Senior Cloud Administrator

Senior Cloud Administrator Full Time, Remote Ability to obtain a Public Trust Semper Valens Solutions, Inc. is seeking to fill an AWS Cloud Administrator position in support of VA (Veterans Affairs) Cloud Operations and Migration Services (COMS) capability to provide operational input and support for the operations, maintenance, and refinement of VA's Enterprise Cloud (VAEC) environment, execution support for migrating new and legacy VA applications and services to cloud computing and continuous improvement of VA's IT infrastructure. The candidate will support our VA clients in their cloud operations to enhance, optimize, and maintain their computing capabilities across their technical landscape. This includes working with our VA system admins when supporting application teams, working with project teams to operate & maintain (O&M) VA applications on their cloud platform. The AWS Cloud Administrator must have expertise with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Key Responsibilities:
- Utilize the VA Enterprise Cloud Operational Tools (VAECOT), CSP native portals and tools, and/or other VA TRM-approved tools necessary to assist VA applications in the VA's enterprise cloud (VAECOT tools listed at the bottom)
- Utilize automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation, or similar
- Assist with upgrading, installing, and configure monitoring solution for AWS or Azure for Windows or Linux servers
- Create and maintain gold images/scripts
- Assist with reporting on current infrastructure status
- Document each application's production operations processes via a production operation manual (POM) Must Have Qualifications:
- Minimum of six (6) years setting up, configuring and using AWS cloud operational tools to ensure service level agreements and performance targets are met, and continued compliance with policies, standards and guidelines. - Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or technical discipline (10 years additional work experience might be considered in lieu of a degree).
- Current AWS certification or a recent passing exam (e.g., AWS CCP, AWS CSA associate/professional, AZ-900, AZ-104)
- Experience in one or more of the VAECOT suite of tools, shown below.
- Able to pass a background check to obtain a Public Trust - Must be a U.S. citizen Candidates that do not meet the minimum qualifications will not be considered. Preferred Qualifications (soft skills, preferred, nice to have):
- Active clearance for Public Trust (High-Risk) Position
- ITIL certification or ITIL knowledge
- Can provide technical support and OS-level remediations for Nessus scans
- Some experience with network and/or systems administration in Linux (Red Hat) or Windows environments
- Some knowledge of security regulations, best practices, countermeasures, compliance standards and current threats.
- Experience creating technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and how-to guides
- Helping application teams with system administration
- One or more Microsoft or Amazon cloud certifications
- Previous Federal Government experience preferably at VA
- Experience with at least one configuration technology including: Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, etc. Some experience in one or more of the following tools is required:
Third party tools
- Application Performance Monitoring: Dynatrace, AppDynamics
- Cloud Security: Nessus, NetSkope, Enterprise Security External Change Council, Identity and Assessment Management, Continuous Monitoring as a Service, McAfee, eMASS, Centrify
- Cloud Governance: Turbot - DevOps/Configuration Management/Help Desk: Ansible, Service Desk, ScienceLogic, ServiceNOW, SPLUNK, Jira ServiceDesk, Cloudockit, GitHub - Containerization: Red Hat OpenShift
- Migration: CloudKey, Version One
- Reporting: Apptio
Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Operational Tools Tools/Services - AWS Security: System Manager (Explorer and OpsCenter), CloudWatch, Config, CloudTrail, Elasticsearch ( Kinesis DataStreams), GuardDuty, Inspector, Key Management Service (KMS), Security Hub, Directory Service, Identity and Access Management, Resource Access Manager, Cognito, Secrets Manager, Certificate Manager, Artifact - Aws Monitoring and Logging: Quicksight, Eventbridge (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), Simple Notification Service (SMS), Elasticsearch (AWS Kinesis DataStreams), CloudTrail, CloudWatch - Aws Networking: Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Route S3, API Gateway, Direct Connect, Appstream 2.0, Transit Gateway, Elastic LoadBalancer, Firewall Manager, WAF & Shield - AWS Storage: Cloud Tiering Services to S3 from On-Prem, Simple Storage Services (S3), S3 Glacier , Storage Gateway, Elastic File System (EFS), Backup
- Azure Security: Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC), Event Hubs, Security Center (ASC) , Information Protection (AIP) , Key Vault, PowerBI, Network Watcher (Performance Monitor), Monitor (Log Analytics and ASC)
- Azure Monitoring and Logging: Information Protection (AIP), Advance Threat Protection, Security Center (ASC), Information Protection (AIP), Key Vault, Active Directory, Role Based Access Control (RBAC), Resource Manager (ARM), Resource Graph (ARG), Active Directory B2C, Key Vault, App Service, Service Trust Portal - Azure Networking: Virtual Network, Traffic Manager, DNS, Application Gateway, Express Route, WebApps, FrontDoor, VPN Gateway, LoadBalancer, Firewall - Azure Storage: Netapp File Service, Storage (Blobs, Disks, Files, Queues, Tables), Storage Archive Access Tier, Stor Simple, Files, Backup About Semper Valens Solutions: Semper Valens Solutions, Inc. (SVS) is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) providing Cost Effective Software and Systems Engineering, Field Support, Training and Full Life cycle Support Management to the DOD and VA community. At Semper Valens, our vision is to remain a creative, cutting edge and cost-effective solutions provider where our shared intellect, industry experience, and technology excellence, make a positive difference in our customer's success. Our solutions help bridge the gap between IT and business prioritizations to optimize budgets, risks, and operational processes. We search for outstanding technical professionals, hiring at all levels of the experience spectrum; intermediate, journeyman and senior. Consider us for your career plan. Semper Valens Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer Semper Valens Solutions proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth, or related conditions, physical or mental disability, genetic information, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with Semper Valens Solutions through its online applicant system, please contact Semper Valens Solutions Human Resources Department at . Semper Valens Solutions is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer - minorities, females, disabled, and protected veterans are urged to apply. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. All Jobs at Semper Valens Solutions: