Cloud Administrator – AI/ML TS/SCI w Poly

Peraton; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is looking for a dedicated Cloud Administrator to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. The ideal candidate will manage large Hadoop/Cloud clusters and support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance. This role requires an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph and a Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field.

Join us to work on cutting-edge cloud solutions that significantly impact national security, while collaborating within a mission-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• Five years of experience in a relevant field.
• Hadoop/Cloud System Administrator Certification or comparable certification.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance on large Hadoop/Cloud clusters.
• Work on next-generation cyber and AI/ML capabilities hosted on large-scale compute clusters.
• Help shape innovative services that make a real difference.

Skills

Large Language Models (LLM)

AWS Cloud Architecture

Linux fundamentals

Scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Perl)

Troubleshooting cloud systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Hadoop

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

Grafana

Job description

Position Requirements (Experience and Education)

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Five (5) years of experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics from an accredited college or university
• Hadoop/Cloud System Administrator Certification or comparable Cloud System/Service Certification and one of the following Cloud Developer Certifications:
• AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
• AWS DevOps Engineer Professional
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Additional Desired Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of SSH tunneling and protocols including the implementation of dynamic SOCKS proxies as well as other ssh‑based utilities, including rysn, pdsh, pdcp, and WinSCP.
• Basic understanding of low‑level network concepts including VLANs, port channel bonding and layer2/layer 3 switch interactions.
• Familiarity with software load balancers for large scale webservice implementations including HAProxy and nginx.
• Experience with Kubernetes orchestration services and Docker images.
• Experience with log aggregation and search tools including Elasticsearch, Logstash, filebeats, Grafana, and rsyslog.

Are you passionate about building cutting‑edge cloud solutions that support national security? Do you thrive in fast‑paced, mission‑driven environments? Peraton is seeking a talented and skilled Cloud Administrator to join our Cyber Intelligence team in Laurel, MD. As part of a collaborative, high‑impact integrated product development team, you’ll work on next‑generation cyber and AI/ML capabilities hosted on large‑scale compute clusters and AWS Cloud infrastructure. This is your chance to help shape innovative services that make a real difference.

The Cloud Administrator provides support for implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance on large Hadoop/Cloud clusters.

Competencies and Skills

• Experience with Large Language Models (LLM), Agentic AI, and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG)
• Expertise in AWS Cloud Architecture design and development
• Agile development experience with source code management practices and tools
• Well‑grounded in Linux fundamentals and knowledge in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.)
• Knowledge of security and compliance best practices

The Cloud Administrator shall possess the following capabilities

• At least one (1) year of experience managing and monitoring large Hadoop clusters ( >1000 nodes)
• Experience diagnosing and troubleshooting large‑scale cloud computing systems, including familiarity with distributed systems for storage and retrieval of data such as Apache Hadoop, Accumulo, Cassandra distributed databases, or Scality or Swift object stores.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a pre‑defined mission‑focused team structure, follow SOPs, communicate effectively, accept constructive feedback, and receive technical guidance and advice from senior level technical resources.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn new technologies and leverage senior level resources to expand current technical foundation using team structure.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on complex tasks, show a willingness to educate and train more junior technical resources.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, communicate, lead and oversee complex technical tasks requiring interaction with multiple groups.
• At least three (3) years of experience writing software scripts using scripting languages including Bash, Perl, or Python.
• At least five (5) years of experience demonstrating a fundamental understanding and working knowledge of core components of the Linux operating system, including the management of user and group accounts in LDAP configuration of DHCP, DNS, and TFTP.
• Demonstrated experience with configuration management tools including Puppet and Salt.
• Understanding of the end‑to‑end Linux PXE/Network provisioning process, including familiarity with Anaconda Kickstart configurations, RAID controller utilities, TFTP images, and disk detect scripts.
• Experience accessing and troubleshooting systems via remote utilities to perform hardware diagnosis and repair, including VNC, serial over LAN interfaces, and IPMI, BIOS‑level configuration.
• Understanding of overall corporate architecture as well as familiarity with OpenSSL and Java keystore manipulation.
• Experience troubleshooting commodity hardware platforms, including previous experience with SGI/HP hardware including SGI's J series.