Application Administrator

Job Details

Application Administrator

Hybrid - Washington, DC

**US Citizenship Required

We are looking for someone in the market for a hybrid job in the DC area with experience in cloud platforms and infrastructure to support a project with the Department of Justice! This is a great opportunity to join an established government contractor with many career growth opportunities!

The Application Administrator will be responsible for managing and supporting application deployed in an AWS Cloud-based environment.

• Provide end-user support.
• Perform system maintenance.
• Apply software patches to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
• Support the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) by assisting developers with code migration, deployment processes, and troubleshooting issues across development, test, and production environments.
• Monitor existing systems for structural integrity.
• Oversee the development and installation of new hardware and software.
• Install and configure operating systems and other software and routinely test installed software for glitch detection and other issues.
• Provide technical direction to IT support staff.
• Design and implement security systems and redundant backups to maintain data safety.
• Write custom scripts to reduce the need for human intervention, Create scaleable, automated solutions for our customer base.
• Establish multi-platform versions of the software package.
• Write tests for existing and created code to ensure compatibility and stability.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies.
• Design, implement, and conduct test and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met.
• Evaluate hardware and software and resolve LAN/MAN/WAN network related problems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, or related field.
• Practitioner level cloud certification such as: AWS-CCP (AWS) or MTA (MS Azure) preferred.
• 4-6 years of experience working with infrastructures and 2-3 years of experience with vendor cloud platforms.

Other Job Specific Skills

• hands-on experience with RedHat Linux systems and AWS services, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing application deployments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work collaboratively across technical and functional teams are essential.

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