Space Dynamics Laboratory · 15 hours ago
AWS Cloud Administrator
North Logan, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$75K/yr - $125K/yr
8+ years expSpace Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) is seeking an AWS Cloud Administrator to support the day-to-day administration, operation, reliability, and security of cloud computing environments. The role focuses on operational excellence, account and resource management, system availability, and compliance, while collaborating with engineering, security, and program teams to ensure stable cloud operations.
Non Profit
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Owns day‑to‑day administration and operational health of deployed cloud environments
Performs account, subscription, and resource administration
Executes day‑to‑day system operations and routine maintenance
Monitors system health, availability, and performance
Responds to operational issues and incidents and coordinates escalation as needed
Executes backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures prioritizing cloud native solutions
Applies security controls, patches, and configuration hardening in accordance with approved standards
Supports compliance and audit activities through evidence collection and operational execution
Manages configuration baselines and environment documentation
Tracks and optimizes cloud resource utilization and costs
Supports integration, test, and deployment activities from an operational perspective
Ensures operational readiness during system transitions from engineering to sustainment
Maintains clear operational runbooks, procedures, and documentation
Qualification
Required
8+ years of IT systems administration experience supporting Windows and Linux
Demonstrated experience administering production cloud environments
Strong experience with cloud account, resource, and access management
Experience executing operational security controls, patching, and configuration management
Experience monitoring cloud systems and responding to operational issues
Working knowledge of networking concepts, identity, and access control in cloud environments
Experience supporting backup, recovery, and disaster recovery operations
Ability to follow and execute defined procedures and operational standards
Strong documentation and communication skills
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Experience working in regulated, classified, or compliance‑driven environments
Experience supporting cloud environments after initial deployment
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools from an operational support perspective
Experience with cloud cost management and optimization
AWS SysOps Administrator or equivalent cloud operations certification
Experience supporting government or national security systems
Benefits
Competitive salaries
Comprehensive benefits package
Company
Space Dynamics Laboratory
Space Dynamics Laboratory is served as a nonprofit unit of the utah state university research foundation.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Darin Partridge
C4ISR Systems Division Director
Jed Hancock
President
Recent News
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