Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
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IT Systems Engineer
ScienceLogic
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Reston • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AnsibleAWSAzureCloudDNSFirewallsLinuxPython
About the role
- Support and maintain the infrastructure, essential business applications, and endpoints that operate within our federal environment.
- Perform system administration, including installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Linux-based systems across on-premises and cloud environments
- Architect, deploy, and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.
- Manage identity and access controls within Microsoft Entra, including configuration and enforcement of MFA and Conditional Access policies
- Oversee Azure Subscription governance, including role assignments, resource tagging, policy enforcement, and cost management practices
- Manage secure and compliant network architectures in both Azure and AWS, including virtual networks/VPCs, subnets, routing, firewalls (Azure Firewall, AWS Network Firewall), VPNs, private link/endpoints, and security groups, ensuring alignment with FedRAMP security controls
- Deploy, configure and manage applications and security baselines using Microsoft Intune for physical and virtual endpoints
- Provision, configure, and manage Linux VMs and containers in Azure and AWS, including patching, monitoring, and secure access configuration
- Design, implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and configure IT system implementations including routers, switches, firewalls, servers, and storage arrays
- Execute and successfully complete projects and evaluate new technologies/platforms to determine their applicability to solving ScienceLogic’s business challenges and needs
- Analyze existing systems and infrastructure lifecycle to determine industry-forward best practices for upgrades or replacements best suited for business needs
- Work with internal teams on the planning and configuration of new business solutions requiring IT oversight, integration or management
- Provide after-hours and weekend support as needed to ensure the continuous availability and operational integrity of all critical systems, network devices, and services 24/7/365
- Assist the service desk team as needed, acting as an escalation point and developing processes, procedures, and policies to facilitate effective knowledge transfer and team collaboration
- Perform daily system monitoring tasks to verify the integrity and availability of systems, hardware, and scheduled operations such as backups and alerting
- Ensure all Federal systems and processes meet FedRAMP Moderate requirements
- Participate in the writing and review of necessary FedRAMP Moderate process and policy documentation for compliance
- Support system operations in a FedRAMP Moderate environment by ensuring changes, patches, and configurations are aligned with FedRAMP Moderate requirements and are tested and applied by required deadlines
- Work with security and compliance teams to support continuous monitoring activities, including asset inventory, application updates, and system patches
- Administer and maintain Windows 365 Cloud PCs (VDI), including policy management and end-user support
- Ensure compliance with DISA STIGs / CIS Controls across federal systems and endpoints, performing quarterly reviews and remediations for both Windows and LInux workloads
- Perform all activities in accordance with established change management and approval procedures
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, or similar fields. Education requirement can be substituted with demonstrated commensurate experience
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure, systems administration, or cloud engineering
- Must be a U.S. citizen and capable of obtaining Public Trust clearance
- Working knowledge of compliance frameworks such as FedRAMP, NIST 800-53, CMMC, or FISMA, and how they relate to system operations
- Knowledge of OS patching strategies
- Experience with identity and access management (IAM) solutions for Azure and AWS
- Scripting experience with tools such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible to automate administrative tasks and configuration management
- Experience with server and networking datacenter infrastructure
- Firm understanding of networking fundamentals, including VLANs, firewalls, DNS, DHCP, and VPNs
- Motivated learner, able to quickly learn new technologies and keep skills current with emerging technologies
- Demonstrate efficient and effective use of problem-solving, project management and task prioritization
- Strong communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly, adapt to new technologies, and apply IT best practices in a secure, compliance-driven environment
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
- 401(k) plan with employer match.
- Flexible Paid Time Off (FTO) so that you can take the time that you need to re-energize.
- Volunteer Time Off (VTO) - take two days off per calendar year to volunteer with your preferred charitable organization.
- 5-year Service Milestone Sabbatical.
- Paid parental leave.
- Generous employee referral bonus program.
- Pet insurance.
- HQ Office centrally located in Reston Town Center featuring a well-stocked kitchen with rotating snacks and beverages, and catered lunch on Thursdays.
- Regular virtual company-wide events, including cooking classes, yoga, meditation and more.
- The opportunity to learn and develop from some of the best and brightest minds in the industry!
ATS Keywords
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Hard skills
Linux administrationAWS cloud infrastructureMicrosoft EntraAzure Subscription governanceNetwork architectureMicrosoft IntuneVirtual machinesSystem monitoringScripting (PowerShell, Python, Ansible)Networking fundamentals
Soft skills
Problem-solvingProject managementTask prioritizationCommunicationAdaptabilityMotivated learnerCollaborationKnowledge transfer
Certifications
BS in Computer SciencePublic Trust clearance
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