Mid-level Cloud Infrastructure Systems Engineer

Peraton • Chantilly, VA

6d • $104,000 - $166,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a Mid-level Cloud Infrastructure Systems Engineer for its Chantilly, Virginia office to support a Department of War customer. The position is part of a systems engineering team supporting the design, development, testing, and deployment of a complex system in an Agile environment. The engineer will contribute to mission success for multiple stakeholders throughout the system lifecycle, including integration and testing, deployment, and operations of a sophisticated ground system architecture.

The role involves building and deploying cloud instances and applications using automation, developing Ansible playbooks for rapid installation and system patching across large-scale environments, and producing systems engineering documentation. The engineer will also plan and design resource expansions to meet program needs and support ground-system trade studies. The position requires a minimum Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI, which must be maintained.

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 5+ years of experience; or a master’s degree in one of those fields and 3+ years of experience. Four additional years of equivalent experience in lieu of a degree will be considered.
• Meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a System Developer work role at intermediate proficiency or above.
• High proficiency with Linux and Windows operating systems, including deep understanding of operating-system concepts and functionality, building and configuring systems from scratch, troubleshooting functionality, and using automation tools where possible.
• Experience installing, configuring, and deploying services from scratch, including security, certificate, and authentication settings in accordance with industry-standard best practices.
• Experience creating, modifying, and troubleshooting Ansible playbooks for system configuration and sustainment activities such as patching.
• Experience using scripting languages such as Ansible, Bash, or Python to automate tasks such as package installation and configuration across physical or virtual hosts.
• Experience using Git for collaboration, configuration-management tracking, and facilitating code reviews.
• Experience creating and updating process documentation for infrastructure deployments, application installation, and system sustainment activities.
• Direct experience integrating hosts or applications with an Identity and Access Management system such as Active Directory, FreeIPA, or similar, including deploying PKI infrastructure and troubleshooting PKI-related issues.
• Direct experience with RHEL 8.x or above, or a similar Linux OS, including building systems from bare metal, installing and updating software packages, configuring operating systems, and troubleshooting applications.
• Direct experience troubleshooting application- and system-level issues caused by PKI configuration, networking, firewalls, or similar operating-system and infrastructure layers.
• Proficiency using automation tools for security hardening, including vulnerability patching and configuration changes; configuring and troubleshooting SELinux; and debugging system and application functionality affected by hardening changes.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including troubleshooting containerized workloads, investigating node-related 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 multi-factor authentication technologies such as ADFS, Keycloak, or Okta, and SAML/ODIC.
• Experience implementing and using system monitoring tools, including log aggregation tools such as Splunk or Elasticsearch, infrastructure telemetry tools such as Sensu or Prometheus, and visualization tools 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 tenants across the DoD.
• Detail-oriented, able to multitask, and able to work with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Support the Department of War customer and stakeholders throughout the system lifecycle, including development, integration and test, deployment, and operations of a 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 applications using automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Develop Ansible deployment and maintenance playbooks to automate rapid installation and system patching across multiple large-scale environments.
• Develop systems engineering documentation, including operational concepts, requirements, specifications, interface control documents, and validation and verification plans.
• Plan and design expansion of system resources to meet program needs.
• Support ground-system-related trade studies.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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