Senior AWS Cloud Systems Administrator (Remote)

Syms Strategic Group, LLC; Clearwater (FL); Remote; USD 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for a remote, full-time position within the Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The role requires cloud-focused expertise, strong AWS skills, and experience with both Windows and Linux environments. Applicants must meet U.S.

citizenship requirements and be eligible for Public Trust (MBI) clearance. Expect hands-on responsibilities managing AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53) and implementing security

Qualifications

• Proven AWS environment management experience.
• Hands-on with Windows and Linux/Unix systems.
• Experience with large-scale, highly available cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily operational maintenance for complex OS and server hardware.
• Coordinate complex software installs and upgrades to assets.
• Develop SOPs and schedules; ensure data backups and recoverability.
• Monitor and tune systems for optimum performance and security.
• Collaborate with network and system analysts to plan new deployments.

Skills

AWS experience

Windows & Linux

Cloud architecture

Scripting: Python/Bash/PowerShell

AWS security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

EC2/S3

IAM/VPC/CloudWatch

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for a remote, full-time position within the Veterans Affairs (VA) department. The role requires cloud-focused expertise, strong AWS skills, and experience with both Windows and Linux environments. Applicants must meet U.S.

citizenship requirements and be eligible for Public Trust (MBI) clearance. Expect hands-on responsibilities managing AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, Route 53) and implementing security