Senior Gov Cloud Administrator & Security Engineer

Knox Systems; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Life & Disability Insurance

Unlimited PTO

401k plan

Job summary

Knox Systems is seeking a Cloud Administrator to secure, build, and operate multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including government regions. The role covers IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and policy-driven hardening to IL5, with scripting and IaC to ensure repeatable environments and audit-ready documentation.

You will also support on-prem employee infrastructure, manage collaboration tools, and serve as the final escalation point for the help desk. U.S.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience administering cloud infrastructure in at least two of AWS, Azure, and GCP
• Experience operating in government cloud environments (e.g., AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, Google Cloud Assured Workloads)
• Expertise in cloud IAM (SSO, MFA, least privilege, access reviews)
• Experience designing secure cloud networks (VPCs/VNets, private connectivity) and managing encryption with FIPS 140 services
• Experience hardening systems to DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmarks; drift monitoring with AWS Config/Azure Policy/GCP Security Command Center
• Knowledge of FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53/171, CMMC, and DoD Cloud SRG IL5 requirements
• Scripting (PowerShell Bash Python) and IaC (Terraform CloudFormation Bicep) experience
• Experience integrating cloud logs with SIEM and supporting incident response
• Ability to produce audit-ready documentation (SSP, runbooks, diagrams)
• US citizenship with ability to obtain Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Manage IAM across AWS, Entra ID for Azure, and GCP IAM with SSO and MFA
• Design secure networks with VPCs/VNets and private connections; manage encryption keys
• Harden systems to DISA STIGs and CIS Benchmarks; monitor config drift
• Operate within FedRAMP, NIST SP 800-53/171, CMMC, and DoD IL5 requirements
• Build and run multi-provider infrastructure including government regions
• Automate with PowerShell Bash Python and IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation/Bicep)
• Forward cloud logs to SIEM; support incident response
• Provide audit-ready documentation (SSP, runbooks, diagrams) during audits
• Support on-prem employee infrastructure and office collaboration apps
• Manage user provisioning, licensing, security settings, and end-user support
• Resolve cross-system and cross-provider issues; act as escalation point

Skills

Cloud platforms

IAM / IdP

Infrastructure as Code

Networking security

Scripting (PowerShell Bash Python)

Compliance & audit

Incident response

Documentation

DoD/FedRAMP knowledge

Troubleshooting

Education

Security+ or equivalent (DoD8140)

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Cybersecurity or equivalent

Tools

AWS IAM

Azure Entra ID

GCP IAM

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation

Azure Bicep

Job description

Knox Systems is seeking a Cloud Administrator to secure, build, and operate multi-cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including government regions. The role covers IAM, network segmentation, encryption, and policy-driven hardening to IL5, with scripting and IaC to ensure repeatable environments and audit-ready documentation.

You will also support on-prem employee infrastructure, manage collaboration tools, and serve as the final escalation point for the help desk. U.S.