Responsibilities

Peratonis seeking aMid-levelCloud Infrastructure Systems Engineerin our Chantilly, VA office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) Community customer as part ofa highly talented, highly motivated, and high-performing team.As part of the systems engineering team, you will support an exciting program which involves design, development, test, and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders. Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.

Whatyou'lldo:

• Work closely with team to support DoD customer and stakeholders throughout system lifecycle in development, integration & test, deployment, and operations of a highly sophisticated ground system architecture.

• Help build mission-critical,highly available, high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment. Build and deploy cloud instances and applicationsutilizingautomation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency

• Develop deployment and maintenance Ansible playbooks for the purpose of automating rapid installation and system patching within multiple large-scale environments

• Develop systems engineering-related documentation to include operational concept, requirements, specifications, interface control documents, and validation & verification plans.

• Conduct system planning and design for expansion of these resources to meet program needs.

• Support ground system related trade studies.

Qualifications

Required qualifications:

• This position requires the candidatetopossessa minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance.

• Bachelor27s degree in Engineering, Computer Technology or related field and 5+ years of experience; ORMaster27s degree in Engineering, Computer Technology or related field and 3+ years of experience. Anadditionalfour (4) Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered

• Candidate must meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a System Developer work role witha proficiencyofintermediateor above

• Highproficiencywith Linux and Windows-based operating systems to include a deep, core understanding of the operating systems27 concepts and functionality, experience building and configuring systems from scratch, experiencetroubleshooting functionality, and performing all functionsleveragingautomation tooling where possible

• Experiencein installing, configuring, and deploying services from scratch to include configuration of security, certificate, and authentication settings following industry standard best practices

• Experiencecreating,modifying, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks for system configuration and system sustainment activities (e.g.patching)

• Experiencein the use of scripting languages such as Ansible, Bash, or Python for task automation such as package installation and configuration across an array of physical and/or virtual hosts

• Experience using Gitto include collaboration, configuration management tracking, and code review facilitation

• Experience creating & updating process documentation to include infrastructure deployments, application installation, and system sustainment activities

• Direct experience with host/application integration into an Identity and Access Management (IDAM) system such as Active Directory, FreeIPA, or other similar systems, including deploying PKI infrastructure & troubleshooting PKI related issues

• Direct experience with RHEL8.x and above(or similar Linux OS)to include building systems up from bare metal, performing software package installation and update, operating system configuration, and application troubleshooting

• Direct experience troubleshooting application & system level issues caused by PKI configuration, networking, firewalls, or other similar OS/infrastructure layers

• Proficiencyinleveraging automation tools to perform security hardening to include patching for vulnerabilities, configuration changes, experience configuring and troubleshootingSELinux, and debugging/troubleshooting system and application functionality because of hardening changes

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes to include troubleshooting containerized workloads, investigating node related issues, and deploying/upgrading solutions using YAML manifests, Helm, orGitOpsCD

• Proficiencywith multiple Red Hat tools, to include Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP), Red Hat OpenShift (RHOCP), Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO), and Red Hat Satellite, or similar related technologies

• Experience deploying, configuring, managing databases such as deploying/operating PostgreSQL/MySQL (backups, HA patterns)

• Experience deploying, configuring, managing multi-factor authentication (MFA) technologies such as ADFS/Keycloak/Okta, SAML/ODIC

• Experience implementing andleveragingsystem monitoring tools, to include log aggregation (Splunk, Elasticsearch), infrastructure telemetry (Sensu, Prometheus), and visualization (Grafana, Kibana)

• Experience with engineering infrastructure solutions that maximize uptime, reduce repetitive tasking, and mitigate human error

• Experience with out-of-band (OOB) technologies to manage remote resources such as iDRAC/iLO/IPMI

• Ability to express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, thecustomerand tenants across DoD

• Detail oriented, can multi-task, and can work with minimal supervision

  Benefits:

  Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on 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 eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

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Target Salary Range$112,000 - $179,000. 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 individual27s 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.