Cyber Systems Administration, Lead Associate with Security Clearance

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Job description

About Peraton 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 to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.
Responsibilities Peraton is seeking a Cloud System Administrator to perform within 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 become a member of the Operations Team that ensures day-to-day operations stability, provides customer support, as well as knowledge in technical and troubleshooting repair expertise. The ideal candidate will have the ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment, is self-motivated and proactively completes tasks with strong attention to detail. The candidate will be exposed to a variety of technologies depending on customer requirements. This is a rapid on-call rotation position and the candidate is expected to provide Tier 1 through 3 support. 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. Other experience that could benefit the candidate: Prometheus, JIRA, Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), Virtualization, Salt/ Ansible, Grafana, Openstack and AWS. Qualifications Basic Qualifications: 5+ years of experience RedHat/CentOS command line
5+ years of experience Linux/Unix networking (nmap, tcpdump, firewalls)
5+ 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.
Active TS/SCI security clearance with Poly
Experience in the following:
Bash, Python, and configuration management tools such as Puppet. Monitor systems and resolve or escalate network and data flow alerts for cloud systems hardware, software or network issues. Cloud based Linux system administration for large Hadoop and Accumulo based clusters environment sustaining a strong background in troubleshooting operational system issues One of the following certifications are required:
Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Generalist
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
Red Hat Certified System Adminstrator (RHCSA)
CDP Administrator - Private Cloud Base
Elastic Certified Engineer
Elastic Certified Observability Engineer
Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator (LFCS)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator Associate
AWS DevOps Engineer ProfessionalPeraton 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 participation in an attractive bonus plan. Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range EEO An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran. Our Values Benefits At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. Paid Time-Off and Holidays
Retirement
Life & Disability Insurance
Career Development
Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
Paid Parental Leave
Additional Benefits
Medical, Dental, & Vision Care

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