Cloud System Administrator

#Hiring: Cloud System Administrator ️

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Salary: $130,000+ per year (DOE)

️ Clearance: Active TS/SCI w/ Full Scope Polygraph Required

Schedule: Full-time On-site

About the Role

Central Texas Recruiting is seeking an experienced Cloud System Administrator to support the deployment, configuration, and management of secure, distributed cloud environments. This hands-on role is perfect for an engineer with deep cloud expertise, a strong security mindset, and a passion for building and maintaining scalable infrastructure.

This position is 100% onsite in a secure facility in Annapolis Junction, MD, supporting critical national security missions.

Key Responsibilities

Administer and maintain cloud-based and distributed systems

Support containerized workloads using Kubernetes and Docker

Configure software load balancers (e.g., HAProxy, Nginx) for large-scale services

Utilize SSH-based utilities (rsync, pdsh, pdcp, WinSCP) for secure operations

Monitor systems with Elasticsearch, Logstash, Filebeat, Grafana, rsyslog

Apply knowledge of networking fundamentals: VLANs, port channel bonding, Layer 2/3 interactions

Implement security best practices in cloud operations

Collaborate with engineering teams in a high-security, mission-focused environment

Qualifications & Requirements

U.S. Citizenship Required

️ Active TS/SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph

Education & Experience:

1–3 years of relevant experience required

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, or Mathematics highly preferred (may substitute for 2 years of experience)

Technical Skills & Certifications:

Must hold a Hadoop/Cloud System Administrator Certification or a comparable DoD 8570-compliant certification, such as:

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)

Elastic Certified Engineer

Advanced proficiency with SSH tunneling and secure file utilities

Solid understanding of Kubernetes orchestration and Docker containerization

Familiarity with cloud monitoring/logging tools like ELK stack, Grafana, rsyslog