Cloud Systems Administrator

Cloud Systems Administrator 

Red Arch Solutions is actively seeking a robust Cloud System Administrator to engineer, maintain, and optimize the infrastructure for an enterprise data modernization initiative at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
This role is critical for ensuring the continuous availability and security of development, test, and production environments. Working in a fast-paced Agile framework, you will leverage modern DevSecOps tools to implement automated pipelines, maintain containerized infrastructure, and execute comprehensive disaster recovery protocols.
The Red Arch Distinction: People First
Red Arch Solutions is a flat, highly collaborative organization where your voice is heard. We prioritize work/life balance and individualized professional growth, backed by a 100% company-paid healthcare model, a robust annual training allocation, and an elite technical community solving our nation's most urgent national security challenges.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Environment Management: Administer and maintain secure development, test, and production environments, ensuring rigorous separation of duties and streamlined promotion procedures.
DevSecOps Automation: Implement and optimize automated CI/CD pipelines to support continuous build/test, security scanning, code quality analysis, and automated deployments utilizing agency-approved toolsets.
Infrastructure Support: Support a diverse, modern technology stack that may include tools such as Oracle, NiFi, Python, Jenkins, SonarQube, GitLab, OpenShift, and Kubernetes.
Disaster Recovery Operations: Implement and test robust backup and recovery capabilities to ensure the platform meets stringent Recovery Time Objectives (RTO <4 hours) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO <1 hour).
System Monitoring: Establish and manage automated alerting mechanisms for system outages, performance degradation, and processing failures to ensure high availability.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Clearance: Active, current Top Secret / SCI with Polygraph is mandatory.

Experience: 8+ years of systems administration or cloud engineering experience within secure DoD or Intelligence Community environments.

Technical Literacy: Proven experience managing Linux-based cloud infrastructure, container orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift), and CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins).

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline.

Certification: Must maintain DoD 8570 compliance (e.g., Security+ CE).

DESIRED SKILLS & FRAMEWORKS
 

• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or equivalent Azure certification highly desired.
• Experience troubleshooting and optimizing Apache NiFi data flows.
• Strong scripting abilities (Python, Bash) and experience operating within Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Salary range $165,000-190,000 #CJ 

The Red Arch Solutions pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on several factors including, but not limited to, level of position, job responsibilities, geographic location, scope of relevant work experience, educational background, certifications, contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements, alignment with local internal equity as well as alignment with market data.


Red Arch Solutions Benefits Snapshot:

• 100% paid employee healthcare premiums. CareFirst Advantage Best in Class Benefits.


• HaloScripts Concierge prescription medication service


• Generous PTO.


• 10 % 401K 6% match vested day one and up to 4% profit sharing contribution.


• Annualized bonus compensation.


• Spot bonuses for hard work.


• Tuition reimbursement.


• 529 College Saving Plan.


• College Loan Pay Back Program.


• 11 Paid Federal Holidays


• Generous Referral Bonuses.

Red Arch Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.