AWS Cloud Administrator, Lead

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented AWS Cloud Administrator, Lead to join our team! In this role, you will play a critical role in bridging the gap between our development and operations teams. You will be responsible for managing and maintaining various AWS Cloud-Native services within a large enterprise space, encompassing compute, container, storage, and networking services central to supporting DCSA applications. You will work closely with our partners as well as data engineers, analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure that our data-driven strategies are effective and aligned with our organizational goals.

This role supports remote work, with occasional onsite attendance required for customer-facing meetings in Columbia, MD.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Integrate various tools and technologies to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
• Manage and configure infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation.
• Monitor and maintain the health, performance, and scalability of cloud-based applications and infrastructure on the AWS platform.
• Support existing cloud environments or deploying new cloud environments with little team lead supervision.
• Perform regular maintenance of these environments and troubleshoot issues as they arise.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Active Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent field.
• A minimum of 6-10 years of experience an AWS Cloud Administrator role
• AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, or AWS DevOps engineering certification
• Security+ (this cannot be substituted with other security certs)
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to include services such as VPC, EC2, EKS/ECS, IAM, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch, CloudTrail
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and DevSecOps tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Artifactory, GitLab or CloudFormation
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, flexible environment, and take the initiative to learn new tools and concepts quickly

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience with monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Splunk
• Knowledge of security best practices and tools for DevOps
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies

Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $100,900.00 - $176,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

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