TS/SCI Cloud Administrator / Site Reliability Engineer

Job Status: Job is active and funded - it is contingent upon clearance cross over

Location: Reston, VA or Bolling AFB, DC (onsite)

Clearance Required: Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess a current and active TS/SCI clearance granted by the Department of Defense or an Intelligence Community agency. Must be able to pass a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph (current CI Polygraph a plus).

Background:

Assured Consulting Solutions provides strategic and innovative solutions for customer needs across the business, technology, and organizational spectrum. As a member of our team, you will have the chance to work with customers that are both Government and industry leaders and technology innovators.

We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Cloud Administrator / Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. Our Cloud Administrator and Site Reliability Engineer will ensure that systems stay up, optimally provisioned, team members have the tools and permissions they need and systems are capable of recovering quickly on failure. The infrastructure to be managed, crosses multiple domains, is on C2E, AWS, as well as a hosted OpenShift cluster.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Configuring AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager)
• Configuring OpenShift deployment files
• Basic Linux administration, passwords, configurations, provisioning
• Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and optimize resource allocation for high-throughput AI workflows. 
• Implement security protocols (ABAC, PKI encryption) to comply with DIA CIO, NIST SP 800-53, and ICD 503 standards. 
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure infrastructure aligns with data processing requirements. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Kubernetes). 
• Strong understanding of security frameworks (ABAC, PKI encryption). 
• Strong understanding of Red Hat / Linux administration
• 8140 certified (e.g. Security +) and AWS certified (able to obtain a customer privileged user account)

Education Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher or equivalent experience

Years of Experience:

• 8+ years w/ Bachelor of Science degree Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
• 12+ years with HS

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with DIA JWICS/C2S environments.
• OpenShift experience

Essential Job Functions:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to identify the essential functions of a position to determine whether an individual is qualified. Essential job functions are the fundamental duties of the position that must be performed, with or without reasonable accommodation. The essential functions of this position include:

• Ability to work onsite in a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF)
• Ability to collaborate effectively with government customers, technical teams, and cross-functional partners
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Ability to operate standard office equipment and remain in a stationary position for extended periods
• Ability to analyze complex system requirements and develop technical recommendations
• Ability to contribute to systems engineering, integration, and evaluation efforts across the lifecycle
• Ability to support technical planning, risk identification, and system improvement initiatives
• Ability to work independently while contributing to team objectives in a fast-paced environments
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work under deadlines

Position Type: Full-Time

Shift: Day

Export Control: For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ACS may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code may require authorization and may decline to proceed with an applicant on that basis alone.

Assured Consulting Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Minorities, females, disabled and protected veterans are urged to apply. ACS' utilization of any external recruitment or job placement agency is predicated upon its full compliance with our equal opportunity/affirmative action policies. ACS does not accept resumes from unsolicited recruiting firms. We pay no fees for unsolicited services.

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