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# Junior Cloud Systems Administrator [$276k/yr+] TS/SCI-FS Poly

- **Company:** SYSTOLIC, INC.
- **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $276,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apache Accumulo, Amazon Web Services, Intelligent Platform Management Interface, Bash Shell, System Configuration, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Linux, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Elasticsearch, Perl (Programming Language), Apache Hadoop, HAProxy, Industry Standard Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Nginx, Logstash, Software Deployment, Trivial File Transfer Protocols, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Grafana, Generative AI, Containerization, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Virtual Agents, Puppet, Docker
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9122720/junior-cloud-systems-administrator-276kyr-tssci-fs-poly

## About the Role

Degree: Technical bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

 - Years of experience: 5+ years
 - Total Compensation: $276k+ yearly (tentative)

## Description

* Implement, troubleshoot, and maintain large-scale distributed Hadoop and cloud clusters.
 * Architect AWS cloud environments and integrate advanced AI capabilities including LLMs, Agentic AI, and RAG.
 * Manage Linux systems using scripting in Bash, Python, or Perl, automating configuration via Puppet and Salt.
 * Oversee container orchestration with Kubernetes and Docker, and manage log aggregation with Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Grafana., * Provide engineering support for the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of large-scale distributed systems and cloud clusters.
 * Design and develop AWS cloud infrastructure adhering to security, compliance, and architectural best practices.
 * Integrate and support Large Language Models (LLM), Agentic AI, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities.
 * Automate system configuration, software deployments, and administration tasks using Bash, Python, Perl, Puppet, and Salt.
 * Manage core Linux services, network provisioning (PXE, Kickstart, DHCP, DNS, TFTP), and remote hardware diagnosis via IPMI and serial interfaces.
 * Support distributed databases and object storage solutions such as Hadoop, Accumulo, Cassandra, and Scality/Swift.
 * Deploy and manage containerized environments utilizing Docker and Kubernetes orchestration services.
 * Configure software load balancing (HAProxy, NGINX) and log aggregation pipelines using Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Grafana.
 * Maintain an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.


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