AWS Administrator

The selected candidate will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of multiple AWS accounts within the state AWS infrastructure.Key ResponsibilitiesEstablish configuration, compliance, and audit program to effectively manage AWS accounts and resourcesReview cloud resources and cost drivers, compute, storage, network, managed services, database and service licenses, marketplace, and accountsAs part of our Managed Services offering for clients; monitor rightsizing, elasticity, storage optimization, and identify unused resourcesMaintain cloud-based servers patching vulnerabilities, backup/restore operations, provision new servers, configure firewalls, configure monitoring systems.Manage account containerization and tagging for internal cost centers and end client billing feedsMonitor cost allocations, security compliance, budgets and set alerts across accounts, workloads, and usersUse AWS Config to monitor and track resource configurationSet standards for resource configurations, evaluate configuration compliance, and risk, and remediate configuration driftUse AWS CloudTrail for compliance audits by recording and storing event logs for actions made within AWS accountsSet controls to monitor to assure complianceExperience with monitoring tools, middleware software and ITSM tools a plus.QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college or university and six years of operating systems analysis/administration experienceORAssociate degree in Computer Science or a related field from an accredited college or university and three years of operating systems analysis/administration experienceFive (5) years of Cloud Administration ExperienceExcellent technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure, including switches, routers, wireless access points, server operating systems and hardware, storage arrays, and security applicationsStrong system administration experience in Windows and Linux environmentsExperience with automation using an established framework (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)Strong technical knowledge of current protocols, operating systems, and standardsAble to read and understand technical manuals and procedural documentationExperience documenting and maintaining configuration item information in ServiceNow or other ITSM platforms to support IT Asset Management functionsExperience in public cloud environments, including AWS and/or AzureExperience working in an ITIL-driven environment and working knowledge of ITIL principles and processes