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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Cloud Systems Administrator - **Company:** Kansas City National Security Campus - **Location:** Kansas City, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Server Applications, User Authentication, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Security, Cluster Analysis, Information Systems, Databases, Computer Engineering, DevOps, Perl (Programming Language), Monitoring of Systems, Identity and Access Management, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Windows Servers, OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Remote Desktop Services, Ansible, Software Engineering, Web Services, Scripting, Load Balancing, Cloud Platform System, System Availability, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Git, Cloudformation, Gitlab-ci, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Puppet, Terraform, Network Server, Programming Languages - **Published:** October 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=6a5c83d3ef7f11ff ## About the Role * 5+ years of systems administration experience and 0-2 years of project or technical consultant responsibility. * Bachelor's degree in the field of Information Systems, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering, with a minimum of 24 semester hours of computer-related courses, or two additional years of direct work experience. * Ability to travel up to 10% of the time * Ability to work remote, hybrid, or on-site as directed by management and is determined by the needs of the business. * Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this job * United States Citizenship * Ability to obtain and maintain, if required for position, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance (some positions require additional DOE designations) We Value * 2-3 years proven experience in managing cloud-based solutions on AWS (and other cloud platforms), including designing, deploying, monitoring, managing, and scaling resources. * Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Gitlab CI, Git, and Ansible. * Knowledge of cloud security best practices and compliance standards such as NIST, SOC 2, and ISO 27001. * Experience implementing IAM (Identity and Access Management) and role-based access controls, EC2, S3, LZA, Lambda, SaaS, etc. * Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC), including tools like Terraform, Morpheus and CloudFormation. * Experience with Kubernetes (OpenShift, ROSA and EKS). * Advanced knowledge of specific operating systems (Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Windows Server), servers, peripheral devices and workstations. * Highly skilled in scripting/programming languages (like PowerShell, Puppet, Perl, Python) to support database, web, and application administration. * Proven ability to mentor peers to better results and identify appropriate training to improve team's technical bench strength. * Knowledge and experienced with installation, configuration and administration of enterprise web services, application servers, databases, clustering backup and recovery systems, portals, firewalls, virtual private networks, terminal services, authentication and authorization, collaboration, and load balancing., We are required by the Department of Energy (DOE) to conduct a pre-employment drug test and background review, including checks of references, credit, law enforcement records and employment/education history. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE Q-level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. Dual citizenship may affect clearance eligibility., If you have a medical portable electronic device (MedPED) - such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids or diagnostic equipment used to measure or monitor body functions - you may be required to meet NNSA security requirements if employed by us. ## Description The Sr Systems Administrator performs and oversees a variety of functions to ensure IT infrastructure is available, reliable, secure, and stable. They will apply advanced judgment and analysis in the evaluation, selection, installation, and maintenance of systems software and hardware. This role will be responsible for monitoring systems and serving as a focal point for support. The Sr Systems Administrator will plan for the future by setting and documenting direction for their specific area of responsibility for the information systems infrastructure is expected., * Independent ability to quickly analyze, isolate and diagnose complex problems, recommend remedial actions, and implement resolutions. * Applies advanced technical methodologies to the computing infrastructure, monitor operating efficiencies, performance tuning and assist in capacity planning. * Reviews, evaluates and recommends new or upgraded systems software packages and related hardware, based on established standards. * Develops detailed implementation plans based on the architectural plans and complete implementation. * Serves as Technical Lead on medium to large enterprise projects according to division standards and requirements. * Transforms business requirements into technical architecture requirements and design application architectures, which are scalable, robust, and manageable, while balancing the price/performance. * Works closely and escalates issues directly with vendors to ensure that supporting operating systems are compliant with applications, including required patch levels, hot fixes, and revisions. * Implements application and database high availability techniques and application/network security concepts.