Senior Cloud Systems Administrator

NIH-NCBIBethesda, MD

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Education

Google (Analytics, Adwords, etc.)

Career level

Senior-level

Remote

On-site

Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Job Description

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Senior Cloud Systems Administrator to join an established team of cloud professionals supporting high-throughput scientific computing and enterprise applications for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This opportunity is full time at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD.

In this role, you will design, automate, manage, and optimize production multi-cloud environments across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are seeking a self-sufficient administrator with deep Unix/Linux systems administration experience who can manage production cloud infrastructure from day one.

Responsibilities

Multi-Cloud Administration: Design, administer, and maintain world-class environments across Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Author, test, review, and maintain modular infrastructure code using Terraform.
Cloud Networking & Security: Design and maintain VPCs, subnets, routing tables, security groups, firewall rules, and hybrid interconnects ensuring compliance with federal security standards.
Monitoring & Observability: Implement and maintain telemetry, dashboards, and alerting across AWS CloudWatch/CloudTrail and GCP Cloud Operations.
Operations & Troubleshooting: Provide support for multi-cloud infrastructure, including responding to security incidents, performance monitoring, and tuning.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of dedicated, hands-on enterprise Unix/Linux systems administration experience, with deep technical proficiency in systems internals, networking protocols, filesystems, and troubleshooting.
3+ years of direct operational experience administering production workloads in Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Strong, demonstrated proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and git.
High proficiency with Kubernetes, including multi-cloud and cloud/on-prem hybrid environments.
Practical working knowledge of configuration management using Puppet (manifests, module structure, and Hiera) for systems integration and node provisioning.
Experience with high-throughput web services, including HTTP/S internals, request flows, caching semantics, and performance tuning.
Strong scripting and automation skills in Python and Bash.
Proven ability to operate independently and collaboratively in a team of senior cloud administrators

Preferred Qualifications

Practical operational familiarity with Alma Linux 8 or similar distributions.
Experience managing cloud environments in federal or biomedical research contexts subject to NIST / FedRAMP security frameworks

Benefits and Salary

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement.

We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and location.

If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

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NIH-NCBI lists this role as a Full-time position.

What experience level is required for this role at NIH-NCBI?

NIH-NCBI is looking for a candidate with "Senior-level" experience level.

What education level is required for this job?

The education requirement for this position is Google (Analytics, Adwords, etc.). Candidates with relevant qualifications or equivalent experience may also be considered.

What benefits are offered by NIH-NCBI for this role?

NIH-NCBI offers following benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, 401k Matching/Retirement Savings, and Tuition/Education Assistance for this position. Actual benefits may vary depending on the employer's policies and employment terms.

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