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IT System Administrator (1099 Contract)

1 week, 3 days ago
United States
Contract
Senior
Systems Administrator
DevOps and Infrastructure
AWS Azure Bash PowerShell Python
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Red Cell Partners,

Red Cell Partners,

Red Cell Partners, is an incubation firm focused on building, launching, and scaling technology-driven enterprises that deliver innovative solutions in the healthcare, cyber, and national security sectors.

Biotechnology
11-50
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Description

  • Administer, monitor, and maintain workloads across AWS and Microsoft Azure, including compute, storage, networking, and identity resources.
  • Manage resource provisioning, cost visibility, tagging, and baseline security configurations across cloud platforms.
  • Support hybrid and cloud-native architectures by troubleshooting connectivity, performance, and availability issues.
  • Administer the Microsoft 365 tenant, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, and related services.
  • Manage user lifecycle activities, licensing, group and role assignments, and conditional access policies.
  • Perform routine system administration, patching, monitoring, and maintenance across endpoints and cloud-hosted systems.
  • Respond to and resolve escalated infrastructure and end-user support issues.
  • Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and configuration records.
  • Administer managed IT and security SaaS platforms, including endpoint/mobile device management, IT ticketing, managed detection and monitoring, security awareness training, and compliance automation tools.
  • Develop and maintain basic scripts to automate repetitive administrative tasks and support reporting, monitoring, and provisioning workflows.
  • Apply and maintain security configurations consistent with DoW and applicable compliance requirements.
  • Support hardening, logging, access reviews, and audit-readiness activities.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of hands-on IT system administration experience.
  • Strong, demonstrable expertise administering AWS environments.
  • Practical cloud administration experience across both AWS and Microsoft Azure.
  • Microsoft 365 administration experience, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, licensing, and identity management.
  • Basic scripting experience with PowerShell, Bash, or Python.
  • Some experience supporting or operating within Department of War (DoW) environments.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Ability to work independently as a 1099 contractor with strong documentation and communication habits.
  • Prior experience operating in a GCC-High (Microsoft 365 Government) environment preferred.
  • Familiarity with DoW/DoD security and compliance frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171, CMMC, or DISA STIGs preferred.
  • Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified SysOps Administrator/Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator, or Microsoft 365 Certified preferred.
  • Experience administering third-party managed IT and security SaaS platforms preferred.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation, monitoring, or configuration management tooling preferred.
  • Active or eligible for a US security clearance preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive hourly/contract rate commensurate with experience.
  • Flexible schedule, with scope and hours defined in the contractor agreement.
  • Potential for full-time hours as a 1099 contract engagement.
  • 100% employer-paid comprehensive health care for you and your family, including medical, dental, and vision (for full-time roles).
  • 14 weeks of paid maternity and paternity leave at normal pay (for full-time roles).
  • Unlimited PTO with management approval (for full-time roles).
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning (for full-time roles).
  • Optional 401(k), FSA, and equity incentives available (for full-time roles).
  • Mental health benefits available through Tara Mind (for full-time roles).
  • Cost-effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux (for full-time roles).

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