| Location | Fountain Valley, CA |
Job Title: Cloud System Administrator
Location: Fountain Valley, CA (Onsite)
Job Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Cloud System Administrator to support and modernize our infrastructure environment. This role is ideal for a seasoned systems administrator with strong on-premise foundational roots who has transitioned into AWS cloud operations and DevOps practices. You will manage EC2-centric cloud environments, assist with lift-and-shift migrations, oversee Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, and support enterprise application deployments while helping drive infrastructure automation.
Key Responsibilities
Support, monitor, and maintain AWS infrastructure with a heavy emphasis on EC2-centric workloads.
Assist in executing lift-and-shift migrations from on-premise data centers to AWS.
Administer and maintain Jenkins CI/CD pipelines to ensure dependable build and deployment processes.
Perform system administration, patching, configuration, and monitoring on Windows Server and/or Linux operating systems.
Manage web servers and enterprise content management systems, specifically IIS and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM).
Handle end-to-end lifecycle management of enterprise SSL/TLS certificates (procurement, deployment, renewals).
Write and maintain automation scripts (PowerShell, Bash, Python) or Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) to streamline routine operational tasks.
Troubleshoot complex, tier-3 issues spanning infrastructure, networking, OS, and application tiers.
Required Experience & Qualifications
5+ years of systems administration experience across Windows Server and/or enterprise Linux platforms.
3+ years of hands-on experience supporting AWS cloud environments, particularly Amazon EC2, VPC, IAM, and EBS/S3.
Proven track record supporting lift-and-shift migrations into cloud environments.
Solid experience administering Jenkins pipelines and managing build/deployment configurations.
Hands-on experience configuring and maintaining Microsoft IIS web servers and supporting application deployments (experience with Adobe Experience Manager / AEM is a strong plus).
Demonstrated experience with enterprise SSL certificate provisioning, renewal, and binding.
Working knowledge of infrastructure automation and scripting using Terraform, PowerShell, or Bash.
Strong diagnostic and root-cause analysis skills across multi-tiered enterprise application architectures.