Cloud Systems Engineer

Peraton is seeking a Senior System Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located in McLean/Herndon, VA (remote accepted). The qualified applicant will become part of Peraton’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Infrastructure Managed Services (IMS) Program, for the US Coast Guard (CG). This initiative is modernizing and consolidating the operational environment under a common technology framework in order to better support the services provided to CGs customers. As part of the modernization program, the Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for proactively leading architecture and development decision making with the client and IMS team, and serve as a platform engineer in developing or remediating services in a multi cloud operating model, and ensure effective service transitions to support for ongoing continuous improvement.

About You:

• You want to make tomorrow better than today with user centric design and development.
• You have a passion for high-speed and highly automated security posture management, and you care about risk management over compliance.
• You believe the biggest vulnerability in any system is time. You live to securely reduce cycle time.
• You enjoy daily decision making and real product delivery.
• You help ensure project success and client satisfaction.
• You enjoy collaborative teams and pairing with team members, as well as counterparts from your client and members of other firms or entities in the CG ecosystem of partners.
• You like to work alongside, and learn from, lean and agile leaders.
• You are a creative problem solver who is comfortable with uncertainty.
• You are a curious and keen learner who thrives on enhancing your (and our) practices and knowledge. Also enjoy cultivating others and functioning in a servant leader capacity.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Define software requirements, both functional and non-functional, as high level epics, features and user stories to support SAFe or other industry standard Agile frameworks.
• Architect complex software systems using a multi cloud architecture and microservices.
• Design and build software using industry standard design patterns and best practices to improve maintainability, flexibility, performance, security, and availability.
• Develop database solutions for managing structured and unstructured data.
• Develop automated unit and integration tests, and incorporate them in CI/CD pipelines.
• Create and implement automated configuration and deployment processes to enhance the performance, accessibility, and ease of management of platforms and related services.
• Establish and manage administrator and service accounts, while also maintaining accurate system documentation and effectively resolving technical issues.
• Utilize scripting tools to craft self-service capabilities within the Platform as a Service (PaaS), fostering a seamless developer experience for development teams.
• Collaborate closely with developers and service line owners to diagnose and troubleshoot problems, ensuring smooth operations.
• Thrive in an environment that nurtures self-directed professional development and your personal growth goals.
• Continuously enhance the micro service-based software capabilities as product, delivering software that resonates positively with users as a valuable enabler.

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Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years experience, master's degree with 6+ years' experience or high school diploma/GED with 12+ years' experience.
• U.S. Citizenship required; must have an active Secret clearance.
• Proficiency in developing and administering AWS and Azure Gov Cloud environments in compliance with DoD standards. Stronger bias for Azure preferred, but have strong skills in both.
• Proficient in use of most industry standard Infrastructure as Code (IAC) tools, with strong skills in tooling such as GitLab, Ansible and Terreform for building and managing service components.
• Strong skills and demonstrated experience using Python, Java and C# development languages; Skilled in developing automation solutions using scripting languages to streamline recurring tasks (e.g. Linux, BASH and SHELL).
• Familiarity with networking concepts and practical experience involving technologies like Load Balancers, DNS, NACLs, SSL, Firewalls, NAT, and NTP.
• Background in DevOps and ITIL V4 automation practices and ITSM frameworks, and strong skills in cloud management platforms such as OpenShift, Rancher, and/or Nutanix Cloud Manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience proactively interacting with clients to define and achieve goals and objectives.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot operating systems and platform services effectively.
• Experience handling large-scale production systems, and adeptness in resolving production-related challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, and a keen interest in collaborative work environments.
• Enthusiasm for skill and capability growth, with a penchant for tackling intriguing challenges, and addressing complex problem, performance or security issues.
• Subject Matter Expertise in Linux Operating Systems administration.
• Expertise in container orchestration, specifically Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Department of Defense (DoD) operations, particularly within a DoD "Software Factory" context. Commercial Software Factory context is highly valued too.
• A degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting challenges using the Linux/Unix command line interface.
• Skilled in with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and other container management services.
• Possession of recognized Professional Certifications such as ITIL V4, Linux+, AWS Cloud Practitioner, Azure Solutions Architect, Security+, CISSP, and SAFe or other Agile frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in written contexts.

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.