Cloud System Administrator
Five Rivers IT, Inc.New Jersey, United States
Posted April 2, 2026
90000 - 120000 USD
Full Time
About the Company
Five Rivers IT provides comprehensive IT infrastructure solutions to small and medium businesses, focusing on managed services, cloud enablement, cybersecurity, and disaster recovery. Known for its strategic planning and technical expertise, the company partners closely with clients to ensure reliable and efficient IT systems that support business growth without becoming a distraction.
Job Description
We are seeking a DevOps / SRE Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable AWS infrastructure with a strong emphasis on deployments, automation, and CI/CD.
Requirements
- 5+ years of Linux system administration (RHEL, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, Rocky/CentOS)
- 3+ years of AWS experience (EC2, VPC, IAM, S3, EKS, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch)
- Strong experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
- Hands-on experience with application deployments in cloud environments
- Proficiency in Bash and Python for automation
- Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred, CloudFormation acceptable)
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS)
- Solid understanding of networking (TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, firewalls)
- Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/OpenSearch, Datadog)
- Experience implementing deployment strategies (blue/green, canary, rolling updates)
- Strong troubleshooting skills across pipelines, infrastructure, and applications
Benefits
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Vacation time
- 401k after 1 full year of service
