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Cloud/System Engineer - A3 Consulting
Systems Engineer
Senior Cloud/System Engineer with Top Secret clearance, delivering Tier 2/3 support for defense‑grade cloud environments. Expert in AWS, Linux, automated monitoring, and rapid incident resolution to maintain 99.9% availability of mission‑critical systems.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Provide Tier 2/3 operational support for multi‑domain, cloud‑based defense systems.
- Design, deploy, and maintain automated monitoring, logging, and real‑time status dashboards.
- Ensure 99.9% availability of critical applications through proactive health checks and rapid incident response.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement security best practices and compliance controls.
- Document procedures, runbooks, and post‑incident analyses to improve reliability.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch) and Linux system administration.
- Proficiency in monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog) and log aggregation (ELK, CloudWatch Logs).
- Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash) for automation and configuration management.
- Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, high‑availability environments.
- Top Secret clearance or ability to obtain one.