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Senior Systems Cloud Administrator

Sharp Decisions
Herndon, VA Contractor
POSTED ON 3/26/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/6/2026
We have an opening for a Sr. Systems Cloud Administrator.

Must be local to VA and willing to work in a hybrid model.

*Must be a US Citizen and ONLY hold US citizenship*


SENIOR SYSTEM CLOUD ADMINISTRATOR

Required Skills and Experience:

- 5 years of experience in an IT enterprise System Admin role or Cloud Admin position


- 4 years with PowerShell or bash scripting for automation


- Experience with Ansible for deployments


- Experience with Firewalls


- Expert level Microsoft Azure Administrator


- Senior level Windows admin skills (Active Directory, DNS, Group Policy)


- Experience troubleshooting and patching with the following platforms: SUSE, RedHat or CentOS


- Must be able to go onsite 3x per week in Herndon, VA


- Security Clearance or ability to get a Clearance


Nice to Have Skills and Experience

-Bachelors in Computer Science


- Professional industry certifications in area of expertise, certification such as MCSE, MCITP, Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ900), Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ104), Azure Certified Solutions Architect (AZ303/304)


- Experience with integration of SEIM tools, backups, and monitoring tools


- Knowledge of Best Practice and security guides (ex. NIST 800-53 rev 4)


Job Description

This position is for a large software client. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be responsible for the overall evaluation, design and daily operation of the Corporate IT SAS (Server and Application Services) environment. This role serves as a "hands-on" server administrator who evaluates complex system requirements and then designs, implements and maintains the most efficient solutions. This role will develop and document technical standards, identify and evaluate new products, interface with vendors to purchase new hardware and software, and collaborate with other IT teams to provide guidance to resolve system and application issues. The Senior Systems Cloud Administrator will be directly responsible for the installation, configuration, upgrade, patching, maintenance and monitoring of the SAS environment across the entire Enterprise, while ensuring compliance to various security and encryption protocols for U.S. national security. Key deliverables for success will be: ensuring 100% availability of the environment; implementing fault and performance management; enforcing corporate network, system and application security procedures.


GENERAL RESPONSIBILITES

* Create, implement and document the following processes for SAS Infrastructure:


o performance monitoring


o problem troubleshooting / helpdesk response


o utilization, availability and growth patterns (capacity planning)


o landscape design, configuration and standards


o 24/7 support, escalation and SLA models


o IMAC (installation, move, add, change) services for systems and applications


o change management methodology and communication strategy


* Create and maintain server/application diagrams and workflows


* Perform/coordinate incident diagnosis, corrective action, and root cause analysis


* Vulnerability management and monthly system patching and maintenance


* Oversee the configuration, testing, installation, modification, and servicing of all server components and applications


* Independently organize work requests based on departmental priorities and system criticality


* Manage vendor relationships required for the evaluation, installation, modification, upgrade, repair and preventative maintenance of SAS Infrastructure components


* Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) and consultant to other Infrastructure groups (Cloud Operations, Cyber Security, and Systems Administration).


* Plan, lead and perform comprehensive systems analysis and design activities including development of detailed functional requirements for new server infrastructure solutions


* Maintain responsibility for end-user (customer) satisfaction

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