Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Sierra7, Inc. is a government technology and services company supporting federal customers. The Network & Systems Administrator will manage high-availability federal production platforms, integrate cloud environments, maintain security and compliance standards, optimize system performance, and support reliable operational delivery.
Responsibilities
- Designs and integrates robust cloud infrastructure and platform solutions to support cross-platform operations and meet organizational goals
- Architects scalable systems and optimizes overall platform performance to ensure high availability and speed
- Enforces security and compliance frameworks, incorporating FedRAMP and NIST standards into daily operations
- Maintains federal production platforms, adhering strictly to availability and incident-response requirements
- Executes log monitoring, event analysis, alerting, and root-cause analysis to build and manage clear operational dashboards
- Coordinates seamlessly with Government hosting providers and enterprise service organizations to streamline service delivery
- Controls configuration, release, vulnerability, patch, and change management processes to minimize risk and maximize uptime
- Manages Drupal hosting architecture and its specific dependencies to deliver secure and stable web environments
- Applies ITIL best practices and communicates effectively during incidents to provide clear documentation and rapid resolution
Skills
- Demonstrates extensive experience supporting federal production platforms under strict availability and incident-response requirements
- Shows a proven track record in cloud infrastructure and platform integration, systems architecture, and performance optimization
- Proves hands-on experience with log monitoring, event analysis, alerting, root-cause analysis, and operational dashboards
- Brings active experience coordinating with Government hosting providers and enterprise service organizations
- Manages configuration, release, vulnerability, patch, and change management within enterprise environments
- Possesses deep knowledge of security and compliance frameworks, specifically FedRAMP and NIST
- Understands Drupal hosting architecture, dependencies, and cross-platform integration strategies
- Applies ITIL principles to improve IT service management and operational workflows
- Communicates with exceptional clarity, producing strong documentation and precise incident-communication reports
- Holds a bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or brings equivalent professional experience
- Holds relevant cloud-platform, network, security, or systems-administration credentials appropriate to the proposed environment
- Leads complex technical migrations and security audits within federal or heavily regulated sectors
- This position is classified as Hybrid/Remote with the ability to go onsite in Arlington, VA as needed
- Sierra7 will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position. To be considered for this position all candidates must reside in the United States and be a US Citizen. This position is not a C2C opportunity
- Certifications such as + AWS + Microsoft Azure + Security+ + CISSP
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision
- FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
- HSA (Health Savings Account)
- Life Insurance
- Voluntary Life Insurance
- Voluntary Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Additional Supplemental Medical Benefits: Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Legal Plan, Accident
- 401K
- Legal Assistance
- Financial Wellness
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Federal Holidays
- Education Reimbursement
- LinkedIn Learning
- Employee Referral Program
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