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AWS System Engineer

ALTA IT Services, LLC
Chantilly, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 4/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2026

AWS System Engineer

Top Secret clearance is required 

HYBRID in Chantilly, Gaithersburg, Alexandria, or St. Louis

$180,000/year

Direct Hire 

AWS Cloud experience provisioning Windows Server systems.  Must be willing to sit for a CI Poly.  Hybrid role.


Responsibilities

This position involves systems administration activities that support building and delivering new and innovative systems to implement analytics, exploitation, production and dissemination using web, remote desktop, and cloud technologies. Duties will include building Windows instances, performing deployments to multiple dev, test and operational environments, patching, troubleshooting, and working with internal and external development teams as well as enterprise components.

Required Skills:

  • Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain & maintain a Polygraph post-hire
  • Requires BS degree and 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 years of prior relevant experience; OR 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree
  • Must possess an active Top Secret Security Clearance with ability to obtain SCI post hire
  • DoD 8570 compliance
  • Experience with Cloud/Amazon Web services (AWS)
  • Experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Desktop Operating Systems
  • System (hardware, software and networking) Design and Architecture.
  • Understanding of agile SW development methodologies
  • Proactive self-starter demonstrating a positive, willing attitude and excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.
  • Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context.

Preferred Skills:

  • Experience deploying GIS, specifically ESRI ArcGIS systems along with other technologies such as WMS, WFS, KML
  • Experience with various AWS capabilities and services
    • Subject Matter Expertise understanding across AWS cloud technologies including: EC2, PaaS (OpenShift), Lambda, S3 buckets, Reserved Instances, etc.
  • Experience writing, maintaining, and describing architecture diagrams
    • Experience developing and managing CI/CD pipelines
    • Proven troubleshooting experience
  • Excellent communication (Virtual and in person)
  • Team Collaboration tools and administration (Jira, Confluence, RocketChat)
  • Microsoft and/or AWS certifications



System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.



System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.



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