Cloud Senior System Administrator​/Integrator

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
• Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Azure (Azure Government strongly preferred)
• Microsoft Azure (preferred: Azure Government)

Location: USA VA Springfield

Full Part/Time: Full time

Job Req: RQ227919

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other

Required:

None

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Job Qualifications:

Skills: Cloud Infrastructure, Integration, Networking

Certifications: None

Experience: 10 + years of related experience

US Citizenship

Required:

Yes

GDIT is seeking a Senior Cloud System Administrator / Integrator with deep experience supporting Army systems in cloud and hybrid environments. You will apply advanced systems design and integration principles to deliver secure, interoperable, and cloud-optimized solutions.

You will lead cloud integration and system administration efforts across on-prem, tactical, and cloud-hosted environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and mission-ready architectures aligned with Army and DoD cloud strategies, including AC2SP/ALTESS and relevant DoD cloud initiatives.

• DoD 8140 / IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+, CySA+, or GSEC).
• At least one foundational cloud certification (required):
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate

• One or more associate or professional-level cloud certifications:
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate or Professional
• Security-focused certifications:
  • Certified Cloud Security Professional
  • CISSP
• Platform / operations certification (highly relevant for this role):
  • Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

• Lead cloud-focused integration and system administration across AC2SP/ALTESS-aligned environments, supporting Army cloud migration, modernization, and convergence initiatives
• Design and manage hybrid architectures that integrate:
  • On-prem Army systems
  • Tactical edge environments
  • Cloud platforms (e.g., Azure Government, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, AC2SP, ALTESS)
• Administer and integrate workloads within Azure and OCI environments, including:
  • Compute (VMs, containers, serverless where applicable)
  • Storage (blobs, disks, object storage)
  • Networking (VNets, subnets, gateways, peering, VPNs)
  • Identity and access services (Azure AD, OCI IAM, role-based access control)
• Support migration and sustainment of geospatial systems (e.g., ArcGIS) into cloud-native and hybrid architectures, ensuring performance, reliability, and secure access
• Implement and maintain Dev Sec Ops  pipelines to support continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) of cloud-hosted applications and services
• Automate system configuration, patching, and monitoring using:
  • Power Shell
  • Cloud-native automation tools (e.g., Azure Automation, OCI Resource Manager, Lambda/Functions)
  • Configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible, DSC)
• Ensure cloud-hosted systems meet DoD RMF, STIG, and Impact Level (IL2-IL6) compliance requirements
• Support cross-domain and multi-security-level integrations involving data flows between tactical, on-prem, and cloud environments
• Monitor cloud system health, performance, and availability using cloud-native observability tools (e.g., Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, OCI Monitoring, Cloud Watch if applicable)
• Troubleshoot integration issues across multi-vendor and multi-cloud ecosystems in real time, ensuring mission continuity and resilience

• Serve as technical lead for cloud integration and system administration across AC2SP, Azure, OCI, and related cloud environments supporting Army missions.
• Develop and maintain cloud system architecture artifacts, including:
  • Cloud reference architectures
  • Data flow diagrams
  • Interface Control Documents (ICDs)
• Lead integration of geospatial platforms (e.g., ArcGIS Enterprise) into cloud-hosted and hybrid environments, ensuring secure access and optimized performance.
• Configure and manage:
  • Virtual machines, containers, and platform services in Azure/OCI
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Azure AD and OCI, including:
    • Role-based access control (RBAC)
    • Conditional access and security policies
  • Networking in the cloud:
    • VNets,…