Security-Cleared AWS GovCloud Systems Admin

NV5, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

NV5 Geospatial seeks a mission-focused Systems Administrator with DoD clearance to manage AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure for classified workloads at IL4/IL6. The role requires securing environments, implementing ZTA, and maintaining documentation.

You will work in a hybrid San Antonio setting, aligning to RMF/STIGs, NIST 800-53, and DoD policies, with opportunities to advance security posture and incident response capabilities.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance (TS/SCI preferred).
• IAT Level II/III certification.
• 3+ years hands-on systems administration in AWS GovCloud.
• Experience with RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53 controls.
• Automation experience with scripting and IaC tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer and secure AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure for DoD workloads at IL4/IL5/IL6.
• Ensure compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards (RMF, STIGs, NIST 800-53).
• Design/manage EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, and VPC in classified envs.
• Implement Zero Trust Architecture with strong IAM and MFA.
• Patch, backup, logging, and compliance scans; support ATO packages and POA&Ms.
• Implement logging/alerting with CloudWatch, AWS Config; integrate SIEM (Splunk/ELK).
• Provide Tier 3 support; perform root cause analysis and incident response.
• Document operations with diagrams and SOPs.

Skills

AWS GovCloud

DoD security standards

RMF/STIG/NIST 800-53

Automation scripting

Windows Server

SIEM (Splunk/ELK)

IAM/CloudWatch

Education

IAT Level II/III certification

Tools

EC2

S3

RDS

VPC

CloudTrail

CloudWatch

KMS

SCAP

ACAS

Splunk/ELK

Job description

NV5 Geospatial seeks a mission-focused Systems Administrator with DoD clearance to manage AWS GovCloud (US) infrastructure for classified workloads at IL4/IL6. The role requires securing environments, implementing ZTA, and maintaining documentation.

You will work in a hybrid San Antonio setting, aligning to RMF/STIGs, NIST 800-53, and DoD policies, with opportunities to advance security posture and incident response capabilities.