Cloud System Administrator (Active TS/SCI w/CI Poly Required)

A&M Technologies, Inc. (A&M) is a minority-owned small business established in 2014, specializing in providing expert Federal IT support and management services. Our comprehensive offerings include systems integration, IT security, continuity of business operations support, IT infrastructure planning, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems support, business process automation, cloud migration, software engineering, systems engineering, and IT project management.

At A&M, we take pride in our diverse and high-performing team. With unwavering dedication and commitment to our customers' success, our practitioners bring unparalleled expertise to every project. Through our collaborative "one-team" approach and technical prowess, we excel in assisting our clients in overcoming their most complex IT challenges.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud System Administrator to join our team. This position is located in Herndon, VA and requires an Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain/maintain SCI and polygraph. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Deploy, configure, and sustain cloud-based applications across Windows and Linux environments, utilizing core AWS services (EC2, EBS, ELB, S3, and RDS); provision reliable AMIs and manage software installation, troubleshooting, and ongoing maintenance
• Administer the organization's financial and business analytics application suite, executing upgrades and fine-tuning configurations to drive operational efficiency
• Manage daily processing of pay, benefits, time and labor, and job announcement file transfers and batch jobs
• Troubleshoot and resolve diverse system issues — spanning application errors, PKI failures, security incidents, and batch processing breakdowns — in accordance with established procedures and Acceptable Quality Levels (AQLs)
• Drive automation of mission-critical processes by applying cloud-native tools, application frameworks, operating system capabilities, and custom scripting
• Ensure peak system performance, availability, and security through continuous assessment and implementation of innovative, cost-effective technical and cloud solutions
• Carry out infrastructure changes — such as storage scaling, load balancing adjustments, and instance resizing — without service interruption or impact to end users
• Plan and schedule system maintenance in coordination with customers and program stakeholders to balance operational continuity with necessary infrastructure, application, and security updates
• Conduct ongoing monitoring of systems, security, and application logs to proactively identify risks and ensure sustained compliance with NIST and IC directives
• Partner closely with technical leads to align with and implement industry best practices and evolving standards
• Execute routine backup and recovery operations for operating systems, files, and databases; manage user account provisioning and file system administration

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, with 5 years of relevant experience
• Active TS/SCI clearance w/CI Poly 
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification
• Strong technical background with a thorough understanding of cloud infrastructure, IT security principles, compute, storage, and transport
• Expertise in Windows and Linux