IT Cloud Systems Administrator

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Join our employee-owned company and help us develop systems and provide professional services that contribute to our national defense!

Sonalysts, Inc. is seeking an experienced IT Cloud Systems Administrator with critical thinking and effective communication skills to secure, support, and maintain our corporate IT systems. Our IT team supports a wide variety of IT requirements, and your work will be diverse and exciting as you support our ability to provide exceptional professional services and products for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Space Force, other Department of Defense and

U.S. Government and commercial customers.

What You Will Be Doing

The successful candidate will be a key contributor to the IT team and effectively manage multiple priorities to meet required deadlines. Responsibilities will include some or all of the following:

• Lead migrating key services to cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure.
• Maintain, upgrade, and administer organizational software, hardware, and networked systems.
• Design and implement cloud, server, and service upgrades.
• Configure authentication using identity protocols and services such as Entra, LDAP and SAML in a Hybrid environment.
• Administer Active Directory including Domain Controllers, Sites, and Group Policy
• Use scripts and other tools to automate information system administration and security functions on Windows and Linux (PowerShell, Bash, etc.)
• Support our software development factory requirements for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Help ensure compliance and best practices are applied to the design, deployment, and implementation of various systems projects.
• Design and implement IT system configuration changes to achieve compliance with the emerging Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process.
  
  

What’s In It for You?

• Working on challenging and innovative IT projects
• Learning and applying new tools and technologies.
• Salary ranges between $80,000-$120,000, dependent on experience, qualifications, and other relevant business criteria.
• Becoming an integral part of an innovative employee-owned company which includes:
• Flexible Time Programenabling an optimal work-life balance by permitting partners to arrange their work around personal appointments, parent-teacher conferences, children’s activities and the like, so long as the partner gets the job done on-time.
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Sales Bonus Program
• Special Performance and Retention Bonus Program
• Health and Preventive Dental Insurance
• Dependent Care Assistance Plan
• Health Care Reimbursement Plan
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Professional DevelopmentthroughTuition Reimbursement Program, Online Training Program and Targeted Skills Program
• Relocation Assistanceto Southeastern Connecticut, to be in the vicinity of our Waterford, CT headquarters. Southeastern Connecticut offers unlimited waterfront access from restaurants to parks, beaches and downtown areas, hundreds of miles of hiking trails, thrilling nightlife entertainment, fascinating history, and abundance of farms and vineyards with offerings of markets and farm-to-table dinners and is conveniently located at the mid-way point of Boston and New York City and within an hour drive of three major commercial airports. Visit Southeastern Connecticut for the infamous lobster rolls, apple cider and steamed cheeseburgers and stay for the highly ranked schools, low crime rates and abundance of attractions.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Three years equivalent cloud systems administration, configuration, and migration experience.
• Experience with support, configuration, and maintenance of Hybrid Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services cloud environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team that shares and documents knowledge.
• Strong written and communication skills
• Must be a U.S. citizen, eligible for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET security clearance*
  
  

Preferred, But Not Required, Experience In The Following

• Possessing an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance*
• Possessing a cloud certification
• Experience in a GCC High Cloud environment.
• Experience using virtual computing technologies, including working knowledge of VMWare/Hyper-V/OpenShift
• Working knowledge of NIST SP800-171requirements
• Experience with SharePoint Administration
• Experience integrating Microsoft communication and collaboration tools into business processes.
• Possessing Security or equivalent certifications.
• Working knowledge of cyber-security implementation methodologies
• Strong knowledge of incident management and change management best practices.
• Experience implementing Kubernetes.
• Obtaining a U.S. Government security clearance involves a comprehensive background check. Candidates are eligible for a clearance if they have demonstrated sound financial management (including good credit) over time, are free of criminal records, have limited foreign contacts or ties, and other factors indicative of a position of trust to protect information sensitive to the U.S. Government.
  
  

Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.

This job is not available to residents of New York City because of local law restrictions there.

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Sonalysts, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, disability, or other basis protected by law.

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Job LocationsUS-CT-Waterford

ID 2025-2252

Category IT

Type Regular Full-Time