Senior Cloud Systems Administrator - AWS | Remote

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

Job summary

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for a 100% remote role serving the Veterans Affairs department. The position requires expertise in AWS, Windows, Linux, and cloud security with a focus on scalable, compliant infrastructure.

Applicants should have 8+ years in system administration, strong scripting and IaC skills, and the ability to mentor staff and manage multiple projects simultaneously. U.S. Citizenship required for this opportunity.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex AWS environments.
• Hands-on with Windows and Linux/Unix servers.
• Experience with high-availability cloud architectures.
• Strong knowledge of core AWS services and security.
• Proficiency with IaC and CI/CD in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and upgrade complex operating systems and server hardware.
• Coordinate software installations and OS upgrades.
• Develop SOPs and maintenance schedules.
• Monitor and tune systems for performance and security.
• Lead cross-functional IT projects.

Skills

AWS cloud

Windows

Linux/Unix

AWS services

Security & HIPAA/GDPR

IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform/CDK)

CI/CD (CodePipeline/CodeBuild)

Docker/Kubernetes

Networking (VPCs, subnets)

Python/Bash/PowerShell/NodeJS

Monitoring/Logging (CloudWatch, CloudR

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Systems Engineering

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

Terraform

CDK

EC2

S3

RDS

VPC

Lambda

IAM

CloudWatch

Route 53

WAF/AWS security services

Docker

Kubernetes

ECS/EKS

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Syms Strategic Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator for a 100% remote role serving the Veterans Affairs department. The position requires expertise in AWS, Windows, Linux, and cloud security with a focus on scalable, compliant infrastructure.

Applicants should have 8+ years in system administration, strong scripting and IaC skills, and the ability to mentor staff and manage multiple projects simultaneously. U.S. Citizenship required for this opportunity.