Cloud Systems Administrator, Lead Associate - TS/SCI w/poly

Peraton is seeking a Cloud System Administrator to support a mission-critical enterprise service delivering software security solutions across customer enclaves. This role supports a cloud-based platform leveraging microservices and containerized technologies to enable security, scalable, and resilient operations.

The engineer will work within a collaborative team environment, partnering with cross-agency stakeholders to design, develop, and sustain enterprise operational capabilities in support of national security missions. Team is sourcing for a System Administrator that will join the Operations team. There is NO on call for this operations team.

What You’ll do:

• Key performer on the Operations team to monitor, maintain, deploy, secure, and sustain a cloud-based microservice built software solution
• Support the software engineering team with their design, development, testing, and sustainment of the software products.
• Contribute to architecture and design reviews, and assist in shaping technical approaches, timelines, and project scope.
• Troubleshoot and resolve testing, and production issues
• Support customers across the customer mission space
• Collaborate with team members to review and refine software, and system updates

Systems Administration/Management, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Cloud Computing, Top Secret Clearance, Cyberspace, Microservices, Cloud Computing, Systems Administration/Management, Service Delivery, Enterprise Protection, * Five (5) years’ experience is required with three (3) years being cloud experience. A bachelor’s degree in engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics is required from an accredited college or university.

• Education Equivalency: Seven (7) years of Linux Systems Administration experience, with three (3) years of cloud may be substituted for the required bachelor’s degree.
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph is required.
• Security+ plus or comparable is required.
• Cloud System/Service Certification is required.

Required Technical Skills:

• Linux
• Kubernetes
• Ansible or something similar
• Database technologies (Mongo, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or similar)
• Python
• Git
• Terraform
• Nginx
• RHEL
• Grafana
• AWS resource management

• Pig Scripting
• Java
• Docker
• Python
• MapReduce programming model and technologies (Hadoop, Hive, or Pig)

Benefits: Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees supporting this critical National Security program, which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents, 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap, and eligibility to participate in an attractive bonus plan.

Salary Range Estimate:

The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Peraton’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Peraton provides a variety of benefits to employees. Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. 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 do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.