Cloud Systems Administrator, Lead Associate

About the position

Join the Peraton Cyber Intel Team as a Cloud Systems Administrator! Are you a skilled Cloud Systems Administrator with a passion for troubleshooting and maintaining large-scale, complex systems? Do you want to work with cutting-edge technology to support mission-critical projects? If so, we want you to join our dynamic Cyber Intelligence team at Peraton! At Peraton, we are driven by a commitment to deliver innovative solutions that impact national security and mission success. We provide a collaborative and fast-paced environment where your contributions are valued, and your professional growth is supported. Join us and help make a difference!

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of large-scale cloud systems with multiple clusters.
• Administer and monitor distributed systems, ensuring high availability and optimal performance.
• Use your expertise in scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, or similar) to automate processes and enhance system efficiency.
• Manage core Linux components, including user/group account management, LDAP configuration, DHCP, DNS, and TFTP.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with distributed storage systems such as Hadoop, Cassandra, Scality, Swift, Gluster, Lustre, GPFS, Amazon S3, and other similar technologies.
• Leverage configuration management tools like Puppet and SALT to streamline system management.

Requirements

• Proven experience in cloud system administration, troubleshooting, and maintaining large distributed systems.
• Expertise in scripting languages like Bash, Perl, Python, or a similar language to automate tasks and streamline operations.
• Strong knowledge of core Linux OS components, including LDAP, DHCP, DNS, and TFTP configuration.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale storage systems such as Hadoop, Cassandra, Swift, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools such as Puppet and SALT.
• A passion for solving complex problems and ensuring smooth system operations.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to provide tier 1, tier 2, and tier 3 support as well as able to provide support to include handling problem identification, diagnosis, resolution and escalation.
• Shall have experience diagnosing and troubleshooting cloud computing systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on tasks, show a willingness to educate and train more junior technical resources.
• Experience accessing and troubleshooting systems via remote utilities to perform hardware diagnosis and repair.
• Provide customer outreach for customers to include customer service through tickets, phone calls, or emails and providing on-call response.
• Familiarity with AWS and Microsoft Cloud technologies.
• Experience with Cloud Monitoring tools (i.e. AWS CloudWatch, AWS Cloud Trail, etc.)

Benefits

• Heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents.
• 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap.
• Eligible to participate in an attractive bonus plan.