ME00522-Cloud System Administrator 2

Momentum Engineering, Inc.•Annapolis Junction, MD

About The Position

Seeking a Cloud System Administrator to perform in a cloud environment platform, built with Java on Free and Open-Source Software products including Kubernetes, Hadoop and Accumulo, to enable the execution of data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure The ideal candidate will support a team that ensures day-to-day operations stability, provides customer support, as well as knowledge in technical and troubleshooting repair expertise The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment who is self-motivated and proactively completes tasks with strong attention to detail This is an evening or mid shift position and candidate is expected to provide Tier 1 through 3 support

Requirements

Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
7 years of experience RedHat/CentOS command line
7 years of experience Linux/Unix networking (nmap, tcpdump, firewalls)
7 years of experience RedHat/CentOS kickstart/provisioning (Setting it up)
2+ years of experience RedHat DNS Administration (DNS, hosts files, DHCP)
Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
8570 IAT Level I or higher (preferably Security+) is required and must be obtained prior to starting
One of the following certifications are required: AWS DevOps Engineer Professional CDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Possession of a Cloud Certification and 8570 certification is required and will be verified as part of the interview or offer process
Strong background in troubleshooting operational issues in a Linux environment
Additional knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Hadoop and scripting experience such as python and bash

Nice To Haves

Experience with Prometheus, JIRA, Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Virtualization, Salt/ Ansible, Grafana, Openstack and AWS

Responsibilities

Administer and maintain cloud environments, including compute, storage, networking, and identity services
Provision, configure, monitor, and troubleshoot cloud resources to ensure high availability and performance
Implement and manage access controls, including IAM roles, RBAC, MFA, and privileged access management
Support cloud security best practices, including patching, vulnerability remediation, logging, and incident response
Maintain system documentation, configuration baselines, and change management processes
Support backup, recovery, and continuity operations for cloud-hosted systems
Coordinate with cybersecurity, network, and engineering teams to support system integration and modernization efforts