Cloud Systems Administrator

As a Cloud Systems Administrator, you will be part of the Operations Team responsible for maintaining day-to-day platform stability, supporting customer operations, and troubleshooting repair expertise and technical issues across complex Linux-based environments. In this role, you’ll help sustain and optimize a cloud-based enterprise platform built with Java and Free and Open-Source Software technologies including Kubernetes, Hadoop, and Accumulo—enabling execution of data-intensive analytics on managed infrastructure.

Peraton Overview:

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 world’s 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 can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Responsibilities:

Cloud Systems Administrator to support our mission-driven Cyber platform team. In this role, you’ll help sustain and optimize a cloud-based enterprise platform built with Java and Free and Open-Source Software technologies including Kubernetes, Hadoop, and Accumulo—enabling execution of data-intensive analytics on managed infrastructure. As a Cloud Systems Administrator, you will be part of the Operations Team responsible for maintaining day-to-day platform stability, supporting customer operations, and troubleshooting repair expertise and technical issues across complex Linux-based environments.

 

The team is looking for a Cloud System Administrator to perform in a cloud environment platform, built with Java on Free and Open-Source Software products including Kubernetes, Hadoop, and Accumulo, to enable the execution of data-intensive analytics on a managed infrastructure.

 

The candidate will be exposed to a variety of technologies depending on customer requirements. This is an evening or mid shift position and candidate is expected to provide Tier 1 through 3 supports. The candidate should have a strong background in troubleshooting operational issues in a Linux environment. Additional knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, Hadoop and scripting experience such as python and bash is beneficial

 

You will work in a fast-paced technical environment where attention to detail, proactive task management, and the ability to independently diagnose operational issues are essential to mission success.

 

Other experience that could benefit the candidate: Prometheus, JIRA, Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Virtualization, Salt/ Ansible, Grafana, Openstack and AWS.

 

What You’ll Do

• Support daily operations of cloud-based analytic platforms
• Provide Tier 1–3 support for infrastructure and system-level issues
• Troubleshoot operational issues within Linux environments
• Manage RedHat/CentOS provisioning using kickstart
• Perform Linux/Unix networking analysis using tools such as nmap and tcpdump
• Support DNS administration including hosts files and DHCP
• Assist with containerized and distributed platform technologies
• Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve system performance issues
• Support on-call operational requirements

Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience RedHat/CentOS command line
• 7 years of experience Linux/Unix networking (nmap, tcpdump, firewalls)
• 7 years of experience RedHat/CentOS kickstart/provisioning (Setting it up)
• 2+ years of experience RedHat DNS Administration (DNS, hosts files, DHCP)
• Bachelor’s degree in system engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• 8570 IAT Level I or higher (preferably Security+) is required and must be obtained prior to starting
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with Poly

 

One of the following certifications are required:

• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
• CDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Possession of a Cloud Certification and 8570 certification is required and will be verified as part of the interview or offer process.

 

 Technologies You May Work With

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Hadoop / HDFS
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Salt / Ansible
• OpenStack
• AWS
• Python / Bash scripting
• JIRA

 

Target Salary Range: $135,000 - $216,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Benefits Statement:

Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: EEO: EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.