Systems Engineer

Labor Category: Systems Engineer Position Title: Systems Administrator/ AWS Cloud Administrator Position Level: Level 1 - Subject Matter Expert Salary: Up to $215,000.00 per year Core Hours: 9am to 4pm Location: Herndon VA Description: Position Requires a Top Secret (TS/SCI) Clearance with a Polygraph. Seeking a skilled and proactive DevOps Systems Administrator with expertise in managing AWS EC2 instances to join our dynamic team in Herndon, VA. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure, and automated cloud infrastructure primarily on AWS, with a strong focus on EC2 instance management and related services. Key Responsibilities AWS EC2 Management: Provision, configure, monitor, and maintain EC2 instances including AMI management, instance scaling (auto-scaling groups), load balancing, and security groups to ensure high availability and performance. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Design and implement infrastructure automation using tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation to provision and manage cloud resources efficiently and reproducibly. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): Build, maintain, and optimize CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline to automate software delivery and deployment processes. Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Implement and maintain monitoring solutions (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, ELK stack, Grafana) to ensure system health, performance, and availability; proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize downtime. Security and Compliance: Manage AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles, policies, and multi-factor authentication (MFA); perform regular security assessments and implement best practices to safeguard cloud infrastructure. Collaboration and Support: Work closely with development, operations, and security teams to foster a DevOps culture, support application deployment, and provide technical guidance for cloud infrastructure and automation. Environment Management: Maintain multiple environments (development, staging, production) ensuring consistency, reliability, and scalability across all stages. Scripting and Automation: Develop and maintain automation scripts using Bash, Python, or Ruby to streamline routine tasks and improve operational efficiency. Details: Labor Category: Systems Engineer Position Title: Systems Administrator/ AWS Cloud Administrator Position Level: Level 1 - Subject Matter Expert Salary: Up to $215,000.00 per year Core Hours: 9am to 4pm Location: Herndon VA Mandatory Requirements: Proven experience managing AWS EC2 instances and related services such as VPC, S3, IAM, RDS, ELB, and Auto Scaling. Strong skills in infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar IaC tools. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or AWS CodePipeline. Proficient in Linux system administration and scripting (Bash, Python, Ruby). Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS) is a plus. Solid understanding of networking, security best practices, and cloud architecture principles. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment. Optional Requirements: Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps culture. Experience with monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, ELK stack, Grafana, or Prometheus. Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. This role offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment driving cloud infrastructure excellence and automation, ensuring robust and scalable AWS EC2 deployments that support business-critical applications. B4CORP Company Information B4Corp is a small defense contracting company that focuses on providing an optimum environment for mission-focused, highly skilled consultants to support the United States of America's intelligence community and other defense organizations. B4Corp provides a low overhead, highly efficient, high salary environment that allows employees to excel at meeting the client's needs. B4Corp is looking for information technology professionals that have a high sense of personal responsibility, self-motivation, and mission drive. B4Corp's dedication and care for its employees is reflected in our outstanding compensation and benefits package. B4Corp's benefits reflect the company's policy of putting the employees first. B4Corp's maximum flexibility comp / makeup time policy, along with the company's cafeteria-style benefit plan that allows employees to maximize their Benefit Dollars, reflects B4Corp's commitment to its employees. Compensation: Outstanding Salaries Retirement: Full Vanguard 401k Plan - Featuring a full scope of investment options - 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary - Ability to max out 401k savings $57k ($63.5k if over 50) Employees receive B4Corp phantom stock each year (2-year vesting period) Insurance: Medical - United Health Care (UHC) (multiple plan options) Dental - United Concordia (UC) Flex Plan Vision - Vision Service Plan Insurance Co (VSP) Signature Plans Mutual of Omaha short-term disability (60% of salary up to $2,000.00/week) Mutual of Omaha long-term disability (60% of salary up to $10,000.00/month) Mutual of Omaha life insurance ($200,000.00) Employee Referral Bonus: Refer a friend or a coworker and receive $3,000 per year for every year the person works for B4CORP Paid Time Off (PTO): Seven weeks of leave per year (including ten federal holidays) Flexible work schedule with comp time (with customer approval) Tuition and Training: Free CBTNuggets Online Training Account - More than 200 online IT courses on a large variety of topics, including networking, security, virtualization, and the cloud - Cisco, Microsoft, and Google - Virtual Labs Free L inux Academy Online Training Account Internal Tracking -NK-512-05 If you would like to complete a detailed B4Corp Employment Application, please do so using this form (You only need to fill out this application once for B4Corp or if you have updates to the information.): . 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