Senior Cloud SysAdmin (AWS, Terraform, Ansible) – TS/SCI

bizfirst; Maryland; On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage (

Paid leave

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% match

Training reimbursement

Professional fees reimbursement

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Referral bonus

Job summary

BizFirst seeks a System Administrator (AWS, Terraform, Ansible) to support an Intelligence Community mission program on-site at Fort Meade, MD. The role requires active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and involves managing AWS cloud infrastructure in a DevOps context, using Terraform and Ansible, with Tier 1/2 support responsibilities.

The position is full-time in a secure government facility with strong emphasis on infrastructure as code, Linux administration, and operational reliability.

Qualifications

• Requires active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications/Engineering/CS/Information Systems and 10 years of sysadmin experience (15 years may substitute for degree).
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting IT systems and AWS cloud infrastructure in a DevOps environment.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and AWS services (ECR).
• Proficiency with Linux/Unix command line and scripting (Bash/Python).

Responsibilities

• Run and support the IT and AWS cloud infrastructure behind an intelligence mission program.
• Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot IT systems in a DevOps environment.
• Provision and configure infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.
• Manage AWS services including ECR and related processes.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support across client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
• Automate administrative tasks with scripts.

Skills

DevOps

Linux

Scripting

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/ CS/ IT

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

ECR

Bash/Python

Job description

BizFirst seeks a System Administrator (AWS, Terraform, Ansible) to support an Intelligence Community mission program on-site at Fort Meade, MD. The role requires active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph and involves managing AWS cloud infrastructure in a DevOps context, using Terraform and Ansible, with Tier 1/2 support responsibilities.

The position is full-time in a secure government facility with strong emphasis on infrastructure as code, Linux administration, and operational reliability.