Senior Network & Cloud Systems Administrator

Intelligent Waves; Fort Belvoir, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid PTO

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Vesting from Day 1

Technical Training

Tuition Bonuses

Job summary

Intelligent Waves is seeking a Network and Computer Systems Administrator to support a government customer at Fort Belvoir, VA. This on-site role requires a U.S.

citizen with a Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility) to maintain secure, high-performance computing environments and contribute to mission-critical operations. The selected candidate will provide Tier 1–3 support in a cloud infrastructure, manage system monitoring, apply patches, configure Tenant VPCs, implement Infrastructure as Code

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field with 3+ years of experience implementing security principles and administering IT systems.
• Experience installing, configuring, supporting, and maintaining LAN, WAN, and Internet/network systems; monitor network availability and performance, perform maintenance, support network planning and analysis, and administer network security measures.
• 3+ years of experience supporting operations and maintenance for secure information management systems, including monitoring network availability and performing necessary maintenance to support network availability and security measures.
• 3+ years of experience with scripting languages, including Bash, Ansible, or YAML.
• 3+ years of experience with Linux operating systems and command-line interfaces.
• 3+ years of experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and containers.
• 3+ years of experience with Windows operating systems and Active Directory.
• 1+ year of experience provisioning, installing, configuring, operating, and maintaining software and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) within a DevSecOps and continuous delivery environment using automation tools such as Terraform.
• 1+ year of experience with Platform as a Service (PaaS) technologies, including Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Fulfill Tier 1–3 tenant service requests within cloud infrastructure environments.
• Address and resolve tenant access requests efficiently.
• Escalate service requests when necessary to ensure timely resolution.
• Monitor operational environments to maintain system health and ensure availability.
• Deploy patches and security hardening across Linux and Windows/AD Systems.
• Provision and configure Tenant Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs) and associated roles to support infrastructure needs.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); support container/Kubernetes workloads in the CI/CD pipeline.
• Contribute to project deliverables as required.
• Track and report on performance metrics to support continuous improvement

Skills

Bash scripting

Ansible

YAML

Linux OS

Windows/AD

AWS

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

6 years hands-on experience substitute for degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Intelligent Waves is seeking a Network and Computer Systems Administrator to support a government customer at Fort Belvoir, VA. This on-site role requires a U.S.

citizen with a Top Secret clearance (SCI eligibility) to maintain secure, high-performance computing environments and contribute to mission-critical operations. The selected candidate will provide Tier 1–3 support in a cloud infrastructure, manage system monitoring, apply patches, configure Tenant VPCs, implement Infrastructure as Code