Cloud Administrator Trainer

Position Title: Cloud Administrator Trainer
Requisition ID: TA184
Location: Chantilly, VA
Application Deadline: We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis

Who We Are
Trusted Space builds solutions both on the ground and in space. Our solutions provide advanced capabilities supporting missions vital to our Nation’s defense, intelligence, and science sectors. Our diverse talented staff of scientists, engineers, and business professionals support critical missions including Space Domain Awareness, Battlespace Awareness & Decision Support, Space Exploration & Science, and the establishment of core Space Infrastructure.

Our Culture
As a customer-focused service provider, Trusted Space values its employees and clients. We live by our values; central to this principle is the concept to treat others as you would like others to treat you. We offer a collaborative and supportive work environment, world class benefits, and work-life balance. We encourage life-long learning and continuous improvement in all that we do. Each day, we seek to be better than the previous day, embracing our journey to Excellence. We consider it a privilege to work with our customers on their greatest challenges.

Job Description
Trusted Space is seeking a Cloud Administrator Trainer with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field with 10-15 years’ experience to join our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Curriculum Development: Design, develop, and maintain training course and certification materials, including presentations, lab exercises, and assessments for Red Hat's cloud technologies.
• Technical Expertise: Maintain deep, hands-on knowledge of Red Hat cloud products and technologies, including Red Hat OpenStack Platform, OpenShift, and related infrastructure components.
• Instruction: Deliver engaging and effective technical training, providing clear explanations of complex concepts and guiding participants through hands-on lab exercises to build practical skills.
• Cloud Environment Management: Teach how to manage the Red Hat OpenStack Platform control plane and compute nodes, including tasks like managing storage, networking, and security.
• Application and Deployment Management: Instruct on automating cloud application deployment, managing resources, and troubleshooting issues within the cloud environment.
• User & Security Training: Educate on managing user security and infrastructure security within Red Hat's cloud platforms, including managing identities and access controls.
• Performance Monitoring: Train on monitoring cloud operations and implementing performance-tuning techniques for cloud infrastructure and applications.
• Collaboration: Work with curriculum development teams, training delivery managers, and potentially students to ensure training content is relevant, up-to-date, and meets learning objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• An Active Top Secret clearance with SCI
• Practical Experience: Expert knowledge in administering, configuring, and troubleshooting RHEL (preferred) environments, including networking, security, storage management, and performance tuning.
• Training Experience: Proven experience in delivering technical training sessions, preferably on cloud technologies
• Cloud administration: Deep experience in cloud infrastructure platforms, particularly Red Hat OpenStack and OpenShift. This includes managing cloud resources, storage (Ceph), and containerization technologies (Podman, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Automation: Extensive experience using Ansible for tasks like automated deployments, configuration management, system patching, and scaling cloud environments.
• Aerospace & Defense Domain Knowledge : Understanding of core industry processes, standards & regulations, and the specific technical needs of the aerospace and defense sector.
• Communication : Excellent ability to present complex technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Desired Skills

• Cloud systems experience across multiple government domains (Title 10, Title 50, NASA, Civil)
• Several years of hands-on experience in Red Hat cloud technologies, such as Red Hat OpenStack or Red Hat OpenShift, is essential
• Relevant Red Hat certifications, such as the Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud Infrastructure
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required to present complex technical topics clearly and effectively.
• A genuine interest in and aptitude for teaching and mentoring others

Salary Range: The salary range for this role is $160,000-$200,000. Please note that this range is a general guideline and can vary. Trusted Space, Inc. considers several factors when extending an offer including, but not limited to: scope, location, position responsibilities, education/training, key skills and business considerations.

Benefits: Trusted Space seeks to create an environment where Employees are empowered and supported to achieve their full potential. We encourage life-long learning within our Agile & Innovative work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance; 401(k) plan; paid holidays and generous paid time off; short-term and long-term disability insurance; and other benefits to promote health, wellness, and a positive work-life balance.

Trusted Space, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. All aspects of employment are decided based on qualifications, merit, competence, performance, and business need.

Trusted Space, Inc. participates in the E-Verify program.

DISCLAIMER: Trusted Space, Inc. only uses the respective domains of trustedspace.com and trustedspace.us for official contact and any other domains are likely a scam and do not originate from our company. Trusted Space will never ask a candidate for access or pass codes to personal accounts including e-mails, bank accounts, CashApp, Paypal, Venmo, etc.