Team Georgia Careers · 1 day ago
Cloud Systems Administrator, Sr. (GTA)
Georgia - Fulton - Atlanta
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$77K/yr - $108K/yr
7+ years expGeorgia Technology Authority (GTA) is seeking a Cloud Systems Administrator, Sr. to support production and lower-level AWS environments running Linux and Google Workspace. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure secure and stable solution delivery, managing AWS cloud infrastructure, and contributing to incident management and performance analysis.
Government Administration
Responsibilities
Contribute to Georgia Technology Authority (GTA) operations & support, follow defined best practices, implement support process, for supporting the GTA tools and secure development tools
Coordinate application deployments, upgrades and changes with the relevant configuration management, application development teams, business stakeholders and leadership, define the upgrade and communication plan for the system’s users, send out upgrade, informational and outage notifications
Assist customer agencies in configuring AWS, Google Workspaces and Azure accounts
Deploy the AWS architecture for GTA Software Development tools including infrastructure, storage, compute, connectivity, and necessary configuration to ensure robust 24x7 availability and uptime
Deploy, configure, and manage secure, scalable, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure
Monitor AWS resources (EC2s, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, etc.) for performance, reliability, and cost optimization
Apply best practices for backup, patching, and disaster recovery and high availability
Develop reusable Terraform modules to standardize infrastructure deployments, automate configuration, deployment, and scaling processes
Experience with developing pipelines and executing Terraform scripts
Integrate Terraform with CI/CD pipelines(AWS CodePipeline/Jenkins) for automated deployments
Will be responsible to remediate AWS Security Hub findings and Guard Duty alerts in alignment with Organizational compliance standards
Contribute to development and documentation of a robust patching and monitoring process and implement across all GTA Dev-Ops supported environments
Implement robust operational monitoring for all GTA tools in scope by working with the QLIK team to develop and maintain publicly visible dashboards and application availability status, ensure alerting is sent to appropriate stakeholders in case of application or infrastructure outage
Regularly assess and maintain GTA Security standards including, patching, hardening and use of standardized images
Contribute to incident management investigation and root cause analysis when tools or applications are affected, implement corrective and preventive actions; ensure the team is represented on IT outage bridges and communication channels when appropriate
Personally manage secure Linux servers in the data center and in AWS according to appropriate Federal and State guidelines (NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-53, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems)
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure, highly dynamic environment
Adaptive learner and always open to work on the new tools and technologies
Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills
Excellent problem-solving skills and demonstration of critical thinking
Monitors integration activity using system console and reports abnormal behavior to management
Provides Tier-1 and Tier 2 support and participates in rotational on-call customer support
Perform other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
Seven (7) years of system administration experience in Linux and/or Unix
Five (5) years' experience working with cloud infrastructure, including provisioning, configuration, and monitoring
At least one relevant cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified SysOps Administrator, Azure Administrator Associate, or Google Associate Cloud Engineer)
Preferred
Five (5) years supporting AWS cloud infrastructure in commercial or government environments
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Route 53, and Certificate Manager
Familiarity with Azure, Google Workspace, and multi-cloud infrastructure management
Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible)
Working knowledge of AWS networking (NAT, NLB, ALB)
Experience editing IAM policies (JSON), managing external certificates, and compliance validation in AWS
Familiarity with Active Directory integration and MFA solutions (e.g., Okta)
Proficiency in shell scripting or languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Experience configuring sudo scripts
Scripting/automation with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools (preferred)
Design and implement infrastructure as Code using Terraform for provisioning AWS resources
Experience in cloud-based system administration for Linux and Windows environments
Application and infrastructure monitoring, support, and optimization
Proven ability to analyze AWS billing data and recommend cost-saving strategies
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Advanced Networking Certification
Experience with Bitbucket, AWS Code* suite (e.g., CodePipeline, CodeDeploy)
Google Workspace configuration and support
Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and UI/UX design
Knowledge of SQL, query writing, and database integration
Experience eliciting and documenting business/technical requirements
Understanding of formal SDLC processes and best practice
Benefits
Employee retirement plan
Paid holidays annually
Vacation and sick leave
Health, dental, vision, legal, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, health and childcare spending account
Telework opportunities depending upon position
Company
Team Georgia Careers
We're Team Georgia Careers, the official career website for the State of Georgia! 🍑 Making a difference in the lives of 10 million Georgians every day.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
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