Senior AWS Systems Administrator - GovCloud & Telephony (Remote)

The Squires Group, Inc.; Vienna (VA); A distancia; USD 72.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Squires Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to manage AWS GovCloud-based Linux infrastructure for a federal client. You will secure, monitor, and maintain cloud systems with emphasis on AWS Connect, automation, and cloud security.

Responsibilities include supporting cloud-native services, implementing IaC, managing CI/CD, and ensuring 24/7 uptime. Remote role with occasional DMV travel; active Secret clearance required.

Formación

• 7+ years of experience administering Linux systems
• 3+ years with AWS GovCloud or similar secure environments
• Strong understanding of AWS Connect operations and integrations
• Experience implementing AWS IAM, CloudWatch, S3, EC2, and CloudFormation
• Familiarity with VPCs, routing tables, security groups and load balancing
• Hands-on IaC with Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation or similar
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP-aligned controls
• SAFe Agile environments using Jira and Confluence
• Active Secret clearance or higher

Responsabilidades

• Administer and support cloud-native infrastructure powering the federal client’s telecommunications systems on AWS GovCloud
• Perform daily system administration of Linux-based VMs in AWS and manage provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and patching
• Manage telephony workloads within AWS Connect for high availability and security
• Monitor performance with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk and diagnose issues for 24/7 uptime
• Implement system hardening, encryption, IAM roles, network policies, VPCs, and MFA
• Automate infrastructure with IaC tools like CloudFormation, Ansible, and Terraform
• Support secure cloud data backup and recovery per federal requirements
• Contribute to CI/CD and DevSecOps in collaboration with cloud development teams
• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies and on-call rotation

Conocimientos

Linux administration

Cloud architecture

AWS GovCloud

Herramientas

AWS Connect

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

CloudWatch

Splunk

Descripción del empleo

The Squires Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to manage AWS GovCloud-based Linux infrastructure for a federal client. You will secure, monitor, and maintain cloud systems with emphasis on AWS Connect, automation, and cloud security.

Responsibilities include supporting cloud-native services, implementing IaC, managing CI/CD, and ensuring 24/7 uptime. Remote role with occasional DMV travel; active Secret clearance required.