SITEC - Riverbed Systems Engineer - MacDill AFB

Peraton•Tampa, FL

2d•$104,000 - $166,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton requires Systems Engineers to support the Special Operation Command Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) – 3 EOM. This position is located at MacDill AFB in Florida. The purpose of the Special Operations Forces Information Technology Enterprise Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance (EOM) Task Order (TO) is to provide USSOCOM, its Component Commands, its Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), and its deployed forces with Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services to maintain Network Operations (NetOps); maintain systems and network infrastructure; provide end user and common device support; provide configuration, change, license, and asset management; conduct training, and perform Install, Move, Add, Change (IMACs) services. The responsibilities and tasks associated with each requirement play a pivotal role to USSOCOM, the CIO/J6 organization, and ultimately the end-user who operate around the globe 24x7x365. The Riverbed Systems Engineer serves as the senior technical authority for Riverbed performance monitoring, digital experience management, and network visibility platforms across the enterprise environment. This role is responsible for engineering, administration, optimization, cybersecurity compliance, and lifecycle management of Riverbed technologies excluding SteelHead WAN optimization appliances. The engineer will operate within and support multiple classified and unclassified environments, ensuring secure, compliant, and highly available performance monitoring capabilities across J6 mission systems. This position supports operations within the following enclaves: NIPR (Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network), SIPR (Secret Internet Protocol Router Network), SOCRATES (as defined by the supported command architecture). The Riverbed SME will manage and support the following suites, as deployed: Riverbed AppResponse, Riverbed NetProfiler, Riverbed Portal, Riverbed Aternity, Riverbed NPM+.

Requirements

Min 12 years with HS degree, 10 years with AS/AA degree, 8 years with BS/BA, 6 years with MS/MA, 3 years with PhD
DoD 8570 IAT II Certification
DoW TS/SCI clearance
Must be DoW 8140 compliant under the Work Role Code 451 – System Administrator - Intermediate level or higher
Advanced knowledge of: TCP/IP, SNMP, NetFlow, sFlow
Advanced knowledge of: Application Performance Monitoring (APM)
Advanced knowledge of: Network Performance Monitoring (NPM)
Advanced knowledge of: Windows & Linux server administration
Advanced knowledge of: VMware or other virtualization platforms
Advanced knowledge of: Scripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
Advanced knowledge of: REST API integrations
Advanced knowledge of: Splunk, ServiceNow, or similar enterprise tools
Advanced knowledge of: SQL databases
Advanced knowledge of: Multi-enclave architecture support (NIPR/SIPR)

Nice To Haves

SCSA: SolarWinds Certified Systems Administrator
RCSA: Riverbed Certified Solutions Associate

Responsibilities

Design and implement secure Riverbed monitoring architectures across NIPR, SIPR, and SOCRATES enclaves.
Develop enclave-specific system design documentation and data flow diagrams.
Engineer scalable deployments supporting hybrid, virtual, and physical infrastructures.
Integrate Riverbed tools with SIEM, ITSM, cybersecurity, and enterprise monitoring platforms.
Ensure cross-domain and enclave segmentation compliance.
Provide Tier II/III engineering support and root cause analysis.
Administer platform configuration, system health monitoring, and performance tuning.
Perform software upgrades, patching, backups, and disaster recovery validation.
Maintain role-based access controls (RBAC) and auditing policies.
Support configuration management and change control boards (CCB).
Combine subsystems, resolve compatibility issues, and ensure interoperability
Analyze application, network, and endpoint performance trends.
Generate executive dashboards and mission-impact assessments.
Develop actionable insights to reduce latency, packet loss, and user-impacting incidents.
Tune alert thresholds and monitoring policies to reduce noise.
Maintain compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards and STIG requirements.
Support ATO lifecycle documentation and security control validation.
Coordinate vulnerability scanning, remediation, and patch cycles.
Ensure enclave-specific hardening baselines are maintained.
Develop and maintain SOPs, engineering diagrams, and operational runbooks.
Provide weekly/monthly operational reports to leadership.
Brief senior leadership on system health, trends, and risk posture.
Coordinate with Network, Cybersecurity, Systems, and Application teams.
Support incident response and war-room troubleshooting efforts.
Provide mentorship to junior administrators and engineers.
Serve as the technical liaison between contractor teams and government leadership.
Monitor the health and performance of the monitoring servers themselves, proactively addressing any issues.
Investigate and resolve issues related to data collection, ensuring all monitored devices are reporting correctly.
Basic to intermediate scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python) for automation of routine tasks.