IA-DOM-DOIT-INTS3-DIAL AWS, AWS VDI, and FileCloud Administrator

Title: Senior AWS & VDI Cloud Infrastructure Administrator

Location: Hybrid - Des Moines IA

Duration: Contract Full-Time Short-Term Contract

Job Description: We are seeking a Senior AWS Cloud Administrator with deep expertise in AWS GovCloud Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and FileCloud platform administration. This infrastructure systems administrator role - also known as a cloud infrastructure specialist or enterprise cloud administrator - owns end-to-end management of AWS environments VDI workspaces and enterprise file collaboration platforms supporting government operations.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Administer and maintain AWS GovCloud infrastructure supporting enterprise business applications and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environments
• Serve as primary FileCloud administrator managing user onboarding access provisioning troubleshooting and day-to-day technical support for all platform users
• Monitor patch and upgrade cloud infrastructure systems including scheduled on-call nightly and weekend maintenance windows
• Design implement and enforce advanced system security policies and compliance controls across AWS and cloud-hosted platforms
• Troubleshoot complex distributed cloud environments - diagnosing connectivity issues application performance degradation and infrastructure failures
• Collaborate cross-functionally with multiple technical and business teams providing clear status updates and adhering to quality and delivery standards
• Drive proactive cloud adoption initiatives including environment prototyping server builds data migration and performance tuning

Skills:

• AWS Administration / AWS GovCloud / Amazon Web Services
• AWS VDI / Virtual Desktop Infrastructure / Amazon WorkSpaces
• FileCloud Administration / FileCloud user management / FileCloud Linux deployment
• Linux / Linux CLI / Linux system administration
• MongoDB / Mongo administration
• Cloud infrastructure management / cloud platform administration
• Windows Server / Windows administration
• VM infrastructure / virtualization
• Network / Storage / distributed systems architecture
• IT security / system security / security compliance
• Deployment automation / cloud deployment tools
• Java / .NET application knowledge
• Azure / GCP (complementary cloud platform knowledge)

Qualifications:

• 5 years of hands-on AWS infrastructure administration experience
• 5 years managing AWS VDI environments
• 5 years as a FileCloud administrator or equivalent enterprise file platform admin
• Proven experience as an enterprise systems administrator in client/server environments
• Experience with cloud adoption lifecycle: readiness assessment environment prototyping server builds data migration
• Robust proficiency in Windows Linux and CLI; 1 2 years VM infrastructure experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision