System Administrator

About Niyam IT (Niyam)

Niyam was founded in 2007 by a group of consultants who shared a unique vision: a technology company steeped in orderly process yet driven by passion and innovation. Over the following decade, we fine-tuned our craft and built an impressive track record of successful outcomes, securing our reputation as the go-to provider of smart, innovative solutions.

Today, Niyam is at the forefront of the industry, leading the way in crafting mission-critical technologies for Emergency Preparedness & Response, Natural Resource Management, Law Enforcement & Justice, Health IT, and Global Citizen Services.

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Niyam is seeking a System Administrator to join our team in support of our work with a federal client.  We offer competitive compensation and benefits. This position is crucial for supporting the successful delivery of customer-defined systems, hardware refresh initiatives, and software projects, particularly those leveraging secure cloud technologies and designed to meet stringent government requirements This full-time position will be hybrid to Ashburn, VA. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Provide technical expertise in designing, implementing, and managing secure and compliant cloud-based solutions within a government or highly regulated environment, with strong emphasis on AWS GovCloud or equivalent secure cloud offerings. 

Responsible for the support of a broad range of AWS services in a secure government context, including but not limited to:

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) within a secure VPC configuration

S3 (Simple Storage Service) with appropriate encryption and access controls

VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) design and management for segmented networks

RDS (Relational Database Service) with robust security configurations

IAM (Identity and Access Management) for granular privilege management

CloudWatch for monitoring and logging of security and performance events

Route 53 for secure DNS resolution

ELB/ALB (Elastic Load Balancing/Application Load Balancing) for resilient application delivery

Manage full lifecycle of system engineering, including design, build, configuration, deployment, maintenance, and decommissioning of mission-critical server infrastructure that supports critical operational functions.

Provide support with the administration and secure hardening of both Linux (specify distributions if relevant, e.g., RHEL, Ubuntu) and Windows Server operating systems, with a focus on implementing security controls and mitigating vulnerabilities.

Support teams in planning and executing the migration of on-premises infrastructure to secure cloud environments, understanding the unique challenges of government data transitions.

Support teams in migrating and modernizing legacy applications and systems, particularly those supporting critical system functions, to current or cloud-based platforms. This includes understanding data integrity and operational continuity during migration.

Manage planning and executing SharePoint migrations, especially into secure government environments, ensuring data classification and access controls are maintained.

Support database administration for systems handling sensitive information, including installation, configuration, performance tuning, robust backup and recovery strategies, and security hardening for common database systems (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL).

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

US Citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Bachelor’s degree  in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.

At least five years of experience providing system administration support for Windows and/or Linux Operating systems in cloud-based environments. 

In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with a broad range of AWS services in a secure government context.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with very strong communication skills and work ethic; self-starter and highly proactive.

Thorough knowledge of server and system administration principles.

Preferred Skills:

Local to Ashburn, VA and available to work onsite. 

Technical Certifications.

Experience working with Linux and Windows operating systems in cloud-based infrastructures.

Application Deadline: This position will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

Niyam is an Equal Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, disability, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.  If you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability to complete your application, or if you face challenges using our online application system and need an alternative way to apply, please reach out to us at +1 703.429.2450 or email [email protected].