# Sr. Cloud Administrator (AWS)

**Company:** [CYBREX Technologies](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/eS1sNencEHm5MgTUi2WgPc.md)
**Location:** Washington, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Contract
**Department:** FEDERAL

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## Description

### **About the Role**

CYBREX Technologies is seeking an experienced **Senior Cloud Administrator** to join our Cloud Architecture and Administration team supporting mission-critical federal environments. This role is ideal for a cloud professional who thrives in highly secure environments and enjoys designing, deploying, and optimizing modern cloud platforms that support containerized applications, automation, and emerging AI capabilities.

You will play a key role in managing and evolving our AWS GovCloud infrastructure, driving operational excellence through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and cloud-native best practices while ensuring compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements.  
  
**Key Responsibilities**

### **Cloud Infrastructure & Operations**

-   Design, deploy, administer, and optimize secure cloud environments within **AWS GovCloud**.
-   Manage and maintain highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud infrastructure supporting mission-critical applications.
-   Monitor platform performance, availability, security, and cost optimization initiatives.

### **Containerization & Platform Engineering**

-   Deploy, configure, and support containerized workloads using **Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service)** and Kubernetes.
-   Implement cloud-native architecture patterns and support modern application deployments.
-   Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, networking, and container platform issues.

### **Automation & DevOps**

-   Develop and maintain **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** solutions using Terraform.
-   Build and support CI/CD pipelines utilizing GitLab and modern DevSecOps practices.
-   Automate operational processes, system provisioning, monitoring, and compliance activities.

### **Security & Compliance**

-   Ensure cloud environments comply with federal security requirements, including **NIST 800-53**, **FISMA**, and related governance frameworks.
-   Implement security controls, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and cloud security best practices.
-   Support security assessments, audits, and continuous monitoring activities.

### **Collaboration & Innovation**

-   Partner with architects, engineers, developers, and security teams in an Agile environment.
-   Utilize Jira and related collaboration tools to support project planning and execution.
-   Contribute to cloud strategy, platform modernization initiatives, and emerging technologies, including AI/ML-enabled cloud services.

## Requirements

### **Preferred Qualifications**

-   Hands-on experience designing, administering, and securing environments within **AWS GovCloud**.
-   Working knowledge of federal cybersecurity and compliance frameworks, including **NIST SP 800-53**, **FISMA**, and related regulatory requirements.
-   Experience supporting or deploying **AI/ML platforms, cloud-based data science environments, or generative AI workloads**.
-   Proficiency with **GitLab** for source control and CI/CD automation, as well as **Jira** for Agile project management and workflow tracking.
-   Industry-recognized AWS certifications such as **AWS Certified Solutions Architect**, **AWS Certified SysOps Administrator**, or **AWS Certified DevOps Engineer**.
-   Experience supporting highly regulated environments within the **Federal Government, Financial Services, Defense, or other compliance-driven industries**.

### **Nice-to-Have Qualifications**

-   Experience implementing DevSecOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
-   Familiarity with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes and Amazon EKS.
-   Knowledge of cloud security, continuous monitoring, and automated compliance validation.
-   Experience supporting cloud modernization, digital transformation, or enterprise platform engineering initiatives.

## Benefits

-   Work on high-impact federal cloud modernization initiatives.
-   Help shape secure cloud platforms supporting next-generation technologies.
-   Collaborate with a highly skilled team of cloud, cybersecurity, and AI professionals.
-   Opportunity to influence architecture, automation, and strategic cloud initiatives.
-   Competitive compensation, professional development, and career growth opportunities.