GEOINT AWS System Administrator

If you are looking for a career to follow your passion to identify innovative solutions, you must consider joining our team. We are seeking an onsite GEOINT System Administrator onsite supporting AWS Cloud services for mission-critical systems. Support includes data collection for Hyper Spectral Imagery (HSI) / High-Resolution Imagery (HRI) projects for essential/critical capabilities to exploit Multi-spectral and Hyperspectral imagery missions; applying advanced techniques such as micro-services, implement algorithms, scripts, and codes to support a variety of Geospatial intelligence problems.

Not only will you help solve critical national intelligence challenges, but you'll also be able to grow your career in an exciting environment, with highly experienced and motivated team members, that support a wide range of related disciplines.

This position is onsite in the Springfield VA area.

GEOINT AWS System Administrator Required Skills and Experience:

• Must have active TS/SCI Clearance
• BS in Computer Science or in a related field along with 8-10 years of experience with supporting system admin with AWS Cloud and/or data science solutions years providing ETL support
• System Administration and Information Management knowledge and related experience
• Experience in defense or intelligence community supporting GEOINT data management and processes
• Develop, configure, and maintain AWS Cloud Services
• Perform daily and weekly system backups and recovery
• Track and report system problems, errors, failures, and downtime metrics
• Troubleshoot issues and resolve issues
• Train customers on the proper usage of the software
• Evaluate and install security patches
• Create accounts and set up user-specific access
• Maintain group policies and procedures
• Must have AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS CCP), AWS Developer, AWS Solutions Architect

GEOINT System Administrator Desired Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of GEOINT life-cycle product and service offerings, and needs of GEOINT partner customers
• Knowledge of the GEOINT mission
• Agile project and technical requirements management
• Technical Requirements Management

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 1,700 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, "Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit" sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women's Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.

To find out more about what the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)