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Systems Administrator/ AWS Cloud Engineer/ Linux Engineer - Expert
NightwingSterling, VA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Aug 2026
Quick Overview
Salary
$99k - $206k/yr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior
Job Description
Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers' most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.
Nightwing is expanding our System Administration team. We are seeking a highly skilled System Administrator/Cloud Engineer to enhance our existing technical team supporting the advancement of Digitization technologies in Warrenton, VA.
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, innovative, cloud engineer to join in and contribute to a team environment. The candidate will be part of a team that supports the cloud infrastructure for an enterprise environment. This position requires a broad knowledge of system administration, knowledge of automation technologies, and scripting. This position also requires a knowledge of security and accreditation practices and procedures the ability to work with several enterprise resources and teams in the operation of an enterprise digitization infrastructure.
Mandatory Skills:
Must have hands-on experience with AWS and Linux in a production environment.
Experience patching and maintaining system's databases, to include RDS, MySQL, and Oracle
Proven experience troubleshooting and solving technical problems
Knowledge of Federated Identity, RBAC, authentication & authorization solution, etc.
Understanding of secure-cloud configuration, (e.g., CloudTrail, AWS Config), cloud-security technologies (e.g., VPC, Security Groups) and
Access Control (IAM).
Experience with configuration management (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.)
Experience with security, such as NGFW, WAF, SIEM, endpoint security.
Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
Bachelor's Degree in IT related field or equivalency in related work experience
Demonstrated on-the-job experience working and solving technical problems independently as a system administrator.
Experience using a scripting language.
Demonstrated ability to monitor and troubleshoot enterprise workflow applications, to include: installing, starting, and stopping background
processes, analyzing log and event files, and patching and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated ability creating and managing a virtual infrastructure, such as AWS, Azure, Hyper-V, or VMWare.
TS/SCI w Polygraph Required Day 1
Salary & Benefits
The salary associated with this position ($99,000-$206,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Nightwing is expanding our System Administration team. We are seeking a highly skilled System Administrator/Cloud Engineer to enhance our existing technical team supporting the advancement of Digitization technologies in Warrenton, VA.
The successful candidate will be a self-motivated, innovative, cloud engineer to join in and contribute to a team environment. The candidate will be part of a team that supports the cloud infrastructure for an enterprise environment. This position requires a broad knowledge of system administration, knowledge of automation technologies, and scripting. This position also requires a knowledge of security and accreditation practices and procedures the ability to work with several enterprise resources and teams in the operation of an enterprise digitization infrastructure.
Mandatory Skills:
Must have hands-on experience with AWS and Linux in a production environment.
Experience patching and maintaining system's databases, to include RDS, MySQL, and Oracle
Proven experience troubleshooting and solving technical problems
Knowledge of Federated Identity, RBAC, authentication & authorization solution, etc.
Understanding of secure-cloud configuration, (e.g., CloudTrail, AWS Config), cloud-security technologies (e.g., VPC, Security Groups) and
Access Control (IAM).
Experience with configuration management (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, CloudFormation, etc.)
Experience with security, such as NGFW, WAF, SIEM, endpoint security.
Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment
Bachelor's Degree in IT related field or equivalency in related work experience
Demonstrated on-the-job experience working and solving technical problems independently as a system administrator.
Experience using a scripting language.
Demonstrated ability to monitor and troubleshoot enterprise workflow applications, to include: installing, starting, and stopping background
processes, analyzing log and event files, and patching and troubleshooting.
Demonstrated ability creating and managing a virtual infrastructure, such as AWS, Azure, Hyper-V, or VMWare.
TS/SCI w Polygraph Required Day 1
Salary & Benefits
The salary associated with this position ($99,000-$206,000) is commensurate with the selected candidate's qualifications, years of relevant experience, and demonstrated level of expertise. Compensation will be determined based on these factors to ensure alignment with skills, responsibilities, and market standards.
Nightwing offers medical, vision and dental insurance coverage in addition to a 401k plan, PTO, Holidays, and additional insurances.
Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.
Skills
MySQL
Oracle
AWS
Agile
Ansible
Azure
Chef
CloudFormation
Puppet
VMware
WAF
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