Cloud & Systems Operations Engineer / FinOps

NDi is seeking Cloud and Systems Operations Engineers to operate, sustain, optimize, and improve enterprise technology environments. We are interested in candidates with backgrounds in systems administration, cloud operations, infrastructure support, observability, reliability, capacity management, or cloud financial operations., * Administer and sustain operating systems, servers, middleware, cloud resources, and

• supporting infrastructure.
• Monitor system health, availability, capacity, performance, and resource consumption.
• Perform configuration management, patching, upgrades, backup, and recovery activities.
• Troubleshoot infrastructure, operating system, middleware, and cloud-service issues.
• Implement automation that reduces routine operational and maintenance effort.
• Support monitoring, observability, alerting, and proactive incident prevention.
• Analyze cloud consumption, utilization, capacity, allocation, and cost trends.
• Identify infrastructure and cloud optimization opportunities.
• Support business continuity, resilience, and disaster-recovery capabilities.
• Collaborate with development, DevSecOps, cybersecurity, and application-support teams.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• The work location may be remote or onsite in Washington, DC; Atlantic City, NJ; or Oklahoma City, OK. Candidates should be open to working in any of these locations
• Must be able to travel within U.S., * Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 5+ years of systems administration, cloud operations, infrastructure operations, FinOps, or related experience.
• Experience with Windows and/or Linux enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting production systems and infrastructure.
• Knowledge of monitoring, patching, configuration management, backup/recovery, or capacity management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS or Microsoft Azure experience.
• Infrastructure as Code and configuration automation.
• Docker/Kubernetes or container-platform experience.
• Cloud cost management, tagging, allocation, forecasting, or FinOps experience.
• Observability and AIOps technologies.
• FinOps Foundation certification or major cloud certifications.

Network Designs, Inc. (NDi) is a leading Federal contractor that specializes in designing, developing, and delivering information technology and network solutions for government customers. Founded in 1985, NDi’s firmly defined core values have driven all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to our company’s success and the establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At NDi, we believe that our people are the cornerstone of our success, and we value collaboration, career growth, and winning ideas. Military Veterans Encouraged to Apply., At NDi, we value our team and are committed to retaining top talent by offering competitive benefits and compensation packages. Our employee benefits package includes comprehensive health, dental, vision, pet, and legal insurance. Our corporate benefits include 401(k) retirement matching, paid leave, paid holidays, and health and wellness programs. In addition, we provide employer-paid life and disability insurance, professional development, education benefits, and much more to ensure our team has the resources they need to thrive on and off the job.