Senior AWS Cloud Systems Administrator (Remote)

SSG Official Website; Blacksburg (VA); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Senior Systems Administrator to remotely support the VA department. The role requires strong cloud expertise, including AWS services, Linux/Windows, IaC, and secure architecture. This 100% U.S. remote position reports to the Veterans Affairs department and requires US citizenship.

Salary range is $85,389 to $116,975 with a W-2 arrangement. The candidate should be ready to collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in on-call support as needed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in system administration with a focus on cloud infrastructure.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• U.S. Citizenship required for this opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day operational maintenance, support, and upgrades for complex operating systems and server hardware.
• Coordinate and perform software installations and upgrades to operating systems and layered software packages.
• Develop and implement SOPs and schedules; monitor and tune systems for optimum performance.

Skills

AWS cloud infrastructure

Windows

Linux/Unix

AWS security best practices

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CFN/

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

AWS CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

ECS

EKS

CodePipeline

CodeBuild

Job description

Syms Strategic Group (SSG) seeks a Senior Systems Administrator to remotely support the VA department. The role requires strong cloud expertise, including AWS services, Linux/Windows, IaC, and secure architecture. This 100% U.S. remote position reports to the Veterans Affairs department and requires US citizenship.

Salary range is $85,389 to $116,975 with a W-2 arrangement. The candidate should be ready to collaborate with cross-functional teams and participate in on-call support as needed.