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# Senior Server/Cloud Engineer (REMOTE)

- **Company:** Koniag Services, Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Amazon Web Services, CentOS, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Data Centers, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Linux System Administration, Windows Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Cloud Services, Ansible, Zero Trust Network Access, Runbook, VMware Infrastructure, VMware Virtualization, VMware VSphere, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloudformation, Kubernetes, Information Technology, 3-tier Architectures, Cloud Migration, Terraform, Vmware
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9109766/senior-servercloud-engineer-remote

## About the Role

Koniag IT Systems (KITS) is seeking a Senior Server / Cloud Engineer with a minimum of 8 years of experience to design, deploy, and support enterprise server and cloud infrastructure for a federal civilian customer undergoing active data center consolidation and cloud modernization. The ideal candidate has hands-on expertise in administering Windows Server and Linux environments at enterprise scale and leading migration of on-premises workloads to AWS, including GovCloud. Experience with VMware-based virtualization and infrastructure-as-code is strongly preferred., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience

 * Minimum of 8 years of experience in server and/or cloud engineering roles
 * Expert-level administration of Windows Server and Linux operating systems in an enterprise environment
 * Demonstrated, hands-on experience migrating workloads to AWS (GovCloud experience strongly preferred)
 * Experience with VMware virtualization (vSphere/vCenter) at enterprise scale
 * Experience with Containers/Kubernetes, FinOps/cost-optimization and Zero Trust principals., * Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tooling (Terraform, Ansible, or similar)
 * Strong understanding of enterprise networking, Active Directory, and identity/access management fundamentals
 * Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce technical documentation and diagrams
 * Excellent communication skills and the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
 * Ability to obtain public trust clearance

Desired Skills and Competencies:

 * Experience working in a federal government IT environment
 * AWS Certified SysOps Administrator or AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
 * VMware Certified Professional (VCP) or equivalent
 * Experience with data center exit/consolidation projects on a federal contract
 * Experience supporting financial, loan-servicing, or capital-access application environments
 * Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53 controls and FedRAMP-authorized cloud services

## Description

The Senior Server / Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, deploying, and administering enterprise server and cloud infrastructure, leading migration of legacy on-premises workloads to AWS GovCloud, and supporting the customer's active data center consolidation initiative., * Design, deploy, and administer Windows Server and Linux (RHEL/CentOS) systems supporting enterprise applications and services.

 * Lead migration of legacy, on-premises data center workloads to AWS GovCloud as part of the customer's data center exit initiative, including four planned data center consolidations.
 * Administer VMware vSphere/vCenter environments, including capacity planning, patching, and lifecycle management of virtual infrastructure.
 * Build and maintain infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and configuration management (e.g., Ansible) for repeatable, auditable deployments.
 * Support Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and identity/access management across hybrid environments.
 * Partner with security engineering to remediate vulnerabilities, apply STIG/hardening baselines, and support continuous monitoring (ConMon) activities.
 * Participate in the design and testing of business disaster continuity and recovery (BDCR) solutions for critical financial and mission systems.
 * Produce and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and runbooks for supported systems.
 * Provide Tier 3 escalation support and participate in an on-call rotation for production incidents.


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