Remote Cloud Systems Administrator — IL5 GovCloud

DecisionPoint Corporation; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks experienced Cloud Systems Administrators to support IL5 cloud operations in AWS GovCloud for a DoD-aligned mission environment. The role focuses on provisioning, patching, backup testing, IAM provisioning, and troubleshooting across production and non-production environments.

The positions require active Top Secret clearance and a Bachelor's in a related field, with 5+ years of cloud systems administration and DoD security experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Administration, or a related field.
• Active Top Secret clearance with Tier 5 background investigation is required.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud systems administration or enterprise system operations.
• Experience with patching, backups, and vulnerability remediation in cloud environments.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud environments, logs, and system-level issues.
• Experience supporting IL5, DoD, or secure federal cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily cloud operations including provisioning, configuration changes, and resource upkeep.
• Conduct system patching for servers, containers, and managed cloud services.
• Support backup operations, restore testing, and log validation for IL5 environments.
• Perform vulnerability scanning remediation and apply required security updates.
• Manage IAM user provisioning, access reviews, and permissions troubleshooting.
• Monitor cloud services, analyze logs, and identify anomalies or performance issues.
• Troubleshoot environment issues involving compute, storage, network, IAM, or application dependencies.
• Support configuration baselines, tagging policies, and compliance requirements.
• Maintain system health dashboards, operational checklists, and reporting logs.
• Participate in Change Control Board (CCB) processes for system updates and patch approvals.
• Document procedures, maintenance records, and operational notes in the enterprise knowledge base.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Administration, or a related field

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

PowerShell

Bash

SIEM

Job description

DecisionPoint Corporation seeks experienced Cloud Systems Administrators to support IL5 cloud operations in AWS GovCloud for a DoD-aligned mission environment. The role focuses on provisioning, patching, backup testing, IAM provisioning, and troubleshooting across production and non-production environments.

The positions require active Top Secret clearance and a Bachelor's in a related field, with 5+ years of cloud systems administration and DoD security experience.