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Cloud Administrator
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Posted 43 days ago
Hybrid Rockville, MD $122K – $187K Apply by Jun 5, 2026 Information Technology Management ENTJINTJINTPISTJ Operations
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NIST seeks a senior Cloud Administrator to serve as the authoritative Hybrid Cloud expert. You will orchestrate complex system lifecycles, integrate federal security auditing, and establish agency-wide governance standards. Develop long-range cloud architecture. Resolve unprecedented technical challenges. Ensure 24/7 high-availability. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
What You'll Do
- →Working as a Cloud Engineer in the Infrastructure Services Division of the Office of Information Systems Management (OISM) for the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Rockville, Maryland, you will perform the following duties: Manage, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot Hybrid Cloud systems to include VMWare, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud systems.
- →Provide technical leadership and oversight of the NIST Hybrid Cloud through workflow and service delivery automation, identification of operational issues, and prevention of service degradation.
- →Represents the agency in high-stakes interactions with federal and private industry partners, defends complex cloud programs to achieve consensus, and integrates cloud capabilities with agency Service Level Objectives.
Requirements
- ✓Qualifications are based upon meeting specialized experience only.
- ✓Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 05b2c7c3-c9fb-4872-b7f7-5d1db09a2b51
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