Senior DevOps Platform Engineer

Peraton is seeking an enthusiastic and talented senior DevOps / platform engineer to build on ongoing modernization efforts for the US Navy with enabling microservices to be rapidly built tested fielded and integrated to container orchestration platforms through heavy use of automation tools and processes. This hybrid support role (75% remote 25% onsite at a government facility) in the San Diego area is for folks who like being close to the workbuilding pipelines automating infrastructure fixing what slows teams down and adapting when a program needs something different.

We work in small-to-mid size diverse teams with clear ownership of tasking. Engineers are trusted in solving problems and arent waiting for permission to execute.

U.S. Navy warfighters need your help to rapidly deliver cutting edge software solutions to the fleet for planning and executing missions for carrier strike groups conducting operations around the world. Mission planners need to collaborate in order plan for anti-surface warfare anti-submarine warfare ballistic missile defense autonomous drone swarm information gain and a wide range of other mission areas.

What youll do:

• Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines teams rely on
• Automate infrastructure so environments are predictable and supportable
• Support containerized platforms in secure regulated environments
• Work directly with software and cyber engineers to solve delivery problems
• Adjust to different program needs priorities and technical stacks

What youll need:

• 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA in computer science engineering mathematics physics or related field
• Secret clearance or be able to obtain one
• Must have strong Kubernetes work experience
• Must live in the San Diego metro area
• CompTIA Security Certification or the ability to obtain it within 45 days of hire
• 5 years of demonstrated experience with:
  • Containerization (e.g. Docker Podman Buildah)
  • Container Orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes OpenShift Helm)
  • CI/CD automation tools (e.g. GitLab Jenkins AWS Code Build)
  • Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform Ansible CloudFormation
  • Linux systems (e.g. RHEL CentOS Ubuntu)
  • Automation and scripting (e.g. Bash Python PowerShell)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience with
  • Cloud computing infrastructure or development (e.g. AWS Azure)
  • Atlassian suite tools (e.g. JIRA Confluence Bitbucket)

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 worlds 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 cant be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit to learn how were keeping people around the world safe and secure.