Cloud Systems Administrator

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is hiring a Cloud Systems Administrator (SA) ready to be a member of a dynamic and fast paced technical program in Washington, DC. Our program has full lifecycle Agile Software Development and O&M for our AWS cloud and on-prem systems. Our program works to develop and maintain a translation workflow tool to facilitate linguistics for the Intelligence Community.

The successful SA will provide hands on interaction and support for the entire team fulfilling and implementing O&M duties. The SA will provide supplemental coverage in the absence of helpdesk personnel.  The on-site SA will coordinate O&M cycles with program leadership to schedule O&M activates for efficient deployment of upgrades and modifications. The position will also play a key role in updating our AWS Plan of Actions and Milestones (POAM) in support of the continued ATO of the program’s systems.

Primary Responsibilities:
•Provide systems administration to three government systems conducting operational duties supporting security, configuration, networking, OS patching and applications deployments
•Works with a cross functional operational team in a cloud based, Windows 2019 OS environment
•Occasional support as Tier 2 and Tier 3 Help Desk support
•The SA will work with a high tempo Operations Team to maintain and deploy the customer system and application to ensure system security, integrity and health
•Will work onsite in DC alongside the customer
•Provide keen insights and recommendations on best practices and implementations from a SA perspective
•Work closely with Security Engineer to meet NIST-800-53 controls and server STIG/Vulnerability compliance

Basic Qualifications:
•BS/BA Degree and 5+ years of prior relevant experience or Masters Degree with 2+ years of prior relevant experience (in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, System Administration, Cyber Security)
•Strong demonstrated working experience in the AWS cloud and as a systems administrator conducting maintenance on IT Windows Systems.
•Active DoD clearance at the Top Secret level with SCI eligibility and a polygraph within the last 5 years
•4 or more years of experience performing systems administration and O&M tasks for Windows systems
•Technical knowledge of Active Directory Domain Controllers such as: promotion and demotion, OU setup, Group Policy creation and modification, FSMO role transfer, decommissioning, and fault resolution  
•Self-starter with the ability to work independently
•System hardening experience via GPO, registry, system configuration, and WSUS patch management 
•Knowledge or experience with Risk Management Framework and Authority to Operates (ATO)
•Strong communication skills
•Ability working and engaging the customer almost daily

Preferred Qualifications:
•AWS GovCloud, SC2S or C2S experience
•Experience with Oracle RDS 19c databases
•Security+ Certification
•Certification as an Amazon Web Services Certified Associate

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is a Fortune 500® technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets. The company’s 45,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $14.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 30, 2022.  For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.