AWS Systems Administrator
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Job Location:
Washington, AR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title: AWS Systems Administrator
Job Summary
The AWS Systems Administrator is responsible for the design implementation migration and ongoing operations & maintenance (O&M) of cloud-based infrastructure within Amazon Web Services (AWS). This role supports the transition of on-premise systems to AWS environments while ensuring high availability security scalability and performance of cloud solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in AWS architecture cloud-native tools and infrastructure automation along with hands-on experience managing production environments.
Core Competencies
1. AWS Infrastructure & Architecture Management
- Design deploy and manage scalable secure AWS infrastructure using services such as EC2 S3 RDS VPC IAM and CloudFront.
- Implement best practices for high availability fault tolerance and disaster recovery across AWS environments.
2. Cloud Migration & Modernization
- Lead and support migration of on-premise applications and infrastructure to AWS using tools such as AWS Migration Hub Server Migration Service (SMS) and Database Migration Service (DMS).
- Assess legacy environments and recommend modernization strategies leveraging cloud-native services.
3. Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Support
- Monitor troubleshoot and optimize AWS environments using tools like CloudWatch CloudTrail and AWS Config.
- Perform patching upgrades backups and incident response to ensure system reliability and performance.
4. Automation & DevOps Enablement
- Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools such as AWS CloudFormation or Terraform.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and automate deployment processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
5. Security & Compliance
- Implement and manage AWS security controls including IAM policies encryption and network security configurations.
- Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards through continuous monitoring and auditing.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer and maintain AWS environments across development testing and production.
- Configure and manage networking components including VPCs subnets route tables and security groups.
- Support cloud cost optimization initiatives and resource utilization tracking.
- Collaborate with engineering security and DevOps teams to support application deployments.
- Document system configurations processes and operational procedures.
- Provide on-call support and participate in incident management and root cause analysis.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Information Technology Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 37 years of systems administration experience with at least 23 years in AWS environments.
- Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2 S3 RDS IAM VPC Lambda and CloudWatch.
- Experience migrating on-premise infrastructure to AWS cloud environments.
- Strong knowledge of Linux and/or Windows server administration.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python Bash or PowerShell.
Preferred Certifications
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate (highly preferred)
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional (nice to have)
- Additional certifications (CompTIA Security Linux etc.) are a plus
Required Skills
- AWS Architecture & Cloud Design
- Cloud Migration (On-Prem to AWS)
- AWS Tools: CloudWatch CloudTrail CloudFormation Systems Manager
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
- Networking (TCP/IP DNS VPN Load Balancing)
- Monitoring & Incident Management
- Security Best Practices & IAM Management
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
