Backup Administrator - Cloud

Position Requirements:
This position is for a Backup Administrator supporting the ALTESS commercial cloud services infrastructure. ALTESS is a managed service provider for Army and DoD IT systems and plans to offer managed cloud services in Microsoft Azure followed closely by Amazon Web Services

JOB DUTIES –

Build new cloud based data center services environments for DoD cloud initiatives.
Assist with identifying and planning potential new cloud services, features, and capabilities.
Serve as overall subject matter expert on Backup Administrator technology and market capabilities/trends.
Collaborate with internal and external parties to transform high-level technical objectives into comprehensive technical requirements.
Formulate detailed network, storage, and compute design specifications for stable and secure computing operations in a dynamic cloud based environment.
Make recommendations for improvements to security, scalability, manageability, and performance across a wide variety of network, storage, and compute technologies.

Required skills:
Mid to senior level Backup Administrator experience in a cloud environment
Security+ (Or equivalent IA cert) and computing environment certification (i.e. VCS, VCP, etc.)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience effectively managing multiple large-scale projects
Experience automating routine administrative tasks desired
Understanding of network, storage, server, and application technologies
Strong knowledge of automation concepts, tools, and scripting languages (Ansible, Puppet, Chef, etc.)
Working knowledge of DoD STIGs, and IA Vulnerability Management (IAVM) - preferred
A total of at least 3-5 years of experience as a Backup Administrator.

Required Certifications:
CompTIA Security+
Computing Environment (CE) Certification (i.e., MCSE, Server+, etc.) – can be waived for 30 days after project join date.