Information Systems Administrator, Journeyman

Torch Technologies

Thank you for your interest in employment with Torch Technologies. We are a 100% employee‑owned, Certified Great Place To Work and named Best Places to Work in Huntsville/Madison County, headquartered in Huntsville, AL.

Our team provides superior research, development, and engineering services to the Federal Government and Department of War. As one of the nation’s top 100 defense companies, the services we provide directly support the men and women who serve our country. The corporate mission is "Lighting the Pathway of Freedom". As a Certified Evergreen ESOP, we are committed to grow and sustain our company for the next 100 years.

The Global Force Management Data Initiative (GFM‑DI) is a Joint Staff and OSW initiative to standardize force structure data. This position supports AFLCMC/GBB.

• Provide systems administration support, including analysis, procedural competency, and process improvement strategies.
• Configure and maintain daily operations of systems.
• Optimize system performance and resource utilization.
• Monitor and maintain Amazon Web Services and Atlassian Toolsuite.

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in the technical discipline, including at least 3 years with the DoW, or
  7 years of directly related experience with proper certifications, including at least 5 years with the DoW.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Hands‑on experience administering systems in AWS Gov Cloud or AWS commercial environments (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail).
• Security group and network configuration.
• Backup, patching, and system hardening.
• Support for Git Lab (self‑hosted or cloud):
  • CI/CD pipeline configuration.
  • Runner management.
  • Repository access control.
• Strong understanding of Linux system administration (RHEL, Amazon Linux, or Ubuntu).
• Infrastructure automation experience (Cloud Formation, Terraform, or similar).
• Support for secure software development environments and enforcement of DoW cybersecurity controls.

• Experience with AWS Gov Cloud, cross‑account roles, and secure data flows.
• Familiarity with Git Lab CI/CD security scanning (SAST, DAST, dependency, container).
• Experience with Docker and containerized application deployment.
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) or other orchestration platforms.
• Knowledge of Zero Trust principles and DoW cloud security requirements.

• Experience with data validation, transformation, and standardization workflows.
• Familiarity with structured data formats (XML, JSON) and API‑based data exchange.
• Understanding of authoritative data sources and enterprise data pipelines.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate.
• AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator.
• Linux+ or RHCSA.
• Git Lab Certified Associate.
• ITIL Foundation.

• Prior experience supporting Air Force enterprise systems, ACAT programs, or sustainment environments.
• Experience in agile development or Dev Sec Ops  teams.
• Strong documentation skills for cloud architectures, system configurations, and operational procedures.

• Active Secret clearance required.

• Experience importing/exporting databases and data migration/conversion.
• Experience maintaining Atlassian and CI/CD tools (Jira, Jira Service Desk, Confluence, Bitbucket, Artifactory, Jenkins, Maven, MS Build, Gradle, Sonar Qube, Checkmarx, or equivalents).
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Script Runner, SIL).
• Experience with Agile methodologies and tools, e.g., Kanban.

• CompTIA Security+.
• Experience in AWS and/or Azure Gov Cloud (specifically Cloud One).

Schedule:

M-F; 8‑5

Work Location:

Onsite
Relocation Assistance:
No
Position Contingent Upon Award of

Contract:

No

Torch Technologies offers a stable and professional work environment, a competitive salary, and a comprehensive benefit package including ESOP participation, 401(k) match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short‑term and long‑term disability,…