Automation Engineer (Spunk Developer)

Peraton is seeking an experienced and accomplished Automation Engineer (Spunk Developer) to be part of a team supporting the operations and maintenance of a large scale Integrated Eligibility application for the State of Texas Health and Human Services Commission covering infrastructure support services in Austin, Texas. This candidate will be the expert on automation technologies and will develop and maintain the event management logic and workflows to support performance and availability alerts from infrastructure monitoring tools and cybersecurity alerts from security monitoring tools.

 

Location:

• 100% remote, but office is located in Austin, Texas.

Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Ensure that automated monitoring and ticket generation processes are occurring properly
• Establishes and maintains event management and monitoring documentation
• Work closely with technical staff to clarify the accuracy of automated incident assignments and the elimination of false positives
• Evaluate requests for automation enhancements for value and authorization
• Provide consultation with customers and support teams on automation methods and technology

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience or a Masters degree and 6 years of experience or a Associates degree and 10 years of experience or a High School Diploma and 12 years of experience
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Strong experience with Splunk (on-premise) as a power user, including creating dashboards and high-level searches

• Proven expertise in automation development using Python, PowerShell, Ansible, or CI/CD tools (GitLab, Jenkins).
• Hands-on experience with system monitoring tools such as Splunk, Nagios, Datadog, or AWS CloudWatch.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python scripting

• Experience with Ansible Automation Platform

• Preferred candidates will be located in or near the Austin, Texas area. Candidates local to Austin may be given priority consideration.

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.

$104,000 - $166,000. 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.

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