AWS Cloud Engineer - Windows

Peraton; Herndon (VA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative national security company seeks an AWS Cloud Engineer to join their team. This role involves providing Tier 3 support for a critical biometric system, managing installations, and ensuring system performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in cloud environments and Windows systems administration. With a focus on collaboration and problem-solving, this position offers the chance to work on impactful projects that support national security. If you are passionate about technology and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience in IT with a focus on cloud environments.
• Experience administering Windows systems and AWS.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure new software and hardware, including firewalls.
• Monitor system performance and manage user accounts.
• Provide Tier III support and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

AWS

Windows Systems Administration

Cloud Environment Experience

Troubleshooting Skills

Security Compliance

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CyberArk

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

OpenShift

Splunk

Ansible Automation Platform

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

AWS Cloud Engineer - Windows

Job Locations

US

Requisition ID

2025-156514

Position Category

Information Technology

Clearance

Public Trust

Responsibilities

Peraton is seeking an AWS Cloud Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The ideal candidate will become part of Peraton's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Datacenter Consolidation and Cloud Optimization (DCCO) program providing Tier 3 support to the DHS Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) biometric system. The Tier 3 team maintains the HART infrastructure by installing and configuring system software and hardware, monitoring system performance, resolving customer tickets within JIRA and supporting system incident troubleshooting calls. Tier 3 members closely interact with the government customer to achieve system objectives, provide ticket updates, and system status updates. Tier 3 members are expected to be on-call for a week at a time approximately 4 - 6 times a year. This role is entirely telework based with core hours between 9 am - 3 pm (EST) Monday - Friday; applicant must reside and perform all work within the United States.

Day to Day Roles and Responsibilities:

Help develop, document, communicate, and enforce a network technology policy.

• Be responsible for the installation and configuration of new software and hardware, including the server network, devices, and firewalls.

• Be responsible for monitoring system performance, IT system operations and storage utilization.

• Plan for necessary hardware or software upgrades to support system growth.

• Manage user accounts and assets and assign and update security permissions on the network according to security policy.

• Provide support with escalated help desk requests.

• Perform typical system administrator activities.

• Review systems performance logs to identify anomalies and troubleshoot issues.

• Identify root cause and documenting troubleshooting steps to resolution.

• Support active directory/LDAP, certificate services, network communications, and group policy and security compliance.

• Provide Tier III support (problem/incident management).

• Work independently and in team settings to achieve key project/program objectives and deliverables.

• Provide on-call support for a week at a time: approximately 4 - 6 weeks per year.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma and 6 years of experience.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. government agency level clearance (the DHS EOD, which you must have prior to starting).
• 5 years of Information Technology experience.
• Experience administering Windows systems in a cloud environment
• Experience with AWS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud systems administration experience (AWS certifications highly preferred)

• Experience with system administration using CyberArk

• Expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Windows, and other open-source technologies

• Familiarity with OpenShift, Splunk, Ansible Automation Platform, Jenkins, and JFrog toolsets

Program Technologies:

• AWS GovCloud (AWS Console)

• RedHat OpenShift

• Ansible and Docker containers

• Ansible Automation Platform

• Aurora AWS (PostgreSQL) database

• GitLab and Jenkins pipeline

• CyberArk

• Splunk

• SonarQube

• Jenkins

Peraton Overview

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.

Target Salary Range

$80,000 - $128,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

EEO

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