--- title: 'Cloud System Administrator 2 at Wyetech' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/cloud-system-administrator-2-wyetech-annapolis-junction-admwph26pyhj' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-22' --- # Cloud System Administrator 2 at Wyetech - **Company:** Wyetech - **Location:** Annapolis Junction, MD - **Compensation:** $76–$102/hr - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-09-15 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-22 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/wyetechllc/f1197456-3e81-43fc-be23-e12e57e82863 ## Job description At Wyetech, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry. We are seeking a mid-level Cloud System Administrator. This role integrates Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) principles with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure the reliability and security of mission-critical systems. The candidate should be experienced setting up and configuring AWS EC2 environments, use of Terraform and Ansible to manage IaC and understanding of AWS Well Architected Frameworks (operational excellence, security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and sustainability). In addition, the candidate should be familiar with all aspects of Site Reliability Engineering to assist the team with automating operational tasks, designing resilient systems, implementing monitoring and logging. The ideal candidate will work well in a team environment, is self-motivated and proactively completes tasks with strong attention to detail Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security clearance is required. (e.g. Active TS/SCI security clearance with agency appropriate polygraph). Capabilities - Monitor system health, performance, and reliability across large, distributed clusters - Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware, software, network, and cloud platform issues - Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and contribute to post-incident reviews - Maintain and optimize large-scale Hadoop and Accumulo environments - Administer and maintain distributed storage systems - Engineer and improve monitoring, observability, and alerting frameworks - Participate in architecture and engineering design discussions - Create and maintain automation scripts and Infrastructure-as-Code deployments - Patch, upgrade, and harden systems in accordance with security compliance standards - Administer LDAP-based user and group accounts - Maintain hardware inventory and asset tracking - Provide after-hours on-call support in a mission-driven environment - Interface with hardware, network, infrastructure, and security teams Required Qualifications - TS/SCI with agency appropriate poly - Minimum 3 years experience administering large distributed systems - 7 years Linux systems administration experience - 5 years scripting experience - Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field highly desired - May substitute for two (2) years of experience Required Technical Skills Linux Systems Administration (7+ Years) - Deep understanding of Linux operating systems and internals - User and group account management (LDAP) - Configuration and administration of DHCP, DNS, and TFTP - System patching, upgrades, and security hardening - Performance tuning and resource optimization Distributed Systems & Cluster Administration (3+ Years) Experience supporting large distributed systems consisting of: - Multiple clusters - Clusters spanning at least three racks - Minimum of 60 nodes per site Experience with: - Hadoop (HDFS, YARN tuning) - Accumulo (tablet balancing, performance optimization) - Cassandra, Scality, Swift, Gluster, Lustre, GPFS, Amazon S3, or comparable technologies Cloud & Container Technologies - Kubernetes orchestration services (CKA-level knowledge preferred) - Docker containerization and image management - Helm charts and cluster configuration - StatefulSets and persistent volume management - Cloud-based storage architectures Automation & Infrastructure as Code - 5+ years scripting in Bash, Python, or Perl - Experience with configuration management tools: o    Puppet o    Ansible o    Salt - Infrastructure as Code: o    Terraform or CloudFormation - CI/CD pipeline integration and Git-based workflows Observability & Reliability Engineering - Experience implementing and managing monitoring solutions such as: o    Prometheus / Grafana o    ELK / OpenSearch o    Splunk o    Cloud-native monitoring platforms - Design and tuning of alerting frameworks - Experience defining and supporting SLAs/SLOs - Incident response participation and documentation - Capacity planning and performance analysis Networking & Infrastructure - Understanding of VLANs, port channel bonding, and Layer 2/Layer 3 interactions - TCP/IP troubleshooting - Load balancing (F5, HAProxy, NGINX) - Firewall rule management - Network performance analysis Storage & High Availability - RAID and storage architecture knowledge - Object storage optimization - Data replication and backup strategies - Multi-site failover and disaster recovery (DR) planning - RPO/RTO considerations - Active/Active or Active/Passive cluster design Security & Compliance - System hardening (STIG implementation preferred) - Vulnerability scanning tools (e.g., ACAS/Nessus) - RMF familiarity - Security logging and audit compliance - Experience operating in TS/SCI environments One of the following certifications is required: - AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate - AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional - Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Operational Environment - Mission-critical cloud repositories supporting thousands of users - High-tempo, operationally responsive environment - Daily interaction with infrastructure, hardware, and security teams - Requirements shift in response to world events and mission needs - Emphasis on automation-first operations and continuous improvement Ideal Candidate Profile The successful candidate: - Thinks like a reliability engineer, not just a system administrator - Automates repetitive processes and improves operational maturity - Remains calm and analytical during high-impact incidents - Understands distributed systems behavior at scale - Communicates effectively across technical domains - Thrives in mission-driven, dynamic environments The Benefits Package - Wyetech believes in generously supporting employees as they prepare for retirement. The company automatically contributes 20% of each employee's gross compensation to a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA, with no requirement for employee matching. All contributions are fully vested from day one, ensuring immediate ownership of retirement funds. Additional benefits include: - Wyetech provides a generous PTO plan of up to 200 hours annually, aligned with applicable state leave regulations. Employees have the flexibility to adjust their PTO allocation at the start of each calendar year, ensuring it meets their evolving needs. Full-time employees have the option to participate in a variety of voluntary benefit plans including: - A Choice of Medical Plan Options, some with Health Savings Account (HSA) - Vision and Dental - Life and AD&D Benefits - Short and Long-Term Disability - Hospital Indemnity, Accident, and Critical Illness Insurances - Optional Identity Theft and Legal Protection Services Company Environment & Perks - Employee Referral Bonus Eligibility up to $10,000 - Mobility Among Wyetech-supported Contracts - Various contract and work locations throughout Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii and OCONUS - Various team-building events throughout the year such as: monthly lunches, summer company picnic, and an annual holiday party. - Employees receive two complementary branded clothing orders annually. Wyetech, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Affirmative Action Statement: Wyetech, LLC is committed to the principles of affirmative action in all hiring and employment for minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Accommodations: Wyetech, LLC is committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you need any accommodations during the application or interview process, please contact Brittney Wood. at 844-WYETECH x727 or staffing@wyetech.com. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to all candidates. ## About Wyetech ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Wyetech is a privately held computer engineering services firm that provides high-quality software, systems, and cybersecurity talent to solve the nation’s toughest problems for federal and commercial customers. - **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held) - **Headquarters**: Odenton, Maryland, United States - **Founded**: 2007 - **Founders**: Mark Goss ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: Software Development, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Data Analysis, Cybersecurity, Intelligence Analysis (Signals Intelligence, Information Assurance, Computer Network Operations) - **Target customers**: Federal government (Intelligence Community, Department of Defense) and commercial customers; B2B/Government, primarily cleared contracting. - **Mission or purpose statement**: “Engineering happiness for customers, with the happiness shared by our talented workforce.” Also: “To provide the best possible environment for employees to thrive and provide stellar services and solutions for our customers and their respective missions.” ## Products & Services - **Core Service – Engineering Staffing & Solutions**: Wyetech places highly vetted, quality engineering talent (internal referrals only) on government contracts. Disciplines include Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Data Analysis, and Cyber Security. - **Proprietary Data Lake Tool – JCRSD**: An internal platform for which Wyetech is building a foundational AI integration framework and agentic platform using Python, Kubernetes, and large language models (LLMs) with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, reusable AI skills, and safety guardrails. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed - **Key Metric – Annual Revenue**: USD $20,446,821 (estimated) - **Key Metric – Total Funding**: Not applicable (private, bootstrapped since founding) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: None publicly listed; primary clients are federal agencies (Intelligence Community, DoD). Notable alumni destinations include BrainTrust Holdings, GliaCell Technologies, Lorica AI, Dragos, Inc., and others. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount growth of +4.5% YoY (29 employees as of latest data) - 145 active job postings (though monthly posting trend declined -39.1%) - Expanding into AI integration and agentic platforms for existing government contracts - Multiple office locations across Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Texas, Utah, Alaska, Hawaii, and OCONUS ## Competitive Advantages - **High Quality, Referral-Based Talent Pipeline**: Wyetech only hires through internal referrals and rigorous screening, ensuring a consistently high-caliber workforce that customers recognize. - **Deep Cleared Talent Pool**: Focus on U.S. Citizenship and active TS/SCI security clearances with polygraph gives them a competitive edge in the cleared government contracting space. - **Retirement Benefit Uniqueness**: Automatic 20% of gross compensation contributed to a SEP IRA with immediate vesting – an unusually generous benefit in the industry. - **Small Company Culture, Large Contract Reach**: Ability to support contracts nationwide while maintaining a tight-knit, employee-focused culture. ## Strategic Focus - **AI Integration & Platform Modernization**: Investing heavily in building foundational AI integration frameworks and agentic platforms for their proprietary JCRSD Data Lake tool, leveraging Python, Kubernetes, and LLMs. - **Talent Acquisition & Retention**: Continued hiring of cleared engineering talent across multiple disciplines (software, systems, network, cyber) to support growing contract needs. - **Employee Experience**: Maintaining a “world-class, truly unique employee experience” through competitive benefits, generous PTO (up to 200 hours annually), referral bonuses ($10,000), and frequent team-building events. ## Why Work Here - **Culture Highlights**: Employee-focused mission (“engineering happiness”), small company feel with strong collaboration; regular team events (monthly lunches, summer picnic, holiday party). - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Hybrid options available (e.g., 1-2 days per week in Columbia, MD for some roles); also supports various contract locations and telework opportunities. - **Notable Perks**: - **Automatic 20% SEP IRA contribution** with no employee match required and immediate vesting - Up to 200 hours of PTO per year with flexibility to adjust at start of each year - Choice of medical plans (with HSA option), vision, dental, life/AD&D, short/long-term disability - Employee referral bonus up to $10,000 - Two complementary branded clothing orders annually - Mobility across contracts and locations - **Engineering Culture**: Hands-off, innovative environment; engineers build secure, scalable AI frameworks and work with cutting-edge tech (Kubernetes, LLMs, MCP) in a mission-focused context. ## Sources 1. 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