Remote Cloud Systems Administrator II (SaaS/PaaS/IaaS)

Attainx,inc-; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 96,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

AttainX, Inc. seeks a Systems Administrator II to manage cloud-hosted mission systems for the DHS CISA Office of Bombing Prevention.

The role focuses on reliability, security, capacity, and performance across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments, with a workload that supports OBP applications. Candidates should have 3–5 years of systems admin experience, a related degree or equivalent, and knowledge of automation, cloud provisioning, and security monitoring.

Qualifications

• Three (3) to five (5) years of related systems administration experience, including cloud-hosted mission systems or application infrastructure.
• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience configuring, monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting cloud-hosted systems, operating systems, and application services.
• Experience with account administration, access controls, patching, log analysis, backup and recovery, and configuration management.
• Working knowledge of automation or scripting, cloud provisioning, resource scaling, security monitoring, and vulnerability remediation.
• Ability to document operational procedures and coordinate technical incidents, changes, and alerts with Government operations and security teams.
• A relevant cloud administration certification or RHCSA certification applicable to the supported environment is preferred.
• Must be a US Citizen with ability to satisfy required Government background investigation, system access, nondisclosure, and sensitive-information protection requirements.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud-hosted mission systems and related services across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments.
• Install and update software; administer user accounts, access controls, and approved system configurations.
• Implement change and patch management, emergency fixes, security updates, and vulnerability remediation within prescribed timelines.
• Monitor system health, logs, utilization, and performance; investigate incidents and coordinate corrective actions with Government personnel.
• Provision and scale cloud resources to address surges in demand and traffic spikes while optimizing resource use.
• Maintain and validate backup and recovery procedures and support operational continuity and data protection.
• Document system configurations and baselines; ensure software approvals align with the DHS Technology Reference Model process.
• Support Authority to Operate artifacts, monthly system scans, vulnerability reporting, and configuration management quality assurance.
• Maintain SOPs, concepts of operations, maintenance logs, and utilization reports; provide accurate equipment information for monthly asset reporting.
• Coordinate service-level expectations, alerting and advisory procedures, incident response, and Tier 1 knowledge transfer with the CISA Technology Operations Center; support approved changes outside normal hours.

Skills

Cloud administration

Automation / scripting

Security monitoring

Incident coordination

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related field

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

RHCSA

Job description

AttainX, Inc. seeks a Systems Administrator II to manage cloud-hosted mission systems for the DHS CISA Office of Bombing Prevention.

The role focuses on reliability, security, capacity, and performance across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS environments, with a workload that supports OBP applications. Candidates should have 3–5 years of systems admin experience, a related degree or equivalent, and knowledge of automation, cloud provisioning, and security monitoring.