Cloud System Administrator

Role Overview

Amentum is seeking a Senior System Administrator to join our team in Springfield, VA. You will support mission‑critical projects that directly impact the Nation’s security and intelligence mission. The Geospatial Enterprise Open Data Store (GEODS) contract provides integration, design, development, and sustainment for data services supporting the Federal Government. This role oversees testing of products from development to operational deployment, collaborates with Scrum Masters and developers through the requirements process, and contributes to a robust, organized backlog and streamlined roadmap for the GEODS program.

Work Schedule

• Monday – Friday, 3 PM – 11 PM (2 openings)
• Monday – Friday, 11 AM – 7 PM (2 openings)

Essential Responsibilities

• Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of cloud systems.
• Isolate and resolve problems involving applications, operating systems, hardware, communications, or any combination of infrastructure.
• Prepare problem reports to appropriate leads such as Amazon/C2S, NGA‑ESC, etc.
• Support escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers.
• Deploy operating system and application software to cloud compute resources.
• Troubleshoot, maintain integrity, and configure network components; implement OS enhancements to improve reliability and performance.
• Integrate new technologies into new and existing systems, including transition and migration of corporate systems.
• Monitor and report on system health using dashboard tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS CloudWatch, etc.

Other Responsibilities

• Adhere to Amentum’s safety culture, completing training, participating in emergency response, and serving on safety committees as needed.
• Follow Amentum’s Quality Policy and comply with applicable quality system documents and customer contracts.
• Read, understand, and implement operational, safety, quality, and environmental requirements of all relevant plans, procedures, and policies.

Requirements

• Security Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience, or Associate’s degree + 7 years experience, or a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
• Required Certifications: Cloud certification (preferably AWS, OCI, or Google Cloud).

Preferred Qualifications

• AI experience applicable to the program.
• Proficiency with the AWS C2S suite and services.
• Experience administering and managing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Providing AWS technical support to the NGA enterprise.
• Senior‑level experience managing and administering Linux/Windows systems, including patching, updates, and configuration management.
• Experience with Active Directory and Windows server administration.
• Log analysis and issue troubleshooting on EC2 instances using SSH tools (e.g., MobaXterm, PuTTY).
• Creating IAM users/roles/policies and writing JSON IAM/S3 policies.
• Use of ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and similar tools.
• LDAP administration for account creation and management on Linux servers.
• Support, improvement, and implementation of internal components and applications across multiple clusters.

Compensation

US $150,000 – $180,000 (estimated range; actual compensation may vary based on responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, collective bargaining agreements, and applicable laws).

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax‑saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance