Systems Administrator - CLEARED

The Squires Group; Vienna (VA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Squires Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems Administrator to manage and secure AWS GovCloud-based Linux infrastructure for a federal client. You will configure, monitor, and automate cloud services, ensuring high availability, security, and compliance with federal standards.

Responsibilities include handling AWS Connect workloads, implementing IaC with Terraform/Ansible/CloudFormation, and contributing to SAFe Agile ceremonies. Remote work with occasional travel to the DMV is expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience administering Linux systems, including 3+ years in AWS GovCloud or secure environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS Connect operations, including call flow config, Contact Lens integration, and Lex/Lambda.
• Experience implementing and managing AWS IAM, CloudWatch, S3, EC2, and CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with VPCs, routing, security groups, and load balancing.
• Hands-on IaC with Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation; secure cloud practices per NIST 800-53 / FedRAMP.
• Experience in SAFe Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support cloud-native infrastructure powering the federal client’s telecommunications systems (AWS Connect, EC2, S3).
• Perform daily system administration in AWS GovCloud, provisioning, configuring, monitoring, and patching Linux VMs.
• Manage telephony workloads in AWS Connect for high availability, security, and performance.
• Monitor performance with CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk; diagnose and resolve issues for 24/7 uptime.
• Implement system hardening, encryption, IAM roles, network policies, VPCs, and MFA per security standards.
• Use IaC tools to automate provisioning and configuration.
• Support secure cloud data backup and recovery per continuity/audit requirements.
• Contribute to CI/CD and DevSecOps with cloud dev teams.
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies; on-call rotation for incidents.

Skills

Linux administration

AWS GovCloud

AWS Connect

SAFe Agile

On-call operations

Security best practices

DevSecOps

CI/CD

CloudWatch

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Jira

Confluence

CloudWatch

Job description

Overview

Our client is a rapidly growing federal contractor. They are seeking aSenior Systems Administrator. In this role you will administer, secure, monitor, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure supporting the federal client's telecommunications systems, with a focus on AWS GovCloud, AWS Connect, Linux systems, automation, cloud security, and high-availability mission-critical services.

This role is remote, with occasional required travel to the DMV if a non-local candidate, or occasional onsite needs if a DMV local candidate. Per our client contract,Active Secret Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support cloud-native infrastructure powering the federal client's telecommunications systems, with a focus on AWS-hosted services such as AWS Connect, EC2, and S3.
• Perform daily system administration activities within AWS GovCloud, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and patching of Linux-based virtual machines.
• Manage telephony workloads and services within AWS Connect to maintain high availability, security, and performance for mission-critical communications.
• Monitor cloud system performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk while diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues to support 24/7 uptime.
• Implement and maintain system hardening, encryption, IAM roles, network policies, VPCs, security groups, and multi-factor authentication in accordance with the federal client's security standards.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
• Support secure cloud data backup and recovery processes while meeting federal continuity and audit requirements.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps initiatives in collaboration with cloud development teams.
• Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies, including planning sessions, stand-ups, retrospectives, and system demonstrations.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide rapid response to service-impacting incidents affecting telecommunications systems.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience administering Linux systems, including at least 3 years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably in AWS GovCloud or similar secure environments.
• Strong understanding of AWS Connect operations, including call flow configuration, Contact Lens integration, and AWS Lex/Lambda integration.
• Experience implementing and managing AWS IAM, CloudWatch, S3, EC2, and CloudFormation.
• Familiarity with cloud networking concepts, including VPCs, routing tables, security groups, and load balancing.
• Hands‑on experience automating cloud infrastructure using Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP-aligned controls.
• Experience working in SAFe Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.
• Active Secret clearance or higher.

Compensation:

• Salary up to $120,000. Pay rates are based on experience, qualifications, location, and certifications, and are subject to change at any time.

The Squires Group, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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