AWS Systems Administrator

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UDRI is seeking an experienced AWS Systems Administrator & Cloud Developer to design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure supporting UDRI’s research mission. This role focuses on AWS cloud engineering, automation, Dev Ops workflows, and application hosting across secure federal environments. The ideal candidate is a builder who specializes in cloud-native solutions, infrastructure-as-code, automation, and secure development within a regulated research environment.

• Architect, deploy, and manage AWS environments, including IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, Cloud Watch, and Cloud Formation.
• Develop automation for provisioning, configuration, compliance monitoring, and application deployments (IaC, CI/CD).
• Integrate AWS systems with identity platforms such as IAM Identity Center (formerly SSO).
• Support development teams with cloud architectures, container services, serverless patterns, and modern Dev Ops approaches.
• Develop scripts, automations, and cloud workflows using tools such as Python, Power Shell, Terraform, or Cloud Formation.
• Create and maintain architecture documentation, cloud security baselines, runbooks, and lifecycle plans.
• Ensure AWS implementations align with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 2, and federal cybersecurity standards.
• Conduct performance optimization, cost modeling, and right-sizing cloud environments.
• Serve as a subject-matter expert for Tier 3 cloud issues, troubleshooting, modernization, and workload migrations.
• Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend solutions to enhance capability, automation, and resiliency.

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field and three years of experience.
• Security+ certification or the ability to obtain within first six months of employment.
• Experience architecting and administering AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with cloud automation tools (Terraform, Cloud Formation, CI/CD pipelines, scripting).
• Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and secure workload design.
• Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171, FedRAMP, or CMMC.
• Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. person (i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• Valid driver’s license with low-risk driving record.

• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Sys Ops, Developer).
• Experience with hybrid cloud integrations, application modernization, or container platforms (ECS, EKS, Docker).
• Experience supporting Dev Ops or cloud development teams in a research or federal environment.
• Automation and development experience with Python or similar languages.

To apply please submit a cover letter addressing each minimum qualification and any applicable preferred qualifications that you meet.

Informed by its Catholic and Marianist mission, the University is committed to the dignity of every human being. Informed by this commitment, we seek to increase diversity in all of its forms, achieve fair outcomes, and model inclusion across our campus community. The University is committed to policies of affirmative action designed to increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973.

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