Top Secret Cloud/Systems Engineer - DoD IL5/IL6

A3 Consulting, LLC; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

HSAs/FSAs

Life and AD&D

Disability insurance

Paid time off

401(k) match

Parental leave

Professional development

Job summary

A3 Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cloud/System Engineer with an active DoD Top Secret clearance to support Tier 2/3 operations in a defense environment. The role focuses on cloud systems, monitoring, and secure, compliant deployments across IL5/IL6/JWICS.

You will work with DevSecOps, ISSM, and multiple teams to maintain high availability, implement STIG-compliant configurations, and drive rapid issue resolution in a hybrid DC metro setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of DoD System Administration and Engineering experience, preferably with Windows and Linux.
• 3-5+ years in Tier 2/3 support, cloud systems engineering, or DoD system administration.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II or better Certification (e.g., Security+ CE).
• Cloud Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Solutions Architect - Professional).
• Experience delivering SysAdmin/engineering support within GovCloud and JWICS-like environments.
• Experience designing and supporting CI/CD pipelines, containers, and cloud virtualization (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the team's operational cloud systems expert, ensuring seamless application accessibility and monitoring system health.
• Implement automated monitoring, logging, and real-time dashboards to track cloud resource health and 99.9% availability.
• Ensure 99.9% production service availability through optimized performance and proactive monitoring.
• Provide Tier 2/3 Help Desk support for end-users and security analysts.
• Triage escalated cases with in-depth root cause analysis and complex troubleshooting.
• Resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities and ensure cloud configurations comply with STIGs and DoD reference architectures.
• Support releases and deployments across IL5, IL6, and JWICS environments.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps and ISSM to coordinate defect resolution and optimize systems.

Skills

DoD SysAdmin

Cloud Systems Eng

AWS GovCloud

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VMware

Job description

A3 Consulting, LLC is seeking a Cloud/System Engineer with an active DoD Top Secret clearance to support Tier 2/3 operations in a defense environment. The role focuses on cloud systems, monitoring, and secure, compliant deployments across IL5/IL6/JWICS.

You will work with DevSecOps, ISSM, and multiple teams to maintain high availability, implement STIG-compliant configurations, and drive rapid issue resolution in a hybrid DC metro setting.