA seeks a Systems Administrator with TS/SCI clearance to design, implement, and support cloud initiatives and infrastructure.

You will manage user accounts, define network requirements, and patch infrastructure while ensuring security baselines and compliance. Collaborating with Enterprise Services and development teams, you will maintain Linux-based environments and support collaborative tools (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat).