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Doyle Security Services, Inc. (DSS) lists this Senior System Administrator opportunity in nutter fort, West Virginia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Senior System Administrator
Client: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Location: Remote U.S. - Must be available to travel to the CJIS facility in Clarksburg, WV for equipment pickup and in-person meetings as needed
Salary: $120,000 annually on W2 + benefits
Employment Type: Full-Time
Clearance: Active Secret or above required
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen Required
Keywords
Senior System Administrator AWS AWS GovCloud AWS Connect Amazon Connect Linux EC2 S3 IAM CloudWatch CloudTrail Splunk AWS Lex AWS Lambda Contact Lens CloudFormation Terraform Ansible VPC Security Groups Load Balancing NIST 800-53 FedRAMP CJIS System Hardening Encryption MFA Infrastructure as Code DevSecOps CI/CD JIRA Confluence SAFe Telecommunications On-Call
Position Overview
Fathom Management is seeking an experienced Senior System Administrator to support the FBI CJIS telecommunications environment.
The successful candidate will bring strong hands-on Linux system administration and AWS cloud infrastructure experience, with particular emphasis on AWS Connect and cloud-hosted telecommunications services . This position supports mission-critical communication infrastructure requiring high availability, security, monitoring, automation, and rapid incident response.
Candidates should be comfortable working in secure government cloud environments and independently supporting production infrastructure with minimal supervision.
Candidate Verification Notice
For your protection and ours, Fathom Management conducts a brief candidate verification at the beginning of the screening process. Because we support State and Federal Government clients, this verification helps protect your identity, résumé, and application from unauthorized use and confirms that we are speaking directly with the individual who applied for the position.
You may be asked to provide a photo of a government-issued identification document as part of this verification. Video verification may also be required.
Identification is used solely for candidate verification and will be handled in accordance with Fathom Management's privacy and security practices.
Current Technical Architecture Experience
Candidates must demonstrate recent hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure and telecommunications environments, including:
AWS Connect administration and telecommunications workloads
AWS GovCloud or comparable secure AWS environments
Linux-based EC2 infrastructure
AWS IAM, VPC, security groups, routing, and load balancing
AWS S3 and cloud backup/recovery
CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk monitoring
AWS Lex and Lambda integrations
Contact Lens
Infrastructure-as-Code using CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible
System hardening, encryption, MFA, and cloud security controls
DevSecOps and CI/CD environments
Required Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred.
Equivalent professional experience may be considered where applicable.
Experience
7+ years of Linux system administration experience.
3+ years of hands-on AWS cloud infrastructure experience.
Hands-on experience administering AWS infrastructure in enterprise or secure environments.
Strong experience with AWS Connect operations and telecommunications workloads .
Experience with AWS EC2, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation.
Experience with AWS networking, including VPCs, routing tables, security groups, and load balancing.
Hands-on Infrastructure-as-Code experience using Ansible, Terraform, or CloudFormation .
Experience supporting production infrastructure, monitoring, troubleshooting patching, and incident response.
Experience with secure backup and recovery processes.
Security & Cloud Operations
Knowledge of cloud security best practices.
Experience with system hardening, encryption, IAM, network security, and MFA.
Knowledge of NIST 800-53 and FedRAMP-aligned security controls .
Experience supporting secure or regulated environments.
Ability to participate in an on-call rotation for service-impacting incidents.
Strong troubleshooting and production operations skills.
Clearance & Location
Active Secret clearance or higher required.
Must be a U.S. Citizen .
Must be available to travel to the FBI CJIS facility in Clarksburg, WV for equipment pickup and in-person meetings as required.
Preferred Qualifications
AWS GovCloud experience.
Direct FBI, CJIS, or Federal Government experience.
Advanced AWS Connect experience.
AWS Contact Lens experience.
AWS Lex/Lambda integration experience.
Experience configuring AWS Connect call flows.
Experience with Splunk.
Experience with CloudFormation, Terraform, and/or Ansible.
Experience supporting telecommunications or contact-center infrastructure.
Experience with JIRA and Confluence.
Experience working in SAFe Agile environments.
Experience supporting CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
Key Responsibilities
Administer and support cloud-native infrastructure powering FBI CJIS telecommunications systems.
Provision, configure, monitor, patch, and troubleshoot Linux-based AWS infrastructure.
Administer AWS Connect telecommunications workloads and maintain availability, security, and performance.
Configure and support AWS Connect call flows and related services.
Support AWS Lex and Lambda integrations where applicable.
Monitor infrastructure using CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and Splunk.
Diagnose and resolve production infrastructure and telecommunications issues.
Implement system hardening, encryption, IAM roles, security groups, network policies, and MFA.
Support VPC, routing, security group, and load-balancing configurations.
Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration using CloudFormation, Terraform, or Ansible.
Support secure backup and recovery processes.
Contribute to CI/CD and DevSecOps activities.
Maintain operational and technical documentation.
Participate in SAFe Agile ceremonies, including planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and system demonstrations.
Participate in an on-call rotation and respond rapidly to service-impacting incidents.
Collaborate with developers, cloud engineers, security personnel, and government stakeholders.
What Makes Someone Successful
The successful candidate will be:
Hands-on and technically capable
Strong in Linux and AWS infrastructure
Experienced with AWS Connect and telecommunications
Security-minded and comfortable in regulated environments
Strong at production troubleshooting and incident response
Comfortable automating infrastructure
Able to work independently with minimal supervision
Detail-oriented
Comfortable participating in an on-call environment
Able to communicate effectively with technical and government stakeholders
Benefits Overview
Fathom Management offers full-time employees a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:
Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Life insurance
Short- and long-term disability insurance
401(k) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting
Military leave
Professional training and development
Tuition reimbursement
Employee wellness program
Commuter benefits
And more
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fathom Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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