Cloud Administrator - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Quick Summary
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training,
Skills:DevOps, GitHub,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top Secret SCI + PolygraphClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
NoneJob Family:
IT Infrastructure and OperationsRequirements
~2 min read- Experience with programming/scripting languages (Java, Python, Bash, Ruby) for automation and operational tasks, not full-scale software development.
- Strong programming or scripting skills to interpret, modify, and implement code used for automation, tooling, and operational processes, not full application development.
- Experience with DevOps/Platforms: Amazon Web Services (S3, RDS, EC2, ECS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudFormation, etc.), Docker, Ansible.
- Experience utilizing DevOps tools such as GitHub and Jenkins to support CI/CD deployment pipelines.
- Experience deploying and managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Helm Charts.
- Experience applying and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) capabilities to support provisioning, configuration, and workflow automation of cloud environments.
- Experience working with open‑source technologies in support of system operations, configuration, automation, and platform maintenance.
- Experience implementing, configuring, and maintaining observability capabilities to support operational reliability, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and alerting (e.g., CloudWatch, ELK Stack, Logstash, Icinga).
- Experience analyzing system performance, reviewing telemetry data, detecting anomalies, and identifying areas for reliability improvements.
- Experience troubleshooting incidents, participating in on-call rotations, and contributing to post-incident reviews.
- Experience managing cloud lifecycle operations such as patching, vulnerability remediation, scaling and resource management within cloud environments.
- Experience managing TLS/SSL certificate lifecycles, including issuance, renewal, rotation, and integration with cloud services.
- Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and deployment issues, while reviewing existing systems and recommending improvements for performance and operational efficiency.
- Experience updating system maintenance and support documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), runbooks, and technical design specifications used by operations team members and the customer.
- Strong understanding of web services and API concepts, including REST, and how these interfaces enable communication and integration across cloud‑hosted systems.
- Experience working within Agile Scrum teams to support cloud operations, contribute to planning activities, and effectively collaborate across cross‑functional teams.
- Experience collaborating with customer teams to provide cloud operational support, address technical needs, and recommend solutions aligned with customer requirements.
- Experience applying compliance, authentication, authorization, access control, and operational governance practices across cloud-hosted systems.
- Familiarity with Assessment & Authorization (A&A) processes and associated artifact collection workflows.
Job Description:
Accelerate your career as a Cloud Administrator while supporting mission-focused customer operations. This role blends cloud administration, DevOps support, observability, and reliability engineering. You will optimize, implement, and maintain cloud-based systems; deploy and debug infrastructure; build monitoring and logging solutions; and drive cloud initiatives across distributed systems.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work experience
- Experience: 8+ years
- Security Clearance Level: TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Location: Herndon, VA – On Customer Site
- US Citizenship Required
- 401K with company match
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages
- Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
- Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
- Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
- Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays
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Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Work Location:
USA VA HerndonAdditional Work Locations:
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $142,792–$190,523 a year
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 13, 2026
- First seen
- November 13, 2026
- Last seen
- November 13, 2026
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- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 68%
- Scored at
- November 14, 2026
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