Senior Cloud Systems Administrator

About the role

The Senior Cloud Systems Administrator will play a critical role in the administration, management, and configuration control of the IDSL's cloud-based systems for large scale data analytics processing. These in-house developed, high availability environments are leveraged by the IDSL team in the evaluation of emerging hardware and software technologies designed to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and satisfaction of travel and trade processes used by our customers.

Responsibilities

• Work in tandem with the IDSL Cloud Security Administrator, Corporate Cyber Team, and customer security representatives, to maintain cloud system configurations, security strategies, policies, and procedures in support of ATO certifications and the CIA triad.
• Collaborate closely with our software development team to build, deploy, and manage instances of FedRamp compliant cloud-based infrastructure and services in AWS GovCloud environments.
• Configure and maintain Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) configurations to ensure network isolation, security, and performance.
• Administer multi-factor authentication system level access controls and user bases.
• Manage user identities and role-based access control in AWS through IAM (Identity and Access Management) policies.
• Develop and maintain role-based access control strategies to enforce the principle of least privilege (PoLP) and ensure only authorized personnel have access to resources.
• Cook up and perform software installations and security updates for cloud-based systems, layered software packages, and databases.
• Test, evaluate, and recommend next generation Windows and Linux based applications and virtualized services for suitability of deployment on secured cloud systems.
• Develop, document, implement, and promulgate standard operating procedures and schedules.
• Monitor and track cost and usage data to inform program management budgets and goals.
• Troubleshoot AWS infrastructure and network related errors to provide solutions for and fixes.
• Deploy cloud-based applications using bash scripts, AWS CloudFormation and AWS CodePipeline.
• Understand and communicate technical cloud related functions for future implementation.
• Suggest security improvements when new applications are introduced for development.
• Use Linux OS for application run-time environments.

Qualifications

• BS and 5 years of related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
• Prior experience with government ATO processes, procedures, and administrative support requirements including multi-factor authentication.
• Fully understands and complies with FedRamp and FISMA requirements and procedures for cloud computing.
• Meticulous organizational skills with experience in administrative support documentation, log file analysis, system audits, and other record keeping practices.
• Willingness to iterate and adapt system support requirements to changing requirements and conditions.
• Strong writing skills and can clearly articulate and document technical plans, findings, and recommendations.
• Experience deploying, managing and troubleshooting multi-account cloud-based environments.
• Experience with structured database systems such as Postgress, mysql, and DynamoDB running in an AWS environment.
• Understanding AWS networking infrastructure on a technical basis and can communicate secure and functional AWS application infrastructure.
• AWS, Azure, and/or GCS certification preferred.
• Knowledge of container management platforms such as Kubernetes and Docker running in AWS using serverless systems such as AWS Fargate, Lambda, and AWS ECS.
• Hands-on experience administering and maintaining hybrid cloud architectures, multiple cloud providers, and backup/disaster recovery methods and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience making administrative decisions based on information assurance standards, scalability, extensibility, supportability, and sustainability.
• Hands-on coding skills in one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, R, Ruby, Java, and .NET.

Benefits

The position offers a competitive salary range of $80,001 - $120,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications.