DevOps Engineer

Peraton•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Supports the design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products across the full lifecycle, applying a holistic engineering approach. Contributes to the development and implementation of standards, practices, and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient product delivery. Assists in integrating system components to ensure they function cohesively within the overall architecture. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an area applicable to the position, with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 8 years experience with a Master's degree, or a minimum of 6 years experience with a Ph.D. Additional 4 years experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Active TS/SCI or SCI eligibility and ability to obtain a polygraph
Security+ or other IAT II/III level certification that is currently active
Experience work with the AWS Cloud (EC2s, S3, RDS, ElasticCache)
CI/CD tools: Git
Linux Sysadmin experience
Experience installing, updating, and managing Server certificates and trust stores/keystores
Willing to work full time in a SCIF. Remote work not available, but schedule is flexible.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with OpenShift, Keycloak, PostgreSQL, Ansible, Wildfly
Experience working with Kafka, Elasticsearch, Wildfly, Docker, Maven, Jenkins, Artifactory
Experience implementing STIG hardening, CI/CD pipelines
Leading a Kanban DevOps team
Managing multiple environments (dev, test and prod)

Responsibilities

Supports the design, development, and maintenance of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products across the full lifecycle, applying a holistic engineering approach.
Contributes to the development and implementation of standards, practices, and procedures to ensure consistent and efficient product delivery.
Assists in integrating system components to ensure they function cohesively within the overall architecture.
Evaluates system performance using established technical metrics and contributes to system design and documentation efforts.
Participates in design reviews for hardware and software components to ensure alignment with requirements, traceability, and successful verification and validation.
Implements and supports DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab, and Artifactory.
Performs system security hardening, patching, and certificate updates to maintain compliance and system integrity.
Works with AWS cloud technologies to support deployment and operations, including contributing to cost estimation activities.
Develops and maintains system documentation, including System Installation Plans and System Administration Guides, ensuring accuracy and usability for operational teams.