Systems Administrator/Engineer (O&M)

Peraton•Herndon, VA
•$104,000 - $166,000•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton is hiring a Systems Administrator/Engineer to support operations and maintenance (O&M). The role monitors system health, troubleshoots issues, maintains storage systems, and coordinates with teammates on hardware, network, and infrastructure support. It also includes security compliance, scripting, patching and upgrades, and user-account administration. The employee provides after-hours on-call or call-in support on a rotational basis. The position requires full-time, onsite work; remote and hybrid schedules are not available. Candidates must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and an active Security+ certification. The salary range is $104,000–$166,000, with compensation determined by factors such as responsibilities, qualifications, location, and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of relevant experience; an additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement.
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
  • Active Security+ certification.
  • Experience managing systems in AWS.
  • Experience managing and monitoring large clusters (>400 nodes) and containerized applications.
  • Experience with Linux-based hardware platforms.
  • Ability to work with open-source NoSQL products.
  • Ability to work full-time onsite; no remote or hybrid schedule is available.

Nice To Haves

  • Technical experience and knowledge of distributed storage networks, routing, and application messaging frameworks.
  • Experience provisioning and sustaining network infrastructures and developing operations and management networks for secure PKI-, IPSEC-, or VPN-enabled environments.
  • Experience with NiFi, HA Proxy, Docker, Kubernetes, Spark, and Elasticsearch.
  • Experience with Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).
  • Experience with Certification & Accreditation.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor system health and troubleshoot system problems.
  • Maintain storage systems.
  • Coordinate with other parts of the team for hardware, network, and infrastructure support.
  • Provide after-hours on-call or call-in support on a rotational basis.
  • Ensure system security requirements are satisfied.
  • Create and maintain system scripts.
  • Patch and upgrade systems.
  • Administer user accounts.
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