What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cloud Administrator position at PTFS?
Cloud Administrator
Rockville, MD (Hybrid)
Active Clearance
PTFS is looking for a talented Cloud Administrator with extensive experience in AWS to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our infrastructure, deployment pipelines, and overall system reliability and performance in our AWS production, test, and FedRAMP-certified environments.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and manage infrastructure on AWS including networks, Virtual Machines, databases, etc.
- Maintain and monitor Linux servers in the production and test environments
- Consistent security monitoring and patching for all Linux and Windows servers
- Monitor system health, performance metrics, and logs to ensure optimal functioning
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the infrastructure and deployment pipelines
- Collaborate with software engineers to ensure infrastructure meets application requirements
- Continuously improve infrastructure reliability, efficiency, monitoring, and deployments while also maintaining a cost-effective approach using AWS
- Maintain FedRAMP Moderate certification and IL4 certification, run weekly scans and resolve vulnerabilities (with the SW engineering team), and complete quarterly STIGs for existing ATOs
- Experience with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) software
- Keep up to date with the latest technologies and best practices
Mandatory Requirements:
- 5 years’ experience as a Cloud Administrator or similar role
- Knowledge of AWS services and costs with working experience using EC2, ECS, RDS, VPC, S3 and other services
- Strong Linux administration
- Ability to collaborate with development teams and align technology with business goals
- Active Clearance
Preferred Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferable
Benefits:
- 15 days paid time off per year
- 11 paid holidays per year
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Plan with matching
- Tuition assistance
- Disability insurance
- Referral Bonuses