System Administrator

• System Design & Deployment: Lead the complete lifecycle—design, development, and deployment—of the web-based tool utilizing AWS cloud services within the Sponsor's classified systems. • Architecture & Compliance: Drive and implement a highly resilient and compliant application architecture, ensuring alignment with all Sponsor and federal regulatory requirements. • Code Quality Assurance: Oversee and enforce stringent coding standards, conduct comprehensive code reviews, and lead Quality Assurance (QA) practices across the development team. • Integration & Data Management: Drive the integration of necessary services, including APIs, relational databases, and NoSQL data solutions, to deliver seamless functionality for non-technical users. • Regulatory Partnership: Partner directly with Compliance Officers, Legal, and Program Managers to ensure all development, system documentation, and reporting activities strictly meet regulatory and Authorization and Accreditation (A&A) expectations. • Requirements Translation: Work closely with the IT Program Manager and Sponsor stakeholders to accurately and efficiently translate complex operational requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions. • Continuous Operations: Continuously improve system reliability, operational monitoring, and automation capabilities, utilizing IT operational status tools such as Splunk dashboards or Elastic Search for situational awareness.

• Security Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required. • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems AND 3+ years of combined experience in IT systems administration, IT system/software development and integration, IT system/software testing, Cybersecurity Compliance, IT system troubleshooting, and incident response OR High School Diploma AND 5+ years of combined experience in IT system/software testing, cybersecurity compliance, IT system troubleshooting, and incident response. • Sponsor System Administration: 2+ years of experience in system administration of Sponsor Systems. • IC Development: 3+ years of experience in the design, development, and deployment of applications on classified IC systems. • Cloud Expertise: 4+ years of combined experience in the Sponsor’s Amazon Web Services (AWS) environment (C2S or C2E), including cloud systems administration, containerization, cloud environment management, and compliance assessments. • SecDevOps: Expertise with SecDevOps tools, including Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), code repositories, and testing suites. • Technical Stack: Extensive experience with object-oriented programming languages, designing and administering relational databases, NoSQL data solutions, IT system/software testing, and configuration management practices. • Monitoring & Logs: Experience utilizing IT operational status tools (e.g., AWS monitoring) and implementing situational awareness insights using monitoring and logs, such as in Splunk dashboard or Elastic Search. • Certification: Certified in AWS or equivalent cloud technology. • Troubleshooting: Proven experience providing troubleshooting support for complex IT systems within the IC environment. • Agile Management: Experience with Agile requirements management and sprint planning for technical IT development teams. • Advanced Degree: Master’s Degree in any of the above-listed technical disciplines. • Security Certification: Hold a Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), or equivalent security certification.