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Peraton · 1 month ago

Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer (RHEL)

Chantilly, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$135K/yr - $216K/yr

6+ years exp

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe. They are seeking a Senior Cloud Infrastructure Systems Engineer to support the Department of Defense Community by designing, developing, testing, and deploying complex systems in an Agile environment.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work closely with DoD customer and stakeholders throughout system lifecycle in development, integration & test, deployment, and operations of a highly sophisticated ground system architecture

Help build mission-critical, highly available, high-performance networked systems in a team-oriented environment. Build and deploy cloud instances and applications utilizing automation tools to streamline processes and improve efficiency

Develop deployment and maintenance Ansible playbooks for the purpose of automating rapid installation and system patching within multiple large-scale environments

Develop systems engineering-related documentation to include operational concept, requirements, specifications, interface control documents, and validation & verification plans

Conduct system planning and design for expansion of these resources to meet program needs

Support ground system related trade studies

Qualification

LinuxAnsibleCloud InfrastructureSystems EngineeringScripting BashScripting PythonRHEL AdministrationSecurity HardeningVirtualization TechnologiesCommunication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsDetail Oriented

Required

Associates degree and 10+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; OR bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field; or a master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of experience in a Systems Engineering related field. Additional Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a bachelor's degree

This position requires the candidate possess a minimum of Top-Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI. The candidate must maintain the clearance

Possess certifications, training, and/or experience in compliance with DoD 8140 for position held. OR be working toward certification

Direct experience with Linux and Windows-based operating systems

Experience installing, configuring, and deploying services from scratch to include configuration of security, certificate, and authentication settings

Ability to use scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Ansible for task automation such as package installation and configuration across an array of physical and/or virtual hosts

Direct experience with Ansible for system configuration to include building and editing playbooks

Experience with host/application integration into an Identity and Access Management (IDAM) system such as Active Directory, FreeIPA, or similar system

Operating System administration skills for RHEL 7.x and above to include building systems up from bare metal, performing software package installation and update, operating system, and application troubleshooting

Experience in security hardening to include patching for vulnerabilities, configuration changes, working with SELinux, and troubleshooting while leveraging automation tools

Demonstrated experience in creating virtual machine templates. Hands-on experience in virtualization technologies such as OpenStack, Azure, Citrix XenServer Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and/or VMWare highly preferred

Preferred

Experience with multiple Red Hat tools, to include Red Hat OpenStack, OpenShift, and Satellite

Experience working with container technologies to include Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes tools

Experience implementing and leveraging system monitoring tools, to include log aggregation (Splunk), and data gathering (Nagios, Sensu, etc.)

You have experience in designing, developing, and integrating a complete satellite ground system to include infrastructure, processing frameworks, and software components

You have familiarity with any or all of the following, preferably in a satellite ground system context: Object-oriented development practices and processes, open architecture systems, distributed computing technologies, web services, SOA, networking technologies, requirements management tools, scripting, automated test tools, modeling and simulation, and/or security certification and accreditation processes

You can express yourself confidently, concisely, and accurately through written and oral communications

You have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with management, the customer and tenants across DoD

You are detail/ process oriented, can multi-task, and the ability to work with minimal supervision