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University of Dayton Research Institute · 3 weeks ago

AWS Systems Administrator

Dayton, OH

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

3+ years exp

The University of Dayton Research Institute is seeking an experienced AWS Systems Administrator & Cloud Developer to design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based infrastructure that supports their research mission. The role emphasizes AWS cloud engineering, automation, and DevOps workflows while ensuring compliance with federal standards.

EducationService IndustryUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect, deploy, and manage AWS environments, including IAM, VPC, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudWatch, and CloudFormation

Develop automation for provisioning, configuration, compliance monitoring, and application deployments (IaC, CI/CD)

Integrate AWS systems with identity platforms such as IAM Identity Center (formerly SSO)

Support development teams with cloud architectures, container services, serverless patterns, and modern DevOps approaches

Develop scripts, automations, and cloud workflows using tools such as Python, PowerShell, Terraform, or CloudFormation

Create and maintain architecture documentation, cloud security baselines, runbooks, and lifecycle plans

Ensure AWS implementations align with NIST SP 800-171, CMMC Level 2, and federal cybersecurity standards

Conduct performance optimization, cost modeling, and right-sizing cloud environments

Serve as a subject-matter expert for Tier 3 cloud issues, troubleshooting, modernization, and workload migrations

Evaluate new cloud technologies and recommend solutions to enhance capability, automation, and resiliency

Qualification

AWS cloud environmentsCloud automation toolsCompliance frameworksAWS certificationsCloud networkingPythonProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field and three years of experience

Security+ certification or the ability to obtain within first six months of employment

Experience architecting and administering AWS cloud environments

Experience with cloud automation tools (Terraform, CloudFormation, CI/CD pipelines, scripting)

Strong understanding of cloud networking, IAM, and secure workload design

Experience supporting compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171, FedRAMP, or CMMC

Strong documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills

Due to the requirements of our research contracts with the U.S. federal government, candidates for this position must be a U.S. person (i.e., a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) and ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance

Valid driver's license with low-risk driving record