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Peraton · 1 month ago

Cloud Integration & Automation Engineer

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. The Cloud Integration & Automation Engineer will guide tenants from an approved architecture into an operational environment, focusing on implementing resilient solutions using OpenStack-native Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD pipelines.

Information TechnologyRobotics

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Collaborate directly with tenant development teams to design and implement CI/CD pipelines that automate the provisioning and deployment of their workloads onto RHOSP within our system private cloud infrastructure

Develop and maintain modular OpenStack IaC templates using Heat and general automation with Ansible to codify the private cloud's reference architectures

Ensure all tenant deployments incorporate cloud resiliency principles tailored to OpenStack, such as utilizing Nova availability zones and Cinder volume groups

Guide tenants on configuring user management, key pairs, and security groups within RHOSP and applying security hardening best practices on their tenant-level RHEL instances

Integrate automated configuration management (Ansible) for tenant OS deployments

Collaborate with program system architects and engineers along with our government customer

Maintain partnership with Red Hat vendor to stay up to date with the latest advancements in Red Hat products and industry best practices to maintain effective and innovative infrastructures

Qualification

Red Hat OpenStack PlatformAnsibleCI/CD pipelinesLinux systems administrationPythonCloud computingContainer technologiesAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsAdaptability

Required

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

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, cloud computing, or related field and 6+ years of experience in a systems engineering related field. Four (4) years of relevant experience will be considered in lieu of a degree

Meet DoD 8140 foundational requirements for a System Developer with a proficiency of advanced

4+ years of hands-on experience in a DevOps or Automation Engineering role in a cloud environment

Strong, hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) APIs and services

Expert level proficiency with Ansible (for both infrastructure and configuration management) and experience with OpenStack Heat templates

Strong skills in scripting languages such as Python (specifically for OpenStack SDK interaction)

Proficiency in Linux systems administration, cloud computing, and virtualization, with a strong understanding of both public and private cloud environments

Strong communication and organizational skills in coordination with customers / tenants