Knight Federal Solutions
Cloud Systems Administrator
Knight Federal Solutions, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509
Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. We have an established company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work, and we are known for excellence in Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence, and Engineering.
Responsibilities
Debug and enhance/modify Ansible scripts to deploy infrastructure and configuration automation.
Patch and restart instances from enterprise patching repositories (YUM, WSUS).
Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role‑based access to workload infrastructure services.
Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload.
Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload performance.
Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements.
Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software.
Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management.
Knowledge of DoD STIGs, and the ability to implement them as needed.
Run Nessus scans and remediate vulnerabilities.
Be familiar with configuration management and engineering life‑cycle best practices.
Implement, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and document system configurations (Windows Server 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8).
Harden systems to meet security standards.
Maintain COTS & GOTS software.
Sustain production systems (e.g., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems) that serve many end users.
Interface with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems.
Attend meetings as required.
Requirements
2 years of general systems administration experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities.
2 years of experience performing Windows or Linux system administration duties.
Experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing/managing, and diagnosing/troubleshooting complex issues.
Experience in a DevSecOps environment (e.g., working with configuration management tools, applying automation & configuration/infrastructure as code concepts).
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline, or 4 years of equivalent professional or military experience can be used in lieu of the degree requirement.
Desired
Ansible, PowerShell, or Bash scripting experience.
Jira Service Management & JQL.
Microsoft Identity & Access Management configuration experience.
Familiarity with Group Policy Object management.
Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Any relevant certifications.
Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification.
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Responsibilities
Debug and enhance/modify Ansible scripts to deploy infrastructure and configuration automation.
Patch and restart instances from enterprise patching repositories (YUM, WSUS).
Set/configure/modify IAM policies to enable customer role‑based access to workload infrastructure services.
Integrate and implement platform capabilities (e.g., Nessus endpoint) in workload.
Select and configure AMIs to optimize workload performance.
Coordinate with other team members to implement capabilities to meet customer requirements.
Troubleshoot various issues, such as operating systems, networking, cloud services, and software.
Perform Active Directory administration and Group Policy management.
Knowledge of DoD STIGs, and the ability to implement them as needed.
Run Nessus scans and remediate vulnerabilities.
Be familiar with configuration management and engineering life‑cycle best practices.
Implement, maintain, troubleshoot, test, and document system configurations (Windows Server 2016/2019 & RHEL 7/8).
Harden systems to meet security standards.
Maintain COTS & GOTS software.
Sustain production systems (e.g., firewalls, file servers, security monitoring systems) that serve many end users.
Interface with customers in writing and via telephone to provide technical guidance designed to quickly resolve reported problems.
Attend meetings as required.
Requirements
2 years of general systems administration experience demonstrating progressive responsibilities.
2 years of experience performing Windows or Linux system administration duties.
Experience supporting a cloud environment (AWS preferred) to include delivering, securing/managing, and diagnosing/troubleshooting complex issues.
Experience in a DevSecOps environment (e.g., working with configuration management tools, applying automation & configuration/infrastructure as code concepts).
Bachelor’s Degree in a technical discipline, or 4 years of equivalent professional or military experience can be used in lieu of the degree requirement.
Desired
Ansible, PowerShell, or Bash scripting experience.
Jira Service Management & JQL.
Microsoft Identity & Access Management configuration experience.
Familiarity with Group Policy Object management.
Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure.
Strong communication and organizational skills.
Any relevant certifications.
Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected classification.
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