Senior Cloud Administrator: AWS GovCloud & Kubernetes

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator to design, deploy, and manage secure AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal environment. The role focuses on containerized workloads and AI/ML capabilities within a modern cloud stack.

You will work hands-on with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and EKS/Kubernetes, ensuring NIST 800-53 and FISMA alignment. Collaborative, agile teams using Jira drive delivery in a security‑first setting.

Qualifications

• Experience with secure cloud infrastructure and GovCloud environments.
• Knowledge of NIST 800-53 controls and FISMA compliance frameworks.
• Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and cloud-native solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain infrastructure on AWS GovCloud platform, ensuring compliance with federal security standards.
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Amazon EKS and Kubernetes.
• Support emerging AI/ML capabilities and cloud-native solutions.
• Build and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an agile environment using Jira for project management.
• Ensure systems meet NIST 800-53 and FISMA compliance requirements.
• Automate operational tasks and improve platform reliability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and cloud strategy.

Skills

AI/ML infrastructure

Cloud security

Agile teamwork

Security compliance

Tools

AWS GovCloud

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Job description

System One is seeking a Senior Cloud Administrator to design, deploy, and manage secure AWS GovCloud infrastructure for a federal environment. The role focuses on containerized workloads and AI/ML capabilities within a modern cloud stack.

You will work hands-on with Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, and EKS/Kubernetes, ensuring NIST 800-53 and FISMA alignment. Collaborative, agile teams using Jira drive delivery in a security‑first setting.