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# Systems Administrator - CLEARED

- **Company:** The Squires Group, Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Audit Trail, Backup Devices, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Engineering, Computer Networks, Linux, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management, Lex (Software), Routing, Ansible, Virtual Machines, Load Balancing, System Availability, Cloudformation, SC Clearance, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Atlassian Tools, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Splunk, Devsecops
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9220556/systems-administrator-cleared

## About the Role

* 7+ years of experience administering Linux systems, including at least 3 years of experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, preferably in AWS GovCloud or similar secure environments.
 * Strong understanding of AWS Connect operations, including call flow configuration, Contact Lens integration, and AWS Lex/Lambda integration.
 * Experience implementing and managing AWS IAM, CloudWatch, S3, EC2, and CloudFormation.
 * Familiarity with cloud networking concepts, including VPCs, routing tables, security groups, and load balancing.
 * Hands-on experience automating cloud infrastructure using Ansible, Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools.
 * Knowledge of cloud security best practices, including NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP-aligned controls.
 * Experience working in SAFe Agile environments using Jira and Confluence.
 * Active Secret clearance or higher.

## Description

Our client is a rapidly growing federal contractor. They are seeking a Senior Systems Administrator. In this role you will administer, secure, monitor, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure supporting the federal client's telecommunications systems, with a focus on AWS GovCloud, AWS Connect, Linux systems, automation, cloud security, and high-availability mission-critical services., * Administer and support cloud-native infrastructure powering the federal client's telecommunications systems, with a focus on AWS-hosted services such as AWS Connect, EC2, and S3.

 * Perform daily system administration activities within AWS GovCloud, including provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and patching of Linux-based virtual machines.
 * Manage telephony workloads and services within AWS Connect to maintain high availability, security, and performance for mission-critical communications.
 * Monitor cloud system performance using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk while diagnosing and resolving infrastructure issues to support 24/7 uptime.
 * Implement and maintain system hardening, encryption, IAM roles, network policies, VPCs, security groups, and multi-factor authentication in accordance with the federal client's security standards.
 * Use Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
 * Support secure cloud data backup and recovery processes while meeting federal continuity and audit requirements.
 * Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps initiatives in collaboration with cloud development teams.
 * Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies, including planning sessions, stand-ups, retrospectives, and system demonstrations.
 * Participate in an on-call rotation to provide rapid response to service-impacting incidents affecting telecommunications systems.