Cloud Systems Administrator

Who We Are

Known for being a Best Place to Work and a People First company, IronArch Technology is an award-winning Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in providing innovative solutions and world class services to Federal Government clients.

Our employees have voted us as a 'Best Place to Work' 8 times and we are an INC 5000 recipient for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the United States.

Our Values: People First, Servant Leadership, Deliver and Inspire Excellence, Do the right thing!

What You'll Do

Design, develop, implement, and configure cloud system administration environments and tools. Implement security controls and security features to support and address cybersecurity challenges on PaaS and IaaS environments. Apply consulting and technical expertise and full industry knowledge, on VA cloud solution tailoring. Develop or support innovative solutions to complex problems. Define, communicate, and implement cloud architecture and administration processes for VA platforms. Apply technical expertise and industry knowledge to programs and projects. Work with minimal supervision within established procedures and practices and serve as informal lead or mentor to junior team members. This position is open to remote delivery anywhere within the U.S., to include the District of Columbia.

Standard support hours are between 7am to 9pm EST. This work will include on-call support during weekends, holidays, or off-hours, as required.

• 5 years of experience configuring cloud administrative environments and tools in AWS GovCloud.
• 2+ years of experience with Kubernetes, specifically EKS clusters, to manage and automate container orchestration.
• Experience using Terraform to define, build, and manage infrastructure as code (IaC) across multiple environments or with CloudFormation.
• Experience defining secure-based cloud architecture while adhering to development methodologies, engineering principles, and cloud standards.
• Experience providing detailed guidance to engineering team members and creating administrative processes and procedures to share with others.
• Experience performing operational and day-to-day administrative support functions, including troubleshooting issues and supporting change and problem management processes.
• Experience deploying and troubleshooting HashiCorp Consul/Vault.
• Experience working with multiple Cloud Service Providers (AWS GovCloud, AWS Commercial, and Azure).
• Experience using Ansible to support operations by automating processes in a cloud environment for server provisioning and configuration.
• Knowledge of using Elasticsearch for data query analytics and Kibana for log and event analysis.
• Ability to work with Nexus Repository and understand the technology to help troubleshoot issues for developers by maintaining build artifacts.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or equivalent, with 5 years of professional experience or a total of 13 years in lieu of education.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience with additional CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as Jenkins, Jira, Slack, Bitbucket, GitHub, Docker, or others
• Ability to manage resources, Active Directory, and other network resources in a Cloud environment with AWS preferred
• Ability to demonstrate the leadership behaviors to effectively communicate, coordinate, collaborate, and work in a visible and proactive manner across boundaries to deliver positive results
• Ability to be a highly engaging, team-oriented, customer-focused, strong work ethic, and self-starting individual able to respond rapidly to a dynamic programmatic environment
• Understanding of security best practices, including securing infrastructure, automating security checks, and ensuring compliance.
• Continuously improve automation processes, reducing manual tasks and increasing the efficiency of infrastructure management.

Why IronArch Technology?

• Awarded Best Place to Work 8 times!
• Competitive compensation and market-leading bonus opportunities
• Medical, dental and vision benefits where a significant portion of the premium is subsidized by IronArch. For qualifying high deductible health plans, IronArch also contributes towards a Health Reimbursement Account to cover eligible medical expenses
• Company-provided healthcare concierge assistance to help explain your coverage in plain language; help you find, choose, and schedule quality care; and address billing, benefit, or claims concerns, potentially saving hours of your time
• 401(k) retirement plan where the company contributes dollar for dollar up to 3 percent, and 50 cents on the dollar for the 4th and 5th percent with immediate entry and immediate vesting
• 20 days of PTO accumulated per calendar year
• 11 paid holidays
• Bereavement, jury duty, parental (maternity/paternity/adoption), and military leaves
• Sabbatical programs
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability
• Company-paid life insurance
• Voluntary life, accidental and indemnity income replacement benefits
• Professional development reimbursement
• Health club reimbursement
• Matching donation program and annual philanthropic activities
• Pet insurance
• And more!

Apply today to learn why IronArch Technology has been recognized as "Best Place to Work" for 8 years!

IronArch Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.