Position Requirements: 

This position is for a Backup Administrator supporting the ALTESS commercial cloud services infrastructure. ALTESS is a managed service provider for Army and DoD IT systems and plans to offer managed cloud services in Microsoft Azure followed closely by Amazon Web Services

JOB DUTIES –

• Build new cloud based data center services environments for DoD cloud initiatives. 
• Assist with identifying and planning potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities. 
• Serve as overall subject matter expert on Backup Administrator technology and market capabilities/trends.
• Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements.
• Formulate detailed network, storage, and compute design specifications for stable and secure computing operations in a dynamic cloud based environment.
• Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of network, storage, and compute technologies.

Required skills: 

• Mid to senior level Backup Administrator experience in a cloud environment
• Security (Or equivalent IA cert) and computing environment certification (i.e. VCS, VCP, etc.)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects
• Experience automating routine administrative tasks desired
• Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies
• Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
• Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM) - preferred 
•  A total of at least 3-5 years of experience as a Backup Administrator.

Required Certifications:  

1. CompTIA Security
2. Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server , etc.) – can be waived for 30 days after project join date.