AWS Cloud Engineer/Systems Administrator

Provides subject matter proficiency for work described in the task. Responsible for providing analytical skills to support process improvement, specialized studies, and definition of requirements. Typical duties include analysis, planning, developing requirements documents, building functional models, developing procedures, developing functional architectures, and other related management and technical duties.
Must have experience deploying, managing, and operating workloads on AWS as well as implementing security controls and compliance requirements. Familiarity with using both the AWS Management Console and the AWS Command Line Interface (CLI). Understanding of the AWS Well-Architected Framework as well as AWS networking and security services
Requires expertise in a specialty area. Preferred candidate will have proficiency in AWS tools such as: Kubernetes, EKS, Diode, Lambda etc. (not all inclusive) orchestrated/deployed in a cloud environment
Qualifications:
1. 10 years of overall experience in one or more of the functional area’s listed below. A bachelor’s degree in related field required. A master’s degree may substitute for 2 years of experience.
2. 10 years IT systems administrative experience with both Microsoft and Linux platforms. Proficient understanding of maintenance (patching, STIG, and upgrade processes) on AWS cloud infrastructure.
3. Demonstrated experience and/or training in system administration related to ability to manage and operate workloads on AWS systems.
4. Demonstrated experience in system administration support and management related to Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
5. Demonstrated experience in system administration and supporting development and test teams in AWS and along with an applied understanding of Kubernetes and traditional RHEL servers.
6. Kubernetes CKA certification and/or training with one year applied experience on containerized platforms.
An intermediate level AWS Cloud Systems Operations Administrator should have at least two (2) of the following Trainings or Certifications below and at least one (1) year applied experience with Container Orchestration and/or application deployment. Two (2) years proven relevant experience may be substituted as applicable to each certification.

AWS Cloud Practitioner (Foundational)
AWS SysOps Administrator (Associate)
Operating a Production Kubernetes Cluster
Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE)
RH294: RHEL Linux Automation with Ansible

Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $125,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance

Schedule:

8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday
No nights

Experience:

System administration: 10 years (Required)
AWS: 8 years (Required)

Security clearance:

Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Commute:

San Antonio, TX 78293 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

San Antonio, TX 78293: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person