Cloud Administrator

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Date posted:
December 22nd, 2025

SDL delivers advanced multi-domain solutions to protect national security and enable scientific discovery. Our expertise in satellites, sensors and instruments, ground systems and data processing, and autonomous systems plays a critical role in missions supporting NASA and the Department of Defense. Join our team of engineers, scientists, technicians, and business professionals in our seventh decade of delivering mission success.

• Develops and maintains a deep understanding of program cloud environments
• Proactively monitors AWS resources and services to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and strong security across all deployed environments
• Supports daily operations by performing maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades of cloud infrastructure and related systems
• Implements and follows established IT and security policies, including change management and compliance procedures to maintain system integrity and reliability
• Ensures data integrity and protection through proper configuration, access control, and backup/recovery practices
• Collaborates with program leads to prioritize cloud projects, service requests, and configuration changes
• Accurately documents tasks, incidents, and resolutions in Jira or similar tools, providing clear updates on progress, workflow status, and timelines
• Assists with the design, deployment, and configuration of new cloud systems, applications, and automation processes
• Contributes to infrastructure-as-code and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance scalability, performance, and efficiency
• Maintains detailed and up-to-date documentation for all assigned systems, configurations, and operational procedures
• Troubleshoots and resolves AWS environment performance, network, and security issues

• 8+ years of IT systems administration experience supporting Windows and Linux environments
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills with attention to detail (diagnose, isolate, and resolve issues across infrastructure and services)
• Self-starter with strong initiative, able to work independently with minimal direction, and collaborate effectively with technical teams in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with scripting and automation using tools (Power Shell, Bash, or Python)
• Solid understanding of IT security controls and best practices (least privilege, secure configuration, patching, auditing)
• Experience supporting and administering identity and access solutions, such as Active Directory, AWS IAM, and AWS SSO/IAM Identity Center
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Active CompTIA Security+ certification (or equivalent) is required or must be obtained within 30 days of hire
• Active Top Secret Clearance

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience administering and optimizing AWS services across compute, storage, networking, and security
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting AWS networking components, including VPCs, subnets, route tables, Transit Gateways, NAT Gateways, load balancers, VPNs, and firewalls
• Proficiency in AWS security best practices, including IAM role design, policy management, SSO integration, and enforcing least-privilege using STS and role-based access controls
• Experience implementing and maintaining Amazon EKS clusters, including performance tuning and resource allocation for resilient, secure container operations
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting tools in AWS environments (Cloud Watch, Grafana, Prometheus)
• Working knowledge of infrastructure as code using Cloud Formation and/or Terraform
• Experience using patching and OS lifecycle management in AWS, including use of AWS Systems Manager (SSM) for patching and automation
• Understanding of information systems security best practices and tools, such as Nessus, SCAP, and applying STIGs
• Knowledge of DoD security requirements and operating within classified or regulated environments
• Active AWS certification (AWS Sys Ops Administrator – Associate/Cloud Ops, or Solutions Architect – Associate)
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field (or…