Junior-level Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Peraton • Chantilly, VA

16d • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a junior-level Cloud Infrastructure Systems Engineer for its Chantilly, Virginia office. The role supports a Department of War customer as part of a systems engineering team working on the design, development, testing, and deployment of a complex system in an Agile environment. The engineer will support the system throughout its lifecycle, including integration and testing, deployment, and operations of a sophisticated ground system architecture.

The position involves building and deploying cloud instances and applications, automating installation and maintenance activities, developing systems engineering documentation, and planning system expansion. The engineer will collaborate with the team, customer, stakeholders, management, and other Department of Defense tenants. A minimum Top Secret clearance is required, with the ability to obtain TS/SCI and maintain the clearance.

The target salary range is $86,000–$138,000. Peraton states that salary depends on factors including responsibilities, experience, education, skills, location, and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

Requirements

• Possess a minimum Top Secret clearance, have the ability to obtain TS/SCI, and maintain the clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Technology, or a related field and at least 2 years of experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields and at least 0 years of experience. Equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered; the posting specifies an additional four years of equivalent experience.
• Meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a System Developer work role at basic proficiency or above.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Linux and Windows operating systems, including core operating system concepts, building and configuring systems from scratch, troubleshooting functionality, and using automation where possible.
• Have experience installing, configuring, and deploying services from scratch, including security, certificate, and authentication settings in accordance with industry best practices.
• Have experience creating, modifying, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks for system configuration and sustainment, such as patching.
• Have experience using scripting languages such as Ansible, Bash, or Python to automate tasks such as package installation and configuration across physical or virtual hosts.
• Have experience using Git for collaboration, configuration management tracking, and code review facilitation.
• Have experience creating and updating process documentation for infrastructure deployments, application installation, and system sustainment.
• Have direct experience integrating hosts or applications with an Identity and Access Management system such as Active Directory or FreeIPA, including deploying PKI infrastructure and troubleshooting PKI issues.
• Have direct experience with RHEL 8.x or later, or a similar Linux OS, including building systems from bare metal, installing and updating packages, configuring the operating system, and troubleshooting applications.
• Have direct experience troubleshooting application- and system-level issues caused by PKI configuration, networking, firewalls, or similar operating system and infrastructure layers.
• Be proficient in using automation tools for security hardening, including vulnerability patching and configuration changes; configuring and troubleshooting SELinux; and debugging system or application functionality affected by hardening changes.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, including troubleshooting containerized workloads, investigating node issues, and deploying or upgrading solutions using YAML manifests, Helm, or GitOps CD.
• Proficiency with multiple Red Hat tools, including Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP), Red Hat OpenShift (RHOCP), Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO), and Red Hat Satellite, or similar technologies.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and managing databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including backups and high-availability patterns.
• Experience deploying, configuring, and managing multifactor authentication technologies such as ADFS, Keycloak, or Okta, and SAML or OIDC.
• Experience implementing and using monitoring tools for log aggregation, such as Splunk or Elasticsearch; infrastructure telemetry, such as Sensu or Prometheus; and visualization, such as Grafana or Kibana.
• Experience engineering infrastructure solutions that maximize uptime, reduce repetitive tasks, and mitigate human error.
• Experience with out-of-band technologies for managing remote resources, such as iDRAC, iLO, or IPMI.
• Ability to communicate confidently, concisely, and accurately in writing and orally.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer, and DoD tenants.
• Attention to detail, ability to multitask, and ability to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support the customer and stakeholders throughout the system lifecycle, including development, integration and testing, deployment, and operations of a ground system architecture.
• Help build mission-critical, highly available, high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment.
• Build and deploy cloud instances and applications using automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks to automate rapid installation and system patching across large-scale environments.
• Create systems engineering documentation, including operational concepts, requirements, specifications, interface control documents, and validation and verification plans.
• Plan and design system expansions to meet program needs.
• Support ground-system trade studies.

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for the employee and dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually, up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level