Cloud Administrator

Description

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Security Operations Center (SOC) is a U.S. Government program responsible to prevent, identify, contain and eradicate cyber threats to CBP networks through monitoring, intrusion detection and protective security services to CBP information systems including LAN/WAN, Internet connection, public facing websites, wireless, mobile/cellular, various cloud environments, security devices, servers and workstations.

The CBP SOC is responsible for the overall security of CBP Enterprise-wide information systems, and collects, investigates, and reports any suspected and confirmed security violations. We are seeking a skilled and motivated Cloud Administrator to join our growing team.

The Cloud Administrator will play a key role in managing, maintaining, optimizing and deploying the organization’s cloud infrastructure. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the efficient and secure operation of our cloud-based services, with a focus on performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. You will also be responsible for managing cloud resources, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring best practices are followed to maintain a high level of availability and reliability.

The Cloud Administrator will design, develop, deploy, and manage the organization’s cloud infrastructure, services, and security applications to ensure that the environment is scalable, reliable, secure, and cost-effective. They will work with various cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and others, and will focus on day-to-day operations of the environment, handling tasks such as provisioning, monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing cloud resources and systems.

The Cloud Administrator must have a deep understanding and knowledge of various cloud technologies, systems, and platforms (e.g., AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP, etc.). Additionally, the Cloud Engineer/Administrator should have understanding of cloud infrastructure management technologies (e.g., Cloud Formation, Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, etc.).

Candidates must have the ability to script in one or more of the following programming languages:
Python, Bash, Visual Basic or Power Shell.

• 5-7 years’ experience in a cloud engineering/admin role or an equivalent of 3-5 years in cybersecurity.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP or other cloud platforms (EC2, Storage, Lambda, S3, VPC, Storage Gateways).
• Experience with and knowledge of implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, or Azure Resource Manager (ARM).
• Ability to use scripting languages (Power Shell, Python) and cloud automation tools (Terraform, Ansible) to streamline provisioning, scaling, and maintenance tasks.
• Experience with cloud security best practices, including IAM, data encryption, firewalls, and network security; ability to ensure compliance with industry standards and internal policies.
• Hands-on experience with networking concepts (DNS, VPNs, load balancers) and cloud-based networking configurations.
• Experience with orchestration tools like Ansible, Chef, or Puppet for configuration management and ability to implement CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployment automation.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex technical issues in a timely manner.
• Understanding of SOPs, Playbooks, and experience in creating documentation.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, software development, information technology, cybersecurity, or related field and 6 years of related experience. Additional years of experience and cyber certifications may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Familiar with the management, operational, and technical aspects of IT security in a complex enterprise environment. Additional experience in cyber risk management and assessments will be considered.
• Deep working knowledge of public cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) and services (compute, networking, storage, databases).
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