Piper Companies
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a
Sr. Cloud Administrator
to support the a critical geospatial intelligence program in
Springfield, VA . The team is seeking a skilled system administrator and cloud support professional to support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of enterprise cloud solutions for a Data Lake Modernization mission.
Clearance : Active TS/SCI
Location:
Springfield, VA - On-site
This job opens for applications on 10/6/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
Responsibilities of the Cloud Administrator:
Diagnose and resolve issues related to applications, operating systems, hardware, communications, and other infrastructure components, individually or in combination. Document and escalate technical issues to appropriate stakeholders such as Amazon/C2S, NGA-ESC, and other relevant leads. Support the escalation process and ensure timely communication of system status to agency leadership and internal users. Install and configure operating systems and application software as needed. Identify and resolve hardware and software issues across the full technology stack, including applications, OS, hardware, and network infrastructure. Maintain and troubleshoot network components, and implement system enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Integrate emerging technologies into existing systems, including planning and executing system transitions and migrations. Monitor system health and performance using tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS CloudWatch, and other dashboarding platforms. Qualifications of the Cloud Administrator:
Bachelors degree plus 5 years' experience TS/SCI Clearance Certifications: AWS or Azure cloud certifications highly preferred, IAT II Demonstrated proficiency with the AWS C2S Suite and tools. Troubleshooting and providing AWS technical support to NGA employees. Creating SNS Topics Connecting to ec2 instances using an SSH client on MobaX or Putty to check for logs. Creating IAM users/roles/policies per user requests. Granting access to s3 buckets by updating bucket policies using Json. Monitoring Data conditioning and dissemination with Kibana Elastic & Cloud Watch (AWS). Expertise experience in container platform infrastructure in AWS (EKS, ECS) Clear understanding of container technologies and the tools/challenges around them. Ability to code/script in Python Senior level experience managing and administering Linux/Windows based systems. Extensive AWS Cloud Formation knowledge (YAML and/or JSON) . Systems monitoring experience (Elasticsearch preferred). Experience working with GitLab and supporting CI/CD pipelines. Compensation of the Cloud Administrator:
Compensation: $135,000-$150,000+
based on years of experience Fully funded program - 2+ years remaining Full Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick leave as required by law, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP Certification reimbursement
Keywords: AWS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, EBS, EFS, TS/SCI, Top secret/sci, Federal, opentowork, hiring, polygraph, intelligence, DoD, Gitlab, Github, Docker, IAC, infrastructure as code, top secret, AWS CLI, AWS SDK, Security Groups, Key Management Service, AWS Config, AWS Organizations, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Systems Manager, Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Backup, AWS Inspector, AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Control Tower, AWS Service Catalog, AWS Certificate Manager, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Marketplace, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Support, AWS Console, AWS Management Console, AWS Billing, AWS Identity Center, AWS SSO, AWS Workspaces, AWS AppConfig, AWS OpsWorks, cloud monitoring, cloud automation, infrastructure as code, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, cloud cost optimization, cloud governance, cloud compliance, cloud storage, cloud networking, virtual machines, hypervisor, VMware vSphere, ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, VirtualBox, containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, container orchestration, resource allocation, snapshot management, live migration, virtual network, virtual storage, virtual desktop infrastructure, bare metal, nested virtualization, virtual appliance, virtual switch, virtual firewall.
Sr. Cloud Administrator
to support the a critical geospatial intelligence program in
Springfield, VA . The team is seeking a skilled system administrator and cloud support professional to support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of enterprise cloud solutions for a Data Lake Modernization mission.
Clearance : Active TS/SCI
Location:
Springfield, VA - On-site
This job opens for applications on 10/6/2025. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.
Responsibilities of the Cloud Administrator:
Diagnose and resolve issues related to applications, operating systems, hardware, communications, and other infrastructure components, individually or in combination. Document and escalate technical issues to appropriate stakeholders such as Amazon/C2S, NGA-ESC, and other relevant leads. Support the escalation process and ensure timely communication of system status to agency leadership and internal users. Install and configure operating systems and application software as needed. Identify and resolve hardware and software issues across the full technology stack, including applications, OS, hardware, and network infrastructure. Maintain and troubleshoot network components, and implement system enhancements to improve reliability and performance. Integrate emerging technologies into existing systems, including planning and executing system transitions and migrations. Monitor system health and performance using tools such as Elasticsearch Kibana, AWS CloudWatch, and other dashboarding platforms. Qualifications of the Cloud Administrator:
Bachelors degree plus 5 years' experience TS/SCI Clearance Certifications: AWS or Azure cloud certifications highly preferred, IAT II Demonstrated proficiency with the AWS C2S Suite and tools. Troubleshooting and providing AWS technical support to NGA employees. Creating SNS Topics Connecting to ec2 instances using an SSH client on MobaX or Putty to check for logs. Creating IAM users/roles/policies per user requests. Granting access to s3 buckets by updating bucket policies using Json. Monitoring Data conditioning and dissemination with Kibana Elastic & Cloud Watch (AWS). Expertise experience in container platform infrastructure in AWS (EKS, ECS) Clear understanding of container technologies and the tools/challenges around them. Ability to code/script in Python Senior level experience managing and administering Linux/Windows based systems. Extensive AWS Cloud Formation knowledge (YAML and/or JSON) . Systems monitoring experience (Elasticsearch preferred). Experience working with GitLab and supporting CI/CD pipelines. Compensation of the Cloud Administrator:
Compensation: $135,000-$150,000+
based on years of experience Fully funded program - 2+ years remaining Full Benefits: PTO, Paid Holidays, Sick leave as required by law, Cigna Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401k with ADP Certification reimbursement
Keywords: AWS, EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Route 53, Elastic Load Balancing, Auto Scaling, EBS, EFS, TS/SCI, Top secret/sci, Federal, opentowork, hiring, polygraph, intelligence, DoD, Gitlab, Github, Docker, IAC, infrastructure as code, top secret, AWS CLI, AWS SDK, Security Groups, Key Management Service, AWS Config, AWS Organizations, AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Systems Manager, Elastic Beanstalk, AWS Backup, AWS Inspector, AWS Shield, AWS WAF, AWS CloudTrail, AWS Control Tower, AWS Service Catalog, AWS Certificate Manager, AWS Secrets Manager, AWS Marketplace, AWS Cost Explorer, AWS Budgets, AWS Support, AWS Console, AWS Management Console, AWS Billing, AWS Identity Center, AWS SSO, AWS Workspaces, AWS AppConfig, AWS OpsWorks, cloud monitoring, cloud automation, infrastructure as code, Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, cloud cost optimization, cloud governance, cloud compliance, cloud storage, cloud networking, virtual machines, hypervisor, VMware vSphere, ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, KVM, VirtualBox, containerization, Docker, Kubernetes, container orchestration, resource allocation, snapshot management, live migration, virtual network, virtual storage, virtual desktop infrastructure, bare metal, nested virtualization, virtual appliance, virtual switch, virtual firewall.