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• Provision, operate, install/configure, and maintain systems hardware, software, and related infrastructure, with a focus on cloud computing technologies and solutions.
• Provide technical guidance, hands-on delivery, and support for planning, implementation, and ongoing operation of IT systems.
• Participate in technical research and development to drive innovation within infrastructure and cloud hosting solutions.
• Ensure cloud hosting environments, hosted resources, operating systems, software systems, and related procedures comply with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
• Document specifications, project plans, system configurations, test plans, and results.
• Communicate complex ideas, design concepts, issues, and project objectives clearly to varied audiences, including project teams and management.
• Support deployment, security, and administration of commercial cloud provider (CCP) solutions, including Windows and RHEL operating systems.
• Manage enterprise database systems (e.g., Oracle, SQL) and cloud-hosted applications.
• Implement automation and scripting to support CI/CD pipelines, routine system administration, and cloud/OS configuration management (e.g., Python, Bash, Power Shell, Ansible, Puppet, Chef, Salt, Hashi Corp Configuration Language, Google Cloud Deployment Manager).
• Diagnose and resolve complex performance issues related to CPU, memory, disk I/O, and networking.
• Apply DoD security compliance, including server hardening, patching, auditing, and DISA STIGs.
• Support containerization technologies (e.g., LXC, Docker, Rocket, Open Shift).
• Provide backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and failover solutions in CCP environments.
• Perform cloud capacity planning and Fin Ops, providing right‑sized solutions to meet performance and business requirements.
• Analyze complex problems, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.

• Minimum of five (5) years of overall professional experience in systems engineering.
• Three (3) years hands‑on experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) IT hosting solutions (desired).

• Extensive knowledge of commercial cloud provider hosting solutions (Google, Microsoft Azure, AWS, OCI) and related certifications.
• Proficiency with cloud deployment solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Strong understanding of network architecture, security, and routing, including VPCs, load balancers, and firewalls.
• Experience in containerization technologies, automation, scripting, CI/CD, and configuration management.
• Expertise in diagnosing and resolving performance issues, implementing security compliance, and supporting disaster recovery and high‑availability systems.

• DoD 8570 IAT Level II Baseline Certification: COMPTIA Security+ CE Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) COMPTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Global Industriel Cyber Security Professional (GICSP)
• One of the Following Google Cloud Platform certifications:
  Google Associate Cloud Engineer Google Professional Cloud Architect
• One of the following AWS certifications: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner AWS Certified Security – Specialty AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional AWS Certified Sys Ops Administrator Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified:
  Azure Security Engineer Associate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)

• Secret – IT-I (Tier 5/SSBI) Critical Sensitive Clearance

We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our team supporting Cloud and Infrastructure Services at Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

T ek Synap is a fast‑growing high‑tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment.…