Cloud Engineer (RHEL)

Peratonis seeking aSenior Cloud Infrastructure Systems Engineerin our Chantilly VA office in support of our Department of Defense (DoD) Community customer as part ofa highly talented highly motivated and high-performing part of theinfrastructure as aserviceteam you will support an exciting program which involves design development test and deployment of an exciting and complex system in an Agile construct to contribute to mission success for a variety of stakeholders. Join us and be part of the next generation of innovators as we blaze a trail forward for our profession and company.

Whatyoulldo:

• Work closely withourDoD customer and stakeholders throughout system lifecycle in development integration & test deployment and operations of a highly sophisticated ground system architecture

• Help build mission-criticalhighly available high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment. Build and deploy cloud instances and applicationsutilizingautomation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency

• Develop deploy andmaintainAnsible playbooks for the purpose of automating rapid installation and system patching within multiple large-scale environments

• Develop systems engineering-related documentation to include operational concept requirements specifications interface control documents and validation & verification plans

• Conduct system planning and design for expansion of these resources to meet program needs

• Support ground system related trade studies

Required qualifications:

• This position requires the candidate topossessa minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate mustmaintainthe clearance.

• Associates degree and 10 years of experience in asystemsengineering related field; OR bachelors degree incomputersciencecomputerengineering or related field and 8 years of experience in asystemsengineering related field; or a masters degree incomputersciencecomputerengineering or related field and 6 years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field. Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of adegree

• Meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a System Developer witha proficiencyofadvanced.

• HighproficiencywithLinux and Windows-based operating systemsto include a deep core understanding of the operating systems concepts and functionality experiencebuilding and configuring systems from scratch experience troubleshootingfunctionality and performing allfunctionsleveragingautomation tooling where possible

• Highproficiencyininstalling configuring and deploying services from scratch to include configuration of security certificate and authentication settingsfollowingindustry standard best practices

• Highproficiencycreatingmodifying and troubleshootingAnsibleplaybooksfor system configurationand system sustainment activities (e.g.patching)

• Highproficiencyin the use of scripting languages such as Ansible Bash or Python for task automation such as package installation and configuration across an array of physical and/or virtual hosts

• Experience usingGit toincludecollaborationconfiguration management trackingandcode reviewfacilitation

• Experiencecreatingandupdating process documentation to includeinfrastructure deployments application installation and system sustainment activities

• Direct experience with host/application integration into an Identity and Access Management (IDAM) system such as Active Directory FreeIPA orothersimilar systems including deploying PKI infrastructure and troubleshooting PKI related issues

• Direct experiencewithRHEL9.x and above to include building systems up from bare metal performing software package installation and update operating systemconfiguration and application troubleshooting

• Direct experience troubleshooting application and system level issues caused by PKI configuration networking firewallsor other similar OS/infrastructure layers

• Highproficiencyinleveraging automation tools toperformsecurity hardening to include patching for vulnerabilities configuration changesexperienceconfiguringand troubleshootingSELinuxand debugging/troubleshooting system and application functionalitybecause ofhardening changes

• Proficiencywith multiple Red Hat tools to include Red Hat OpenStack (RHOSP) Red Hat OpenShift (RHOCP) Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (RHOSO) andRed HatSatellite or similar related technologies

Desired Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes to include troubleshooting containerized workloads investigating node related issues and deploying/upgrading solutions using YAML manifests Helm orGitOpsCD

• Experience deploying configuring managing databasessuch as deploying/operating PostgreSQL/MySQL(backups HA patterns)

• Experience deploying configuring managingmulti-factor authentication(MFA)technologiessuch asADFS/Keycloak/Okta SAML/ODIC

• Experience implementing andleveragingsystem monitoring tools to include log aggregation (Splunk Elasticsearch)infrastructure telemetry(SensuPrometheus) and visualization (Grafana Kibana)

• Experience with engineeringinfrastructure solutionsthat maximize uptime reduce repetitive tasking and mitigatehuman error

• Experience with out-of-band (OOB) technologies to manage remote resources such as iDRAC/iLO/IPMI

• Ability toexpress yourself confidently concisely and accurately through written and oral communications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management thecustomerand tenants across DoD

• Detailoriented can multi-task andcanwork with minimal supervision

Benefits:

Peraton offers enhanced benefits to employees working on this critical National Security program which include heavily subsidized employee benefits coverage for you and your dependents 25 days of PTO accrued annually up to a generous PTO cap and eligible to participatein an attractive bonus plan

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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.