Engineering Delivery Manager II, System Administrator (TS Cleared, Onsite)

Work You'll Do

• Administer and sustain secure cloud infrastructure across multiple classification levels, including DoD IL4/IL5, supporting legacy application migrations
• Automate deployments and configuration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform and/or Azure ARM templates) within controlled change/configuration management processes
• Operate and harden core services (Linux-based systems, VMs, containers, storage, and networking) in secure cloud environments
• Monitor and optimize availability, performance, capacity, cost, and security posture using enterprise monitoring/observability tools
• Ensure compliance and authorization readiness by applying STIGs and supporting RMF/NIST/DoD 8140 controls, evidence collection, vulnerability remediation, and ATO activities
• Provide mission operations support: troubleshoot complex issues, implement backup/DR/BC procedures, maintain documentation, interface with government stakeholders, mentor junior staff, and support 24/7 on-call rotation

The Team

Deloitte's Government & Public Services (GPS) practice - our people, ideas, technology and outcomes - is designed for impact. Serving federal, state, & local government clients as well as public higher education institutions, our team of professionals brings fresh perspective to help clients anticipate disruption, reimagine the possible, and fulfill their mission promise.

Our Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure offering provides specialized engineering capabilities to design, implement, manage, and operate hybrid cloud environments, modernize networks and AI infrastructure from the core to the edge, and incubate new infrastructure and device services to help clients stay ahead with the latest technology advances.

Project Delivery Talent Model

Team members focus on delivering services to clients, without additional expectations related to business development or promotion. Their employment is tied to their role on a project, and they are eligible for a benefits package that is competitive for project delivery-focused professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• At least 5 + years of experience within the following:
• Demonstrated experience administering secure Linux-based systems in compliance-heavy environments
• Hands-on experience applying STIGs and supporting RMF control implementation and evidence collection
• Experience supporting cloud-hosted workloads (compute, network, storage) within controlled change/configuration management processes
• Strong communication skills and comfort working directly with government stakeholders
• Linux Stack
• Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)
• NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)
• Cloud Security and Change/Configuration Management experience

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

Active TS clearance with the ability to obtain and SCI

Ability to be on site in Arlington, VA 4 days a week

Preferred:

• CompTIA Security+
• RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
• CISM (Certified Information Security Manager)
• CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator)
• CKAD (Certified Kubernetes Application Developer)