Cloud Systems Administrator

Job Description

Cloud Systems Administrator with GDIT. Transform technology into opportunity as a Cloud Systems Administrator with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Cloud Systems Administrator, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

Our work depends on a Cloud Systems Administrator joining our team in support of server and user operations. These operations include but are not limited to:
Compliance Management, Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, User Management, and routine server Operation and Maintenance activities.

• Responsible for the administration, maintenance and support of the organization’s IT systems and infrastructure.
• Maintains detailed documentation of system configurations, procedures and changes.
• May assist in the development of IT policies and procedures.
• Develops and maintains disaster recovery plans and participates in recovery drills and business continuity planning.
• Manages and tests backup and recovery procedures to ensure data integrity and availability.
• Hardens Operating Systems to the required cyber compliance standard (CIS, DISA, etc).
• Performs application installs and upgrades.
• Decommissions cloud resources (storage volumes, load balancers, databases, servers, etc).
• Reviews vulnerability scans before patching and validates successful patch activities.
• Reviews compliance scans and identifies deviations from security policy.
• Follows standard operating procedures while providing technical support in the management of IT systems and configurations.
• Troubleshoots virtual systems, software issues, and network connectivity.
• Manages Active Directory.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Performs all work in accordance with a Change Management system.
• Monitors multiple ticket queues and responds to requests received via email, instant message, or direct escalation.
• Coordinates with other IT teams and customers.
• Maintains a dashboard or similar tool to track work.
• Responds to after-hours on-call events.

• Education:
  
  Technical Training, Certification(s) or Degree in related field required;
  Bachelor's degree nice to have.
• Experience:
  
  1+ years of systems administration and cloud technology/platform experience.
• Experience maintaining server operating systems (Linux/RHEL, Windows Server).
• Experience with Active Directory, and familiarity with related concepts (User account management, LDAP, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Certificate services, etc).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Power Shell, Bash).
• Understanding of security principles and best practices.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and time management skills.
• Must be able to function in a fast-paced environment and balance competing priorities with guidance from leadership and senior staff.
• Required Certification:
  At least one foundational or higher certification from a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or Google) is required.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or higher.
• Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Fundamentals or higher.
• Google Cloud Foundational Certification or higher.
• Preferred
  
  Skills:
• Additional cloud provider or vendor certifications (AWS, Azure, Google, CompTIA, Microsoft, Red Hat, etc).
• Familiarity with additional OSes and platforms (Ubuntu, VMWare).
• Advanced scripting capabilities.
• Experience with security and monitoring applications and tools (Splunk, Qualys, Science Logic, Tenable, native cloud provider tools).
• Proficiency with NIST, DISA, and CIS control implementation.
• SSO and MFA knowledge and implementation experience.
• Working knowledge of network technologies.
• Understanding of security principles and best practices.
• Flexible schedule and the ability to work after-hours and weekends to meet customer maintenance windows within a 24x7 environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain varying levels of security clearances.
• Security Clearance Level: None required, but ability to obtain and maintain Secret or higher clearance is preferred.
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