System Administrator (AWS, Terraform, Ansible), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

BizFirst; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid leave (5 weeks)

11 federal holidays

401k with 10% match

Training reimbursements

Job summary

BizFirst is recruiting a seasoned System Administrator to support an Intelligence Community mission program onsite at Fort Meade, MD. The role emphasizes AWS cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible, and Tier 1/2 support in a DevOps setting.

The ideal candidate will have TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph, a related technical degree or equivalent experience, and strong Linux/Unix scripting skills. Extensive benefits are provided by the client.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) required.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Information Systems with 10 years of system administration experience (15 years may substitute for the degree).
• Experience implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Run and support the IT and AWS cloud infrastructure behind an intelligence mission program.
• Implement, maintain, and troubleshoot IT systems and AWS infrastructure in a DevOps environment using Terraform and Ansible.
• Handle day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problem resolution across client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
• Provide Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.

Skills

AWS

Terraform

Ansible

DevOps

Linux/Unix

Scripting (Bash/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications/Computer/IT or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

EC2/ECR

Job description

System Administrator (AWS, Terraform, Ansible), Intelligence Community Mission Program, Fort Meade, MD

Howard, United States | Posted on 09/16/2026

SystemAdministrator (AWS, Terraform, Ansible), Intelligence Community MissionProgram, Fort Meade, MD

Summary:

• Job Title: System Administrator, Level 2 (AWS,Terraform, Ansible)
  
• Openings: 1
  
• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Full ScopePolygraph (FSP) required.
  
• Work Type: Onsite at Fort George G. Meade, MD, in asecure government facility
  
• Job Type: Full-time
  
• Benefits: Our client provides full benefits.
• Program Name: Mission application development and cloudoperations program
  
• Agency name: Intelligence Community (IC) customer, FortGeorge G. Meade, MD
  
• Start Date: Immediate, upon offer acceptance andclearance transfer
  

BizFirst is assisting our clientwith recruiting a skilled and experienced System Administrator. This positionsupports the following program: a mission application development and cloudoperations program that builds, deploys, and supports web applications,databases, and AWS cloud infrastructure for an Intelligence Community customer.This position is onsite at Fort Meade, MD, and the role is open now for animmediate start.

Our client is a Service-DisabledVeteran-Owned Small Business that has supported U.S. defense and intelligencemissions since 2012. Its systems, software, and data science engineers workside by side with government teams to model, design, integrate, and deploycomplex mission systems, and the company also builds rugged RF hardware forspecialized SIGINT applications. Led by a U.S. Navy veteran with more than 30years of DoD mission experience, the company supports programs alongside manyof the largest national security integrators and has a long-establishedpresence in Maryland near Fort Meade.

What will you do

Run and support the IT and AWScloud infrastructure behind an intelligence mission program. You willimplement, maintain, and troubleshoot IT systems, manage AWS infrastructure ina DevOps environment using Terraform and Ansible, and handle day-to-day operations,monitoring, and problem resolution across client, server, storage, network, andmobile devices. You will also provide Tier 1 (help desk) and Tier 2(escalation) support. This role suits a seasoned Linux system administrator whomanages infrastructure as code and takes ownership of keeping users productive.

Responsibilities:

• Implement, troubleshoot, and maintain IT systems.
  
• Manage AWS cloud infrastructure and related processesin a DevOps environment.
  
• Provision and configure infrastructure with Terraformand Ansible.
  
• Manage AWS services, including Amazon Elastic ContainerRegistry (ECR).
  
• Handle day-to-day operations, monitoring, and problemresolution for client, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
  
• Provide Tier 1 (help desk) and Tier 2 (escalation)problem identification, diagnosis, and resolution.
  
• Automate administrative tasks with Bash, shell, orPython scripts.
  

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
  
• Bachelor's degree in Communication Engineering,Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or InformationSystems and ten (10) years of system administration experience. Fifteen (15)years of system administration experience may substitute for the degree.
  
• Experience implementing, troubleshooting, andmaintaining IT systems.
  
• Experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure andrelated processes, especially in a DevOps environment.
  
• Hands-on experience with the AWS suite, including ECR.
  
• Experience with Terraform and Ansible.
  
• Proficiency with the Linux/Unix command line andscripting (Bash, shell, and/or Python).
  
• Experience providing Tier 1 and Tier 2 support acrossclient, server, storage, network, and mobile devices.
  
• Ability to work onsite at Fort Meade, MD.
  

Desired Skills

• Experience with Atlassian tools (Jira, Confluence).
  
• AWS certification, such as AWS Certified SysOpsAdministrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect.
  
• CompTIA Security+ or another DoD 8140-alignedcertification.
  

Benefits (provided by our client):

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employeeand family, 100% employer-paid (HMO HSA Silver plan), plus a Health SavingsAccount
  
• Five weeks (200 hours) of paid leave per year
  
• Eleven (11) paid federal holidays per year
• 401k with an employer contribution equal to 10% ofsalary
• Reimbursement for approved training, up to three days(24 hours) per year, including books and related conference or class travel
• Reimbursement of professional fees, such as IEEEmembership and licenses
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Term life insurance equal to annual salary, up to $100K
• Referral matching bonus program

BizFirst LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran disability or genetic information or any other reason prohibited by law in employment.