Senior DoD Cloud & Systems Engineer – Hybrid

A3 Consulting LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k match

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

A3 Consulting, LLC in the DC Metropolitan Area seeks a Cloud/System Engineer to provide day-to-day Tier 2/3 operational support in a defense-based environment. You will maintain multi-domain, cloud-based systems ensuring continuous operational availability for critical systems and applications.

The role requires DoD system administration and cloud experience, with on-site work 3-4 days weekly at Quantico, VA or Ft. Meade, MD. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of DoD System Administration and Engineering experience, preferably in a mixed environment of both Windows and Linux-based systems.
• 3-5+ years of combined experience in Tier 2/3 technical application support, cloud systems engineering, or DoD system administration.
• Certification (DoD 8570/8140): IAT Level II or better Certification Required (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Demonstrated proficiency providing Systems Engineering and Administration support within Government Cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, C2S, etc.).
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and supporting software CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud-based virtualization (e.g., VMWare, Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Serve as operational cloud systems expert, ensure seamless application accessibility, monitor system health, and drive swift resolution of mission-critical issues.
• Implement automated monitoring, logging, and real-time System Status Dashboards to track health, performance, and 99.9% availability of cloud resources.
• Ensure end-to-end production service operational availability of at least 99.9% through optimized resource performance and robust system enhancements.
• Monitor application health and interfaces to maintain continuity of critical mission operations.
• Provide Application Tier 2 and 3 Help Desk/Service Desk Support for end-users and security analysts.
• Take ownership of escalated support cases, triage, root-cause analysis, and troubleshooting complex workflow and data issues.
• Resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities and ensure cloud configurations comply with DISA STIGs and DoD Zero Trust Reference Architecture.
• Support releases and deployments across DoD IL5/IL6 and JWICS environments.
• Validate system functionality and collaborate with DevSecOps to implement bug fixes.
• Work with Developers, Engineers, Administrators, and ISSM to coordinate defect resolution and optimize systems.

Job description

A3 Consulting, LLC in the DC Metropolitan Area seeks a Cloud/System Engineer to provide day-to-day Tier 2/3 operational support in a defense-based environment. You will maintain multi-domain, cloud-based systems ensuring continuous operational availability for critical systems and applications.

The role requires DoD system administration and cloud experience, with on-site work 3-4 days weekly at Quantico, VA or Ft. Meade, MD. Competitive salary and benefits offered.