JUNIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER

The Systems Engineer will design, build, and support the core cloud infrastructure that underpins production workloads across AWS and Kubernetes environments. In this role, you will:

• Implement reliable foundational services, maintaining secure and scalable infrastructure components, and ensuring the platform is stable, monitored, and operationally ready.
• The engineer will contribute to infrastructure architecture, support deployment and automation patterns, and help deliver resilient systems across a regulated cloud environment.
• Requires solid experience with AWS services, Kubernetes operations, networking fundamentals, and modern infrastructure tooling.
• You will collaborate closely with platform, security, and application teams to maintain compliant environments, strengthen operational processes, and ensure infrastructure components-such as networking, compute, storage, and platform services-are configured and managed according to best practices.

Do you have experience in Tooling?, Do you have a High school diploma or GED?, * 2 years with BS/BA; High School and 6 years experience in lieu of degree

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AWS core services, including VPC, EC2, IAM, KMS, CloudWatch, and networking components.
• 2+ years of practical experience operating Kubernetes or EKS clusters in production environments.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
• Solid understanding of cloud networking concepts, including VPC design, routing, security groups, NACLs, and private connectivity.
• Experience implementing secure infrastructure configurations, including IAM least privilege, encryption, logging, and access controls.
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Jenkins, etc.).
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tooling, such as CloudWatch, Prometheus/Grafana, ELK/EFK, etc.
• Experience troubleshooting distributed systems, including cloud networking, containers, and infrastructure failures.
• Experience operating in regulated or compliance-conscious environments, especially those involving sensitive data.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation and operational support.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across security, platform, and application teams, communicating clearly in cross-functional environments.
• Must be a US Citizen or a Green Card holder and have been in the US for 3 of the last 5 years.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Desired Requirements:

• Experience using Terragrunt to manage Terraform modules and environment orchestration.
• Exposure to service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd.
• Experience with secrets management platforms such as Vault or AWS Secrets Manager.
• Familiarity with zero-trust principles, network segmentation, or private service connectivity patterns.
• Experience participating in DR tests, backup/restore workflows, or audit evidence collection.
• Knowledge of container runtime security or Kubernetes admission controls.

3.13.1 out of 5 stars Sterling, VA Remote $80,000 - $128,000 a year, Pulled from the full job description

• Parental leave
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance, Target Salary Range: $80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual's experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.