Sr. Level Cloud Engineer / DevSecOps / Active TS-SCI

Peraton is seeking a Senior Level Cloud Engineer to join a team of Platform Engineers. In this role, you will be building environments using DevSecOps industry standard technologies such as Kubernetes and/or AWS EKS and will be proficient in Docker and/or Podman. You'll also be developing CI/CD pipelines to facilitate deployments to these environments. Therefore, a strong background in software development in Linux environments is preferred. 

The successful candidate will have a strong working background in developing and operating cloud-based infrastructure for Government clients. They will also have experience deploying and debugging, systems administration, container management and orchestration, scripting & automation skills, and fundamental understanding of DevSecOps concepts.

This position is based out of Melbourne, FL and will require the applicant to be within a commutable distance to provide on-site support. 

Responsibilities:

As a Cloud Engineer, you will use your experience to formulate and implement automation solutions to support application and systems monitoring in an AWS cloud-based system. You will provide DevSecOps support for the implementation and maintenance of Dev, Test and Production Linux environments. Additional responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• DevSecOps oriented software engineer experienced with DevSecOps industry standard technologies and cloud environments
• Designs cloud architecture and completes plans and specifications to develop solutions
• Extensive experience with cloud infrastructure, DevSecOps, containerized application design, performance monitoring and optimization, high availability, disaster recovery, data infrastructure, and security
• Be responsible for monitoring system performance, IT system operations and storage utilization.
• Collaborates with product managers and engineers to develop specifications for new cloud-based products/services, applications, and solutions
• Design, build and deploy containerized software solutions
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and processes for automating deployments
• Design and develop software applications in an Agile environment
• Design and develop Infrastructure as Code

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Required Qualifications:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.; AA/AS degree and 14 years’ experience; in lieu of degree, 16 years of related experience is allowable. 
• A current/valid Security+ certification (or equivalent DOD 8570 IAT II Level Certification) or ability to obtain the certification within 30 days of hire.
• Understanding of nuclear design and the science behind it (multi-disciplinary sciences).
• Must understand nuclear phenomena and the processing of NUDET data from the sensors and capability in multiple programming languages
• Application programming languages and build principles using C, C++ or Java
• Developing software in a Linux environment
• Gitlab/Git
• Scripting using Bash, Python etc.
• Developing Infrastructure as Code using Ansible, Terraform, and Helm
• Developing microservices
• Building new test automation
• Containerization concepts using Docker or Podman
• Developing CI/CD pipelines specifically for Gitlab (using Gitlab Runners)
• Deployment strategies using Helm
• ELK/EFK, Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Fluentd
• AWS Console, AWS Services such as EC2, S3, and EKS, and Cloud Computing
• Certificate Authorities and PKI
• Kubernetes
• Artifactory

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.