5G DevOps Engineer

Peraton Labs is seeking a 5G DevOps Engineer to support a cleared research program focused on advanced networking 5G/telecom systems cyber experimentation and prototype-to-operational software this role you will support hands-on deployment automation configuration integration and troubleshooting of complex Linux networking virtualization and cloud-native environments. You will work with research infrastructure and customer teams to build and sustain 5G-enabled testbeds and experimentation platforms.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on engineer with strong Linux skills DevOps experience networking knowledge and the ability to support dynamic secure research environments.

This position requires full-time on-site work at a customer facility near College Park MD.

Responsibilities may include:

• Deploy configure automate and troubleshoot Linux-based research and development environments
• Support 4G/5G telecom testbeds including core network RAN IMS BBU and related network components
• Build and maintain containerized and cloud-native environments using tools such as Docker Kubernetes and Helm
• Develop scripts and automation for system privisioning configuration management testing deployment and research operations
• Support CI/CD pipelines automated testing version control workflows and repeatable deployment processes
• Configure and troubleshoot network infrastructure including routers switches VLANs DNS/DHCP NAT firewalls and segmented lab networks
• Support virtualization and/or cluster environments using tools such as Proxmox OpenStack VMware or similar platforms
• Integrate software applications network services telecom components and research prototypes into complex multi-system environments
• Document configurations deployment steps troubleshooting procedures and operational runbooks
• Work independently and collaboratively with government Peraton Labs and subcontractor teams

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of experience with BS/BA; 1 years with MS/MA; or a lieu of a Bachelors degree an additional 4 years of experience is required for a total of 7 years of experience
• Strong Linux systems experience
• Ability to program/script in Python Bash C/C Java Go or similar languages
• Experience with DevOps systems engineering infrastructure automation network engineering or platform engineering
• Experience with containers such as Docker Podman or Kubernetes-based environments
• Understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP routing switching VLANs DNS DHCP NAT and firewalls
• Experience troubleshooting complex software system network or infrastructure issues
• Ability to support hands-on lab prototype test or operational environments
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• US Citizenship with a TS/SCI w/ Polygraph is a requirement for this position

Desired Additional Skills

• Experience with 4G/5G telecom equipment or software including BBUs RAN 5G Core EPC IMS gNB/eNB Open RAN or virtualized network functions
• Experience with telecom platforms such as OpenAirInterface (OAI) srsRAN free5GC Open5GS Amarisoft Magma or similar tools
• Experience with Kubernetes Helm Kustomize Docker Comose Argo CD or Flux
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Gitlab CI GitHub Actions Jenkins or Tekton
• Experience with automation tools such as Ansible Terraform/OpenTofu Packer Pupet Chef or SaltStack
• Experience with virtualization or private cloud platforms such as Proxmox OpenStack VMWare KVM/libvirt or Nutanix
• Experience with hardware clusters cyber ranges telecom labs SDR platforms or network experimentation environments
• Experience with monitoring or logging tools such as Prometheus Grafana ELK/OpenSearch Loki Fluent Bit Zabbix or Nagios
• Experience with test automation system integration testing network validation or performance testing
• Familiarity with secure system design STIGs RMF vulnerability management or classified government environments
• Familiarity with RF SDR wireless communications cyber operations network security research SDN NFV or service mesh technologies

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