Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Peraton•Chantilly, VA

1d•$112,000 - $179,000

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer to support enterprise cloud and infrastructure initiatives as part of a collaborative systems engineering team. The role designs, builds, deploys, and maintains cloud and on-premise infrastructure using automation and configuration management practices. The engineer supports system lifecycle activities spanning development, integration and test, deployment, and operations, and contributes to planning, scaling, system design, infrastructure trade studies, and systems engineering documentation.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in engineering, Computer Technology, or a related field and 7+ years of experience; or bachelor’s degree in one of these fields and 5+ years of experience; or master’s degree in one of these fields and 3+ years of experience. An additional four years of equivalent experience may be substituted for a degree.
Minimum Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI; must maintain the clearance.
Meet DoD 8140 foundational qualifications for the System Administrator work role at Intermediate or Advanced proficiency level.
Proficiency with Linux and Windows operating systems, including building and configuring systems from scratch, troubleshooting functionality, and using automation tools where possible.
Experience installing, configuring, and deploying services following industry-standard security and authentication practices.
Experience creating, modifying, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks for configuration and sustainment.
Experience using scripting languages such as Bash, Ansible, or Python to automate physical and/or virtual hosts.
Experience using Git for collaboration, configuration management tracking, and code review.
Experience creating and updating process documentation for infrastructure deployments and system sustainment.
Experience integrating hosts and applications with Identity and Access Management (IDAM) systems such as Active Directory, FreeIPA, or similar.
Experience deploying and troubleshooting PKI infrastructure and related issues.
Experience with RHEL 8.x or a similar Linux operating system, including system builds, package installation, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Experience troubleshooting PKI configuration, networking, firewall, or similar infrastructure-layer issues.
Experience using automation tools for security hardening, vulnerability patching, and SELinux configuration and troubleshooting.

Nice To Haves

Current or active certification meeting DoD 8140 foundational qualifications for the System Administrator work role at Intermediate or Advanced proficiency level, such as Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, or CASP+.
Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including troubleshooting containerized workloads and node issues, and deploying or upgrading configurations using YAML, Helm, or GitOps.
Experience with Red Hat technologies or similar, such as OpenStack, OpenShift, OpenStack Services on OpenShift, or Satellite.
Experience deploying and managing relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Experience configuring and managing multi-factor authentication technologies and identity protocols such as SAML or OIDC.
Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, Sensu, Prometheus, Grafana, or Kibana.
Experience developing infrastructure solutions that maximize uptime, reduce repetitive tasks, and minimize human error.
Experience with out-of-band management technologies such as iDRAC, iLO, or IPMI.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Detail-oriented and able to work independently.

Responsibilities

Support system lifecycle activities across development, integration and test, deployment, and operations.
Build and maintain highly available, high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment.
Deploy cloud instances and applications using automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks for automated deployment and system patching in large-scale environments.
Create systems engineering documentation, including concepts of operation, requirements, specifications, and interface documents.
Assist with system planning, scaling, and design activities.
Support infrastructure-related trade studies.