Cloud Systems Engineer
Venture studio that launches, operates, and scales technology companies across healthcare, cyber, and national security.
About Red Cell Partners
Red Cell Partners is a McLean, Virginia-based venture studio founded in 2020. It incubates and scales mission-critical technology companies across three practice areas — healthcare, cyber, and national security — with 15 companies created, 12 publicly launched, and over $600M raised across the firm and its incubations.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own cloud infrastructure and identity administration across AWS Azure and Microsoft 365. You will provision systems manage networks and endpoints automate workflows with Terraform and scripting apply security hardening monitor environments support compliance and maintain documentation. You will also administer AI platforms and contribute to capacity planning cloud cost management and disaster recovery.
Requirements
- 5+ years in systems administration cloud operations or infrastructure engineering
- 3+ years administering AWS in production
- 2+ years administering Microsoft 365 tenants with real administrative rights
- Hands-on production experience administering Microsoft Azure
- Experience automating workflows with PowerShell Bash or Python
- Working Terraform experience
- Strong understanding of IAM encryption and network segmentation
- Experience with Linux and Windows Server in cloud environments
- Experience applying Department of Defense or Department of War security requirements
- US citizenship required
- All work must be performed within the United States
Responsibilities
- Administer AWS and Azure virtual machines networking storage and governance structures
- Manage Microsoft 365 Entra ID Exchange Online SharePoint OneDrive Teams licensing and user lifecycles
- Configure Conditional Access MFA RBAC privileged access application registrations and SSO integrations
- Manage endpoints with Intune including compliance policies patching and device lifecycle
- Design and maintain Terraform infrastructure and reusable security baseline modules
- Automate operational workflows with PowerShell Bash Python and Microsoft Graph API
- Integrate infrastructure provisioning and security controls into CI/CD pipelines
- Apply CIS and DISA STIG hardening baselines across cloud tenants and operating systems
- Configure monitoring logging SIEM integrations vulnerability management and incident response support
- Support NIST SP 800-171 CMMC FedRAMP and SOC 2 compliance activities
- Administer AI platform seats licensing governance retention controls and spend limits
- Maintain architecture diagrams runbooks SOPs audit evidence and configuration records
Benefits
- Fully remote work environment
- Employer-paid medical dental and vision insurance for employees and families
- Unlimited paid time off with manager approval
- Flexible work environment
- 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave
- Optional 401K and FSA
- Equity incentives
- Mental health benefits
- GLP-1 solutions
